“The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.” -Bruce Springsteen
Last week, I had a quote from one of my dad's favorite music artists, the Rolling Stones. This week, I've got a quote or two from my favorite artist, Bruce Springsteen. I was trying to find a quote from his music that I liked, but unfortunately almost all of them are extremely defeatist, so I just googled quotes by him. I found this one, and really liked it for a couple of reasons. One of those reasons was symbolism: it specifically talks about music lasting and being remembered for as long as people listen to it, but it can also refer to making lasting memories. This brings me to my second reason: how many times have I done something just for the experience of doing it? (click below to read more)
My favorite example of this in my life occurred this past summer, when I went with my boy scout troop to go backpacking at Philmont Scout Ranch. I had the time of my life while I was there; New Mexico is absolutely beautiful. It's easily as green as the Sierra Nevada Mountains, due to the amount of rain that falls on an almost daily basis (that was the only downside to hiking there). When, I got home, though, it was as though I never left, and I was expecting to be disappointed by having my Philmont memories fade away into nothing in the back of my mind. That simply didn't happen: to this day one of my favorite things to do is to sit and reminisce about my time in New Mexico (specifically about my crew swaying from an excess of root beer and belting out Piano Man, by Billy Joel, at the top of their lungs).