Peace a message from the past to the present.

The other night I was watching Saturday Night Fever. A movie that was made in 1977. On the way home from work today, I spent time listening to the soundtrack. I felt a strong sense of peace and was wondering where it came from.

What does the past feel like when you encounter it? For example, when you hear a song from your childhood or watch a movie?

Over the past year, when I hear music from the late seventies or early ’80s, I feel at peace. I even stretch to say in my mind, it was better then.

That statement is partially true. However, I believe that I feel the peace and warmth from the past because I was a child.

I was taken care of. Both parents were alive. I didn’t have bills to pay or a job to go to. My only responsibilities were to wake up each day and be curious.

That is the place the peace comes from. Now at a young age, I didn’t wake up and celebrate that stage of life. No, I was in a hurry, a hurry to be 16 so I could drive a car. Then, 18 to vote, 21 to buy alcohol.

For many years now, I could drive, vote, and purchase alcohol. I don’t blink an eye; it just is.

I can’t go back and tell my younger self to enjoy each day and be curious. Still, in a small way, I believe that my younger self is teaching me to enjoy each day, to pursue peace and curiosity.