"Authenticity depends entirely on being faithful
to the essential ambiguity of experience."
John Berger
Bring to mind a favorite incident replayed in your mind or duplicated in life over and over again. It could be a sled ride down a large park hill or a favorite movie watched every year or a hike up into the woods. So whatever the incident, it is repeated mentally or physically, but it is never identical to the original experience.
Life experience changes us, our current emotional state rotates, and our surroundings bleed into the experience itself. So a certain event, although still treasured, is never exactly the same. Everything that occurs may be similar to passing years, but never identical. There may be a new babe gathered into the clan or the absence of an elder sadly witnessed.
The point of course is every moment offers us time to create a new memory or new experience, which will be authentic. So even a 'repeat' or a 'do over' will never be exact. So if you are gathered with family feeling isolated or sitting in solitude, know that you can change that experience. We are all capable of shaping a moment to be different from the past ... this or something better!
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