This is a modern-day English translation of the song we all play at the brink of the new year. I've been thinking a lot about the message in it over the last few days: should we forget about those people no longer in our lives? Should we move on past the memories and days of old and start forging our way into uncharted territory? I have lived a long time looking back, recalling fondly days of old, and struggling to live in the present. Over the last three years, as you may recall reading, I've actively pursued living a life of now as opposed to one of forward planning or backward reminiscing and I've gotten pretty good at identifying my feelings, living in the moment, and acting accordingly.
I guess when certain things happen as we move through life, it certainly gets us thinking about...things. Thus, I'm reflecting today on these lyrics. I think the one that I've not noticed before today is one of the last:
"And surely you'll pay for your pint
And surely I will pay for mine."
I can't help but think this means that we all
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Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And days of long ago?For times gone by, my dear
For times gone by,
We will take a cup of kindness yet
For times gone by.We two have run about the hillsides
And pulled the daisies fine,
But we have wandered many a weary foot
For times gone by.We two have paddled in the stream
From noon until dinner time,
But seas between us broad have roared
Since times gone by.And there is a hand, my trusty friend,
And give us a hand of yours,
And we will take a goodwill drink
For times gone by.And surely you will pay for your pint,
And surely I will pay for mine.
And we will take a cup of kindness yet
For times gone by.
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