One Less Sad Robot

I'm writing again.

I'm not entirely sure whether it's because it's a rainy day or my Aunt Josie wrote me back.

The tangible aspect of objects is incredible, it's unequivocally incredible HOW MUCH a physical letter can mean compared to an e-mail or even a phone call. 
I fear that when this generation is dead and gone, all that will be left are of it are phones, computers, and Facebook pages. 
I am so much more than my hours in front of screens and self-pictures.
Believe it or not, you are too.
That's why these letters are so precious. It's a piece of someone else, that was literally given to me, to keep forever. 

There's this movie Jim Carey (and Kate Winslet) star in, called, "Eternal Sunshine of an Absent Mind." It's sort of an artistic film for him to be in, but I liked it. It's about a couple, who break up and decide to have the other one erased from their mind, it's a sad concept. This movie was long enough ago (2004)that the couple had to turn in keep-sakes from the relationship. Not only did they have PRINTED photographs, but notes, letters and DRAWINGS... so much more than that old box of t-shirts and boxers. As an artist and a writer, I have many self-produced items that I HAUL around in each move because it reminds me of my personal history. I'm not referring to events per say but more my growth as a person. It's more VISIBLE in my own journaling, drawings, even high school papers than it is in ALL my computer content COMBINED.

Yes, I feel like a hipster-robot combination.

My parents used to save newspaper clippings, not that long ago. Without all these THINGS, these small trophies of accomplishments and failures; I worry that I will forget. I'll read one of my favorite books,then, some cliche movie will be made out of it. The mass public will LOVE this movie and people will FORGET the story, and I'll forget it with them. 
Beloved books sold like pirated goods: cheap, degraded, and mass produced to the point of forgetting what it all was about. I may love the movies even, but I still FORGET what I loved about the books. 
Words are a precious thing that we can save, REPEAT, and write. Words will never lose their meanings simply because someone put them on another sheet of paper. It's the reason tattoos are more often quotes rather than pictures these days. People are realizing that quotes are personal to all, while pictures are only personal to some. For instance, if you come across a picture of say, this lady here: 

WHO is that?

Right?

Versus hearing this quote: 

"I want to TASTE and GLORY in each day, 

and never be afraid to EXPERIENCE pain;

and never shut myself up in a numb core of non-feeling,

or stop QUESTIONING and CRITICIZING life and take the easy way out.

To LEARN and THINK:

to THINK and LIVE;

to LIVE and LEARN:

this always, with new insight, new understanding, and new love.” 

This is Sylvia Plath. 

This is the woman who seemed so HAPPY, so normal on the outside, yet stuck her head in her oven with her children STILL in the house. 

Words can tell us everything IF we listen. 
Have you ever heard the biblical term, "Brother's keeper"? If you haven't it basically refers to the concept of taking care of someone and caring for them so DEEPLY, even though it is not your responsibility. It's burden of choice.
This Valentine's Day, I encourage you to send positive thoughts to your "brothers" whether that be a classmate, or the cat lady next door, we ALL have felt alone. 
And what if YOU are alone? 
Well, from someone who knows THAT feeling, true happiness comes from within. 
No one can make you feel miserable unless YOU let them. 
No one can tell you that you're wrong.
You can choose to be happy, to be right, to be YOU. 
If you are waiting for that special someone to come along and make everything better, it's not going to happen. When your happiness depends on the presence of an individual, you are not truly happy. 

On that note,
If you're looking for a non-chick-flick romance story, you can find Eternal Sunshine of an Absent Mind on Netflix. 

If you do like the sappy stuff, any Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan combination will make you content: Sleepless in Seattle or You've Got Mail.