Death, Decay and Peace

Last year I was able to return to where I first went as a newlywed. It was a place called the Boat of Garten. We went first over ten years ago and returned ten year later.

As we returned, the place was different and it was a very different time. I recall walking around a stunning woodland path. Enjoying afresh the stunning surroundings, yet also enjoying my relationship. At how much it matured and these years had seasoned our enjoyment. It was a wonderful moment.

When talking about this time recently a question was posed to me: "was the place as you remember it?" 

He went on and said there is so much of the disappointment when returning to places of 'enjoyment' and 'moments'. 

The place has moved on and so have the people. He said that change is often a decay or a lament or a reminder of how things were and the contast to how they are now. He described this process in terms of "a death" or "decay". He said often we look and things speak of this death and decay, or that contrast from then to now either in how they are presented to us or we to it.

When thinking why the experience was better in my response was a combination of peacefulness. Peace in the surroundings, peace in the wonderful company and more so the peace in accepting that this moment was given. I was allowed, for this brief moment, to be in this space and allowed this company and in my heart to say thank you.

I answered his question about whether the place was as I remember saying: "it was so much better."

I'm sure if I returned to the Boat of Garten I will remember those moments that the place allowed me to generously experience. 

And if I did go back I'd like to say thank you.