Rewind.
When I was young, I’d wish I could get back to the moments where I made mistakes. Though no matter how many times I’d go back in my head, the result would be the same and the tape would keep playing.
Pause.
I learned that life had its cherished moments, but they were often followed by something disastrous. I’d want to savor the great moments to delay the inevitable. Though no matter how much I tried, the result would be the same and the tape would keep playing.
Fast Forward.
As I got older, life gave me challenges I didn’t think I could bear. I wished I could speed through so I didn’t have to experience them. For once I was successful, but the times that shaped me became a blur. And the tape would keep playing, but faster.
Only today do I realize how little tape I have to work with before this movie ends, and the beauty that every scene holds.
So now I let the tape play, and I play back.
