Last update: Update 4-15-26
Wrote: (Updated) In the Moment
I wanted to share a special story I wrote 2 years ago. It came back to my mind when looking into the forest today and thinking how I could forget everything once I was in them. Please read In the Moment before continuing :)
For some of my thoughts on it now, I can’t help thinking this could’ve been a true story for someone at some point in history, and perhaps this is symbolism for what all of us go through at some point in life.
While I would have liked the opportunity to live alone in a forest for so long before learning better, I feel my understanding has been hastened for good reason; whether that might be to not waste time or something more.
Most importantly, the feedback I received on this article back then on Medium was really encouraging, I was looking through my responses for it (should’ve saved it earlier!) and am pretty discouraged if he deleted his account and the response with it. However, I remember what he said, it went something like this,
*After being alone and doing the same things every day, I realized that I wanted more, thank you for giving me the initiative to start putting myself out there again.
He was a middle-aged man, wrote a story on getting chased by bees in the forest, getting lost, and then finding his way home. As a teen at the time of writing my story, I didn’t realize how I could tap into a topic that spanned decades into one’s future; since it makes sense how people older can become withdrawn.
Lastly, I think of Fredric as the composer in Aurora by Vexento, the huge sky having opened up for him to orchestrate.
Today I got new glasses, I ordered the perfect pair through eyebuydirect that looks as if one isn’t wearing glasses. When I opened & put them on, I started laughing… I don’t think that’s a good sign hehe. Anyway it’s taking a bit to get used to them, but I have perfect vision again after new prescription (“The Cleanest Eyes I’ve Ever Seen”). When first looking at them, I knew they were a tad bit too rectangular for my rounder face. There was a pair just like these but rounder, however I also don’t want to make my cheeks look more rounder, so I think I’m fine with the more sophisticated rectangle shape. Also, when first customizing them, they talked about lens width, but the smaller lens width was more expensive, so I was thinking, “How bad could a larger width be?” Yep, I can see a block of lens around the bottom of my eyes that almost makes it distracting, I need to focus on looking up more than down though so maybe it isn’t a problem… if anything, it’ll encourage me to wear lenses less, which will make my eyesight better.
10 minutes later I really love these glasses! I’m noticing that despite their rectangularness that they have rounder edges and a round nose bridge, as well as my face looking the same with and without them.