Years passed. Just the other day I visited grandma again and suddenly remembered about that table. I asked her where it is now. She smiled and showed me a small something that looked more like a bedside-table. I thought she was mistaken, but after I took a closer look I realized that it was actually me who was confused. My big shelter turned out to be a small table. Why does the world seem so much smaller now?
Saturday, July 21, 2007
It's a Small World
The world seems so much bigger in childhood. Memory changes impressions. When I was a kid I used to go to California to visit my grandma. I remember how at the age of four I was sitting under the table and trying to read my first book. The table was huge. It looked like a gigantic butterfly to me because both of its sides could be folded and the table took a shape of the drawer. When one side was lifted up (which was usually the way), the table looked like a hut where I usually preferred to hide. It was dark, safe and comfy.
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The internet certainly does make the world seem a lot smaller... but I know what you mean, it is like going back to your elementary school and realizing just how small everything is : )
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