this is really obvious, but . . .

I have been thinking about reasons we do well to find words for various moments of our days. Why bother, it's over, isn't it? 


Well, maybe it's not entirely over. Maybe working to consider how I am doing with what I have experienced, and learning to hear another do the same, enhances or translates our histories more sharply into our memories. I want to age with a growing sense that the world is a rich place and that in my living, I participate in that wealth. The human experience -- what is it worth?