Adam MintonNC Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Do you ever reminisce?  I did.  About a week ago, I started thinking about, as I am a member of Generation Y, my favorite video games of old.  Many classics came to mind like Super Mario Brothers, Zelda and Mortal Kombat but the only game that stood out in my head like a NC farmer in Times Square was Metal Gear Solid.  If you are, were or ever though about being a gamer, you most likely have heard of the Metal Gear series.  After a brief call from my soon to be mother-in-law about a great deal in a Sony Playstation, I decided to reinvest some time and money into what once was a dear past time.  I hopped onto eBay and found that beloved game for only $.99!  Everywhere that I found that had the game in stock had it priced at $20.  I was pumped.  Therefore, I bought it.  After hooking up everything tonight, I realized just how much I missed and adored that game.

I suppose the moral to this story is simple.  Going back into the past doesn’t always carry negative consequences. This game, just in the short time that I have played it tonight, has sparked more imagination than what my finite mind has been able to produce most of this summer.  I believe that revisiting the things that made us happy in the past will still have that effect on us today.

What was something that you truly adored when you were younger?  Do you miss it?  I encourage you to take a moment or two out of you day to go back a few years to something that you had previously forgotten.  To something that you truly enjoyed doing, watching or hearing.  It could be that dusty Chumbawamba CD or the badminton racket you busted over your cousins head  after your tragic loss at the  family picnic.  What ever it is, go back.  Revisit those awesome memories from a few years ago.  Let those memories inspire you.  Let them show you how far you have come or how far back you need to go.