Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keeping mementos helps validate our memories and experiences as real rather than imaginary.
- In plain terms
- Remember the past so you know it really happened.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep physical reminders of important life events.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What objects prove your history?
- How do you know your past is real?
Another view
Physical items can be lost or damaged over time.
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