Do you ever walk into a place or start something you know you will remember forever? Today I went to Giants Stadium to watch my brother play in the high school football state championships. It was the first time Nutley has made it this far in the playoffs since 1992. Not only am I proud of him, I also revel at the experience the whole team must have had. For someone who's life revolves around football, this was a chance in a lifetime. I can only imagine what it must have felt like to take those first exhilarating steps onto the field, walking out of the tunnel into the massive stadium, playing on the same field that the current stars of football run across; it surely was a game dreamed about and an opportunity well deserved. I assume it is every dedicated high school football player's aspiration to make it to the pros, but most will not. This day will become a story they will tell their grandchildren as they boastfully remember the days gone by. However, I guess you can say the story does not have a happy ending. They lost, quite badly with a score of 40-6; so, they also will remember the "if onlys..." that could have won them the game. But, it will still be a day that is carved into their memories and the opportunity of a lifetime I am glad my brother got to have.
So what constitutes that making of a memory? Surely, it is when a dream comes true, but also things that are not so monumental are embedded in our minds. I remember some specific great times I have had with my friends. Days filled with so much laughter and pleasantries that you wish they would never end. But, the hands of time stop for no one, so these days are left to my memories. What makes a memory for you? Have you had any days so special, or even so sad, that you never will forget?
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