I have always been one to be wary of being cliche. Many a time, I have gone out of my way to avoid the stereotypical. In a similar fashion, I knew going into my teenage years, the appeal of partying and going out with friends in a somewhat reckless manner never quite attracted me. The stereotype that all teenagers go out and party never quite seemed to attract my interest. So going into highschool, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I had no “symbolic complex”, as Percy calls it, of the adventures I wanted to have and the friends I wanted to make. Rather, I nearly had a photo negative of the things I wanted to avoid, the things that didn’t appeal to me. With the friends I made throughout high school, I began to make my own definition of the
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In fact, Percy goes on to elaborate that “the sightseer may be aware that something is wrong.” if he only focuses on the future and not the current present moment. He may be aware that something is at a loss. Now, to a certain degree, this makes sense. But does this really make sense? If I were to say that because I photographed my best friend in moments that made me happy, so I have them preserved to look back on, that that takes me away from the present moment, perhaps sense could be made. But I don’t think that the “it”, the pureness and exhilaration of the moment, would have eluded me. I wouldn’t say that I look back on those moments with a sense of loss. Rather, I would say that the afterthought of those moments could be likened to being near the sun. The sun and the moment was bright and full of light in itself, and it was nice having that moment while it lasted. When you look at the sun for too long, when you look away, there is almost an afterimage that seems to be burned into your memory. That, I would argue, is what the taking of the photo could be likened to. The it has not eluded it, rather, you have a tangible memory to go along with this
In fact, Percy goes on to elaborate that “the sightseer may be aware that something is wrong.” if he only focuses on the future and not the current present moment. He may be aware that something is at a loss. Now, to a certain degree, this makes sense. But does this really make sense? If I were to say that because I photographed my best friend in moments that made me happy, so I have them preserved to look back on, that that takes me away from the present moment, perhaps sense could be made. But I don’t think that the “it”, the pureness and exhilaration of the moment, would have eluded me. I wouldn’t say that I look back on those moments with a sense of loss. Rather, I would say that the afterthought of those moments could be likened to being near the sun. The sun and the moment was bright and full of light in itself, and it was nice having that moment while it lasted. When you look at the sun for too long, when you look away, there is almost an afterimage that seems to be burned into your memory. That, I would argue, is what the taking of the photo could be likened to. The it has not eluded it, rather, you have a tangible memory to go along with this