The vision of the future is constantly changing as the current perceptions of life are fluctuating, but the view of the past is static and will never change especially the past that is depicted by photos; Although, these photos also often represent a different past that is not very true or representative of the actual past, they can portray a past of genuine happiness and joy.
When a photograph is taken of someone, it typically pictures the person smiling and having a good time. The reason people do this is when they look back on the memory, they want to remember it as a happy time that was full of joy and fun. When you want to relive the past, people would prefer to live the happy moments not the painful ones. So the next time you look at a photo of some event in the past and you laugh out loud remembering all the funny and happy moments, think about how smiling during the photo changed your perception of the past. This also coincides with the phrase, "when you look back on today you will laugh at what happened." As time goes on and people change or calm down, they look back on memories with a brighter mind set and one that is willing to accept what happened and move on. If you look at a photo of a passed away friend, family member, or even pet you might feel sad and depressed that they had left and you might not be able to spend time together again. At the same time when you think of them and see them smiling or having fun, you will recollect all the great memories and times that you spent with them, not all the times that you fought or had a disagreement. This is because our mind naturally wants to be happy and only remember the happy moments in our life. So although we might criticize others for smiling during a photo and saying that we are taking pictures of a fake reality that does not exist, society should also remember that there are photos of true cheerfulness and that sometimes pictures are taken so that it is easier to remember the good times and the ones that keep bonds strong.
When a photograph is taken of someone, it typically pictures the person smiling and having a good time. The reason people do this is when they look back on the memory, they want to remember it as a happy time that was full of joy and fun. When you want to relive the past, people would prefer to live the happy moments not the painful ones. So the next time you look at a photo of some event in the past and you laugh out loud remembering all the funny and happy moments, think about how smiling during the photo changed your perception of the past. This also coincides with the phrase, "when you look back on today you will laugh at what happened." As time goes on and people change or calm down, they look back on memories with a brighter mind set and one that is willing to accept what happened and move on. If you look at a photo of a passed away friend, family member, or even pet you might feel sad and depressed that they had left and you might not be able to spend time together again. At the same time when you think of them and see them smiling or having fun, you will recollect all the great memories and times that you spent with them, not all the times that you fought or had a disagreement. This is because our mind naturally wants to be happy and only remember the happy moments in our life. So although we might criticize others for smiling during a photo and saying that we are taking pictures of a fake reality that does not exist, society should also remember that there are photos of true cheerfulness and that sometimes pictures are taken so that it is easier to remember the good times and the ones that keep bonds strong.
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