My laptop's hard drive crashed the other day, and had to be replaced. Unfortunately, the data was unrecoverable. Two year's worth of data...gone. I'm crushed! My portfolio, various digital projects, client work, personal work...all gone. And I didn't have the sense to back-up my files. What kills me most are the two years' worth of photos that i've lost. Memories which I still cling to, but can never be regained in a photograph.
Makes me think of families that lose everything they own in house fires. Though nowhere near as drastic, I'm mourning my own loss. Photographs of friends, cherished moments, of laughter, of tears...
Losing my data, shredding a pair of expensive jeans in Belgium, and losing two pairs of designer sunglasses since I've moved to Europe are only teaching me not to cling to tightly to material possessions. Life is about the experiences gained from it, not about the prizes that you take home.
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