I thought I would talk about memories today. On my left hand little finger I wear a mood ring that I found a year ago while at home in a little drawer in my room. We had not seen each other since I went to the Overstrand coast with my family when I was about twelve or somewhere around that time. What I do remember is that I bought it during the month of August. When I found it again I have been wearing it every day. It has tiny dents and I'm not sure if it works properly but I still like to wear it.
On my left wrist I wear a friendship bracelet with small bits of wooden and metal beads. I got this when my twin sister went and had a holiday in Spain. Months after she came back she went up to me and gave me the bracelet, saying that she had bought similar bracelets as a present for myself, my Mum and even for herself. I have worn that every day even though there is a small bit of wear and tear on one part of the string.
On my right wrist I have a wrist warmer with a purple pentagram on it that I got from my mate Dave when we were both in secondary school together. I can't remember what reason he gave me it but I have been wearing it on and off for years. There are small spots of dried orange paint on it from the time that I helped to paint the outside of my uncles house sometime last year.
Lastly wrapped around the wrist warmer is is a rubber bracelet that has the word "S.O.P.H.I.E" written in large letters. This is not a name but in fact stands for,
"Stamp. Out. Prejudice. Hatred. (and) Intolerance. Everywhere."
When I was last at Download Festival (it knackers you out sleeping in tents. I'm the type of person that needs at least an hour or so of alone time every day to contemplate, read or do my own thing and it is always hard to get that when you are expected to socialise all the time. I still love going though) I went to get water from the big tap things that you get for festivals and then heard the sound of the fairground so I thought I would walk around for a bit. While I was passing some of the stalls a young woman came up to me and said whether I would donate. She tried to explain what the charity was but I gave her £1 because I already knew what it was. After I had donated she gave me the rubber bracelet and I slipped it on and continued to explore. I've been putting it on every morning ever since.
I think that one of the main and good reasons people have tattoos is because they not only represent something but they also are keys to memories. You can sit down with someone and learn a lot about them just by them showing their tattoos to you, what the tattoos represent or what life memory a tattoo represents. It is the same reason I wear a ring or a friendship bracelet or two. Humans thrive on symbols and all these things are not only decorative but they also have a souls to them, a part of yourself that has been placed in them. I wear bracelets, a wrist warmer and a ring for the same reason that people have tattoos.
I can't wait to get more memories and symbols to wear on myself. Good bits and bobs, especially ones you can put on you.
Over and Out.
ED.
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