In this era of social media and cell phones, everything is recorded. Pictures, videos, selfies, you know the drill. Recorded for posterity or until new images are necessary to replace the ones from last year, last week, last night. Lives are suspended in the time it takes to grab that phone, catch that photo, pose for that picture, snap that event. The temporary memory logged.
I had a Konica 35 mil. camera that I loved. I got it for my 20th birthday. It went with me to Europe and recorded roll after roll of film shots. Some were made into photographs. Others remain on slides. This was a long time ago. That camera many years later was stolen out of our home along with other possessions that could never be replaced including a silver pocket watch with horses etched on it and engraved inside to my husband, and my mom's wedding ring set. Irreplaceable.
Well, that information took a downturn from the "fun" facet of this post . . . The point being: fun has many faces. What's fun for me might not be even close to registering on your fun meter. Fun is fleeting and sometimes meaningless in the big picture, but fun can also be remembered as one of the most important days in a life. Recollections of genuine fun can sustain a person in times of melancholy or bring a renewal of energy to pursue happier times.
Not all fun things need to be recorded in imagery other than the pictures in the mind. Some fun things deserve that lingering memory that only an individual's thoughts can capture. A feeling, a scent, a sound, a sigh. That special thing remembered as fun.
Father, you've given me so much fun in my life. And I know you will continue to bless me with more. I treasure all that you've given me and am thankful beyond words for all that you've done for me in my life. Thank you for rescuing me. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.