There is a new trend on TikTok that has really gotten my attention lately. You hold a note in front of your face that says, “I’m slowly forgetting your face,” and then replace the note with things you want to be remembered by.
I’ve seen these items be artwork, different albums or records, cameras, or even books. This concept is very interesting to me. I read somewhere that the first thing you forget about someone is their eyes; however, for me I forget their voice first.
As you can see through my last two blogs (Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind Part 1&2) I am very curious about the lengths we go to forget people. Sometimes, however, we don’t mean or want to forget someone. It just happens.
Anyways, this simple trend on TikTok got me thinking: What do I want to be remembered by? After a while of thinking, I found a few simple answers. My smile, music, movies, and my empathy.
If you even remotely know me, you know that I love to smile. I constantly love to have a silly look on my face, or a smile that is yes, crooked, but also unique to me. I used to hate my smile, but when I turned 14, I decided to embrace it. I still haven’t fully accepted it, and I hide it in pictures, school badges, etc.; however, I’m no longer afraid of letting it slip out during the day.
Music is a huge part of my life. It influences my mood, motivation, what I’m wearing, my writing, and overall outlook on my day. I love music. If you take a look at my past blogs, they are mostly music based (or movie based but we will get there.) Some songs I’d like to be remembered by are as follows: Let Light Be Light by Lizzy McAlpine, Could You Be Loved by Bob Marley and The Wailers, Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, Vampire Empire by Adrianne Lenker.
To me, movies are one of the most beautiful forms of art available. I don’t think people understand the importance of movies. They educate, help cope, inspire, etc. Movies I’d like to be remembered by are as follows: Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Beautiful Boy, Thirteen, and Dead Poets Society. These all represent a part of me, whether that’s the past or the present.
Lastly, my empathy is a big part of who I am. I feel like to be healed, to be human, is to have empathy. I feel so much all the time, and most of these feelings don’t truly belong to me. I pick up on how other people feel, and sometimes, I run from this. I love being genuinely happy (or sad) for my friends, or the people around me, but sometimes these feelings get so big that my feelings get so little. I feel like when I am empathetic, I tend to put people way to far before me; this doesn’t sound like a big problem, but it becomes one after a while. Even though empathy comes with problems, I still believe that I should be remembered by it, and never ever lose it.
Thank you guys for reading todays blog! What do you guys want to be remembered by? See y’all next week! BYEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
I forget voices first, too, Sarah. I try my hardest to remember them by replaying things they said to me in my head. I also love music and consider myself an empathetic person, or I try to be.
I do the same, doesn’t work most times unfortunately but my memory is just really bad lol… and yess you are a empathetic person and I love that about uuu!
I love this!!! I have seen these videos, but I wasn’t too sure about the meaning behind them, so I liked how you described the meaning. I also agree with all of the things you said you want to be remembered by. It is some of the things I see you as if that makes sense or makes me think of you. I also would like to be remembered in those ways but the one thing I would add would be nature. I want to be remembered when people see a sunset or sunrise. I want to be remembered when people see butterflies or even when the autumn wind blows or the waves splash sand on a beach. It really isn’t an object and probably wouldn’t work for this trend but that is my answer lol.
I really like that you’re thinking of what you’d want to be remembered by, that’s such an important thing to consider. I’ll definitely remember your smile over anything if our paths don’t cross again in the future :3