Writing creatively to re-story the experience of waiting

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Joanne Yoo
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ABSTRACT Memories call out to us from our subconscious, revealing the stories that have yet to be told. This paper explores the memories of stories that resonate with the experience of waiting in middle age. It is written as a personal essay to capture the complex and nuanced emotions evoked by the aging process. Middle age can be felt as a vacuous space since many of life’s major milestones have already been met. Increased responsibilities can further trigger a mindless busyness that causes us to drift. We may subsequently wait mechanically and without purpose, as we drift from one extrinsic goal to another. Alternatively, we can learn how to wait with faith and hope as we hold out for what contains intrinsic value. Crafting our experiences of waiting through aesthetic language and literary works can help us to redefine waiting through a more receptive, vibrant, and growth-evoking lens so that it becomes a space for savouring life’s richness.
创造性地写作,重新讲述等待的经历
摘要记忆从我们的潜意识中呼唤着我们,揭示着尚未被讲述的故事。本文探讨了与中年等待经历产生共鸣的故事记忆。这是一篇个人散文,旨在捕捉衰老过程中引发的复杂而微妙的情绪。中年可以被视为一个空虚的空间,因为人生的许多重大里程碑已经实现。责任的增加会进一步引发无意识的忙碌,导致我们随波逐流。当我们从一个外在的目标漂移到另一个外在目标时,我们可能会机械地、毫无目的地等待。或者,我们可以学习如何带着信念和希望等待,因为我们坚持着包含内在价值的东西。通过美学语言和文学作品来塑造我们的等待体验,可以帮助我们通过一个更容易接受、更有活力、更能唤起成长的镜头来重新定义等待,使其成为品味生活丰富性的空间。
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