The grass is greener
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
July 14, 2018 11:19pm CST
That's what they say when we are not satisfied with our situation and envy other's position.
.........
But the green green grass in my picture didn't raise any such feelings in me.
Yesterday ,I visited this mission hospital and as I walked around the green overgrown field it was a trip down memory lane. Some old residences where still there and I looked wistfully from outside seeing the past unfolding like a motion picture.... memories, sad ones, glad ones.
A few old ones were torn down and tall buildings occupied it's place.
Lots of workers mowing and cutting the grass and vegetation. They looked curiously at this middle aged lady clicking random shots of the surroundings....I shared these later with my friends who were part of these..
Nostalgia is a two edged sword.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
15 Jul 18
@responsiveme I do like this kind of grassy view.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
We used to picnic, run races, and generally have a grand time
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
15 Jul 18
@responsiveme Memories are never only sweet, too many things come back to your mind.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
It was a good visit for me .
Do you often get to visit those places you lived as a child?
For me it does not happen very often
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
@LadyDuck the memories were both sweet and sad ,I guess.
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
15 Jul 18
@sunrisefan perfect karaoke song on a Sunday!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
Yes, it's good to touch the green green grass of home
And the memories did reach out their arms to touch me...
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
I love it too...For the green green grass and because it is the green green grass of home...There a song by this title
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
16 Jul 18
@responsiveme
Yes there is a song with Green Grass of Home.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
16 Jul 18
@responsiveme
They say the grass is greener on the other side is not always true. The green is very pretty in the picture. Did any of the people watching you snap the pictures recognize you?
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
16 Jul 18
@responsiveme
Too bad it wasn't anyone that remembered you.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
No, they were temporary field workers and young people. I had gone back there after maybe 25 years
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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17 Jul 18
Yes Hanni, the grass is not always greener. Reminds me of another quote; Be Careful What You Wish For." Life is what we make of it, it falls on us to live it well....
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Jul 18
I visited my native place after years and could not recognise it
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
That happens, I feel so bad to see huge constructions coming up in my native place . That's why this little bit was such a lovely sight
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Jul 18
Indeed, it is not always greener on the other side.
I experience liking to work abroad too, after a year after resigning from my job at the bank,
However, hubby and our daughter who was just a kid then, don't like me to. They said they don't like to live abroad since we want us to migrate.
They said they like it here and we can live here comfortably and simply.
I realized they were so correct. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Jul 18
@responsiveme Yes, and I learned how to live simply, unlike when I was still working at the bank, when my standards of living is a bit higher.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 18
I am glad you all have found happiness at home
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@rebelann (111189)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Jul 18
That's the thing about nostalgia @responsiveme along with the smiles comes the sadness, it's inevitable.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
Nostalgia is good but only in between . I am lucky if I can look back and smile.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Jul 18
I get quite wistful revisiting places from my past
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
As I said ...It made me smile, it made me drop a silent tear ..For people and places gone by
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Jul 18
@responsiveme
I miss that thing, it's been a long time since I haven't experienced a picnic.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
Thanks for that expression . That is another expression that has green in it.
We used to do all the things you mentioned
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.)@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
I can't help but call myself that term....No longer do people address me as baideu ,that is elder sister ,it has become the dreaded word aunty....Ha ha
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Jul 18
@YrNemo he he... I have a story about that too....Now it seems it's an universal phenomenon.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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16 Jul 18
@responsiveme The first time a child addressed me with the respectable word 'Madam'/'Grandma' I almost had a heart attack. I looked around, tried to see if she was talking to someone else. 
when I realized she was talking to me.
when I realized she was talking to me.1 person likes this
@dgobucks226 (34369)
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17 Jul 18
Memories can be bittersweet can't they. I am always saddened when anything which became so special in my life is either changed or gone. Whether it is from my childhood or recent occurrence it is always hard to accept...
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
18 Jul 18
But acceptance is a must, to go forward. A person once told me that first you got to accept a situation,only then you can look for ways to change it to your liking and even then for some things , you got to accept the change
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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19 Jul 18
@responsiveme Yes, one must accept or stay stuck in the past, very true ARM
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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15 Jul 18
I always feel like the grass is yellow and not green on the other side. Which means that everyone has problems; only we don't see it or they hide it without knowledge. The green grass is seeing things on a positive stance, and I'm always grateful to see green all the time.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Jul 18
I am not sure why this spot was nostalgic for you but it is a pretty shot.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
It's the field in the Mission Hospital compound which we used to frequent
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Jul 18
Yes, I when I visit places I have not been in awhile (that I use to go to a lot), I do have many memories flood back.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
12 Dec 18
Yes, sad and sweet .And wraiths of our younger self occupying the space
@Missmwngi (12927)
• Nairobi, Kenya
18 Jul 18
It sure is green there physically and may it be in your life as well.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Jul 18
incidentally, the grass in our lawn have grown thick now, thanks to the continuous rains. my sister said she will mow the grass tomorrow.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Jul 18
@responsiveme the grass was mowed by my sister, right before the strong rains dropped.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Jul 18
This is the rainy season and so vegetation grows wild, in this part of the world too
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
15 Jul 18
Wow! Beautiful pictures! I love it!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
15 Jul 18
@responsiveme yes that's true. You're welcome
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