The Barrow

Another year is nearly over. It's strange to think 2025 will soon be just as behind us as every other prior year.

This is a good time to reflect on presence and the passage of time in general, which ties back into Auld Lang Syne.

I'm sure we're all familiar with this song, but few realize how beautiful this poem by Robert Burns really is. If you don't pay attention, you'd never know, given how cliché it has become.

Maybe take a minute to be extra present tonight, for [old long since]?