Friday, March 7th, 2014
Are all moments equally significant?
I believe this depends on the person or people we are talking about. Any moment can become significant to the person or people involved. The audience determines the significance in a moment, or moments. For example, in order for a moment to become significant in history, it would most likely have to have an impact upon a vast number of people, or several nations. A moment that was significant for the US might be different from a moment that was significant for Kenya, as an example. The moment the Civil War began in the US might not be as significant for an Australian. But then, how important is the moment of Jeanne d'Arc's death for Americans? In both cases, not as much for the people not involved as the people from that nation.
If that could be categorized as a shared significant moment, it would be different for a personally significant moment. A personally significant moment would be one that has had an impact on us, one that has some kind of meaning that attached it deeply in our memory. The significance detached it from the rest of the moments in our life, becoming a bookmark in our stories. Personally significant moments might have importance for one individual only, yet they would be the ones that are treasured the most by anybody.
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