Old photos         

When I was a lot younger I never really understood why grandparents liked looking at photos so much. It seemed like they could sit there for hours looking at everybody from years and years ago. They would look at pictures of me when I was just three and just love the way I looked all puffy and round still. They would say “just look at those cheeks.” I always thought to myself “hey grandma I am standing right here! You can look at my cheeks in real life if you want too!” I guess I just never truly understood the importance of pictures.

 I understand fully now! Pictures are so important because they help document what happened so they can help you remember all of the good times. They are also really fun to look  at because it is interesting to see where you got your features from, maybe you got your nose from your great grandpa on your dads side and the shape of your eyes from your grandma on your mom’s side. It’s amazing to look at the pictures of your grandma when she was a teenager because you are so used to seeing her at her older stages of life that is feels just so different to see her at your age, and vice versa for your grandpa.

               Old photos capture the essence of what life was like when they were taken, you can imagine what the person was feeling, to even what the weather was like. You can see how life is so different now, even if it is pictures are only from five years ago. Never underestimate pictures, if someone is going through hard time pictures can help them out. They can show them that they have a lot going for them when they peer into their own eyes of happiness a few years ago from a picture at Christmas, it will show them that there is always a chance of happiness because it has been achieved before. The right pictures show that there is always hope. (344)

Danni N.