One Day, in Life

One day in your life
You'll remember the love you found here
You'll remember me somehow
Though you don't need me now
I will stay in your heart
And when things fall apart
You'll remember one day...
One day in your life
When you find that you're always waiting
For a love we used to share
Just call my name, and I'll be there
-- "One Day in Your Life", Michael Jackson

A famous musician (not the one who sings the song I quoted above, but one who I've referred to in an earlier post) said that the lyrics of a song are subject to different interpretations than how even the musician interprets the lyrics, and that listeners are free to seek their own interpretations, perhaps with the musician's interpretation as a guide. For the song above, I have to say that I have my own interpretation, which given the context of this blog, is related to Pokémon - as well as today, as the penultimate day of the year.

This song is really about love and separated people (physically or otherwise), but it may loosely describe how people and Pokémon meet and part. This seems especially applicable to those who venture to many regions and meet and part with many people and Pokémon. These become something to remember or reminisce on certain days. In a sense, this song could be considered an adjunct to a couple of songs I've discussed before: one that sentimentally links Trainers and departing Pokémon, and another that sentimentally links Trainers and moments of departure, which just happens to be the post from last year (see below). It is these moments that could then be reminisced.

Philosophically and personally, this blog then becomes a realization of the reminiscence - only it's not one day, it's every day. Of course, it also remains as a feeling that exists among those connected to Pokémon. Sure, not every post has an immense sentimental quality, but each one has at least a little bit, and as anyone can attest, lots of little things build up to a lot. So overall, there's some sentimental quality in the posts of this blog, taken together.

As was the case with the song in last year's post, it takes a bit of interpretation to arrive at this frame of mind with the song I quoted above. But that seems OK, given the sentimental nature of the song and that the sentiments may also be felt with Pokémon. It too somewhat applies to this blog. In that sense, the interpretation is sufficiently valid, moreover for this one day, the second-to-last day before the new year. The reminiscence is felt for links and bonds in and with Pokémon, even as they become exposed on this blog.

One year ago: When I See You Again