Short Stories · Section 8

Memories

Somebody once asked me what the most valuable things that I owned were. I thought about that for a long time.

Level: B1 · 20 sentences

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1. Somebody once asked me what the most valuable things that I owned were.
2. I thought about that for a long time.
3. Then I realized that most of the things that I had could be replaced.
4. What I would not be able to replace were the photographs that I had of my friends and family.
5. Photographs are memories that are captured on film.
6. Some of the photographs are of people who are no longer with us.
7. I would hate to lose them.
8. Memories are precious.
9. They are all we have sometimes to link us to days gone by.
10. I remember the good times.
11. I try to relive them in my mind sometimes.
12. I remember the sad times.
13. Some of the sad memories are painful, but they are all a part of my life, and I don't want to lose any of my memories.
14. People come into our lives and people leave our lives, but most people leave a memory for us.
15. I have lots of memories, and when I look at my photographs, the memories come flooding back into my brain.
16. I remember what people were like when they were younger.
17. I remember vacations that I took.
18. I remember days that seemed ordinary at the time, but you never get to relive even the ordinary days.
19. Memories are so precious.
20. Cherish your memories, and keep them in a place close to your heart.