Hats Bring Back A Lot Of Memories

I had the best childhood. I was able to play outdoors, swim in the lake, go fishing, run on the fields, and enjoy the company of very good friends. The most vivid recollection I have right now is on those days that we made paper hats for our games. We pretended to be knights, fighting to save a princess. One of us would pretend to be a dragon, and we would all spend the day role-playing.

Lake Ontario fishing
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Somehow those happy moments got deep inside of me. Each time I see logo promotional hats, my heart starts to pump again. It’s like going back to the happiest moments of my life, where there were no worries, no inhibitions, and everything we did was in the truest sense of the word – fun.

As I grew up, I lived on creating logo promotional headgear. Maybe at the back of my mind, I was reliving the past by recreating what we made in the future. Mixed emotions go with every accessory that I make. The feeling of longing, sadness, and contentment played in my head and in my heart. At least, I have something to look back to that makes me smile again.

One of my closest friends from way back then apparently had the same longing. She, in turn made logo promotional beanies that she gives to her friends as gifts. Even if she did not make any money out of it, I bet she loves every second she creates it.

What we feel everytime we think of those items, I think, are genuine. I just hope everybody feels the same, to forget about regrets, lost time, and the rush to grow up and be “happy.”

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