Strangers of the past

Have you ever looked at old photographs that were hidden away and concealed within boxes and albums, covered in dust as indication of how it has been untouched for years? As you stare at images of the distant past, you see no longer recognizable faces staring and smiling back at you, unknowingly to them that moment that they would be one day forgotten by you.
And you have to wonder, how many of these nameless faces and ghosts of your past truly influenced your life? Maybe they were your former classmates or teachers that you would admire or talk to for hours only to be forgotten when you moved to different classes or schools. Or could they have been your childhood friends that you thought you would friends forever with only for that never to happen. It’s even possible that the face you no longer remember was someone who managed to change you perspectives and beliefs so dramatically that they forever changed the course of your life. These faces…these strangers you see in those old photographs could of been old crushes, old friends, forgotten family members, or truly just strangers who were just part of life for just a click of a picture.
These people are the strangers of your past. They don’t just walk into your life, but become part of it only to sneakily step out of it without notice as you guys walk in different paths. These strangers I talk about don’t remain intact in your memories like others, but none the less they just as important to who you are. And as you have these strangers from the past, you are a stranger to the past of others who have forgotten about you. And maybe, you will walk past these faces on the street one day, not stopping for each other because you no longer no them…and becoming actual strangers.