Remembrance

    An incandescent sunset illuminated the scene between an older man and a younger one. The older man laid in bed, many years and events weighing him from raising, while the younger man sat by the older one's bed side. The older man, brimming with experience, reached out to his younger counterpart. The young man with wide eyes filled with admiration and respect accepted the older man's outreach, bringing his forehead forward. With the touch, memories rushed into the young man. The highs, lows, struggles, victories, and the all in-between. They became the same as the young man's own memories. The older man pulled back his touch, letting the younger man digest the new found understanding. The younger man's eyes filled with all of the memories' emotions. He then gingerly brought his head to the older man's causing an eruption of memories between the two. The two's memories played synchronously, a dance between lifetimes. At the end of this exchange, the older man's flame slowly fizzled out, leaving the experience to the younger man.