So when we come back across those places, or people, over a long length of time, we are always left bitterly disappointed. Our mind has created a version of the past that never was; we've spent years thinking over things and wishing we could get back to a place. So when we do, and it fails to live up to our expectations, we are left feeling somewhat shell shocked. So much so we wished we'd never returned to places in our past after all; and just left them as they were. Memories. Flashes of how life once was. Because nothing can ever be the same again.
We may have deliberately come back to something, just because we remember how good it was, and it seems much better than what we found as a replacement. However this unfolds, and whether its a place, a person, or even a job, the disappointment proves to be a painful thing. It creates disorientation and upset internally and can take some time to overcome. Its perhaps best, in truth, to let sleeping dogs lie, and try not to think about what was left behind in the past at all.
