There is a theme in some stories of establishing some beautiful way of enjoying living, with meaningful friendships and freedom from care and responsibilities, in the beginning.
Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same
--Those Were the Days, Mary Hopkin, 1968
Those were the days of our lives,
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now, but one thing's still true
When I look, and I find
I still love you
--These Are the Days of Our Lives, Queen -Freddie Mercury, 1991
Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same
--Those Were the Days, Mary Hopkin, 1968
Those were the days of our lives,
The bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now, but one thing's still true
When I look, and I find
I still love you
--These Are the Days of Our Lives, Queen -Freddie Mercury, 1991