The Diary Game-08-02-2026"Those days of listening to music with cassettes"
Assalamu Alaikum
How are you all? I hope everyone is well by the grace of God. I am also well with the blessings of your prayers. Days go by and there is talk. But days really do go by. Time goes by. I don't realize when time comes and when it goes. So the amount of busyness is also increasing day by day. These days, it seems like I have to fight with life. Still, I sat down to write a little for you. I hope you all will like today's blog a lot. I always try to share good blogs with you.
Childhood is a golden age in every person's life. None of us can forget our childhood. At every step of life, our childhood becomes a memory for us. Those happy days of childhood sometimes give us sweet memories in our lives. They take us to some beautiful moments of that childhood. From which it is quite difficult to return. Still we return. Who has to return? That's why today I have come back to share some more memories of my childhood with you.
Childhood memories always hold a special place in people's minds. The habits, hobbies, and joys of that childhood remain with us even after we grow up. One of my hobbies was listening to music. In those days, the means of listening to music were completely different. There was no easy access to mobile phones or the internet like today. To listen to music, we relied on a cassette player and cassettes full of songs. And it was as if a different world was created in our lives with that cassette.
As a child, I was crazy about listening to music. I would listen to music whenever I had time. Even though everyone in my family loved music, my love was a little different. When a new cassette of a favorite artist came out in the market, my mind would not sit still. I felt like I had to go and buy it right away. So as soon as I had money in hand, I would run to the cassette store. I would go to the store and ask if a new song had been released and would look through the cassettes with colorful covers arranged in the showcase one by one. That joy was truly different.
I remember that when I was in high school, I had a bunch of cassettes. Each cassette had a different story. Sometimes I bought it to listen to songs by my favorite artist, and sometimes I received it as a gift from someone I loved. Every time I picked up each cassette, I felt like I was listening to the song and also remembering the memories of that day. I can't count how many songs I listened to from that cassette. Those cassettes were my companions while I was studying, hanging out with friends, and even when I was sitting alone.
Back then, a cassette cost only 35 taka. Today, that might seem like a small amount, but back then, it was very important to us. The joy of buying a cassette with that money and bringing it home was truly extraordinary. After bringing the new cassette in my hand, I would carefully open the cover, look at the song list inside, and sometimes read the pictures or text. Then I would set the song on the player and play it. As soon as the first tune played, it felt as if a strange happiness filled the surroundings.
I have many fun memories with cassettes with my friends. We used to give cassettes as gifts to our dear friends on their birthdays. Some of us would record our favorite songs and decorate them to give as gifts. At that time, receiving a cassette as a gift was a really big deal. I myself have gifted cassettes of my favorite artists to my friends many times. And if someone had gifted me a cassette of their favorite artist, the joy would have been indescribable. I felt like I had received the best gift in the world.
The days of cassette players are now just a memory. With the advancement of technology, the medium of listening to music has also changed. Now we have smartphones and the internet at our fingertips. Thousands of songs can be listened to in an instant. When a new song comes out, it can be listened to with a single click. But the excitement and joy like the days of those cassettes are no longer available today. Earlier, when a new cassette came into the market, I would go to the store with so much enthusiasm, I would buy it with money in my hand and listen to the songs with my heart full. Although the conveniences are much greater now, that simple joy of those days was really different.
The days of cassettes are not only memories of listening to music, but also a piece of emotion in our lives. At that time, listening to music was like a sadhana. Who did not have the habit of turning the cassette tape with a pencil to fix it when it got damaged. Sometimes the tape would get tangled while playing the cassette over and over again, and then it had to be repaired with great care. These small troubles were actually part of the joy then.
Today's generation may have only heard the name of the cassette, but they will not understand the emotion inside it. As the convenience of listening to music has become easier today, the joy of collecting that favorite thing has diminished. Before, how much one had to wait, how much one had to save, and the joy of listening to that song after getting it was also priceless.
When I think back to those days, it seems like time really changes quickly. Technology has made our lives easier, but something has been lost in that simple life. The slow pace of listening to music in the old days, the feeling of holding a favorite cassette in one's hand, and the joy of sharing cassettes with friends are no longer there today. Yet, those memories still fill my heart when I think of them.
The treasure trove of those cassettes from my childhood may no longer exist, perhaps they have been lost with time, but the happiness and love of listening to those songs remain in my heart. Each cassette is like a chapter in my life. Maybe those days will never come back, but they will live forever in my memory.
Music is not just for entertainment, it is deeply intertwined with our emotions. The joy I got from listening to cassettes as a child still gives me strength today. The new generation may not have seen the days of cassettes anymore, but I want them to know our story of joy. Maybe then they will understand that we have gained a lot with the change in technology, but we have also lost some of that simple joy.
In this way, the days of cassettes have become a priceless memory in my life. The childhood hobby of listening to songs, the madness of collecting cassettes, and the love of sharing them with friends are still alive in my heart. As time goes by, as new technology comes, the memories of those days will repeatedly drag me into the world of cassettes, where each song is not just a melody, but also an emotion, a love story.
I don't know how I felt about today's topic. I hope you liked today's post. Stay well, stay happy. And try to keep yourself well.
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My identity
I am Maksuda Akter. On the Steemit platform, I am known as @maksudakawsar. I am connected to my Bengali blog from Dhaka. I am a homemaker and also a working professional. Despite that, I love sharing my thoughts in my mother tongue, Bengali, on my blogging platform. I enjoy listening to and singing songs. In my free time, I love to travel and capture beautiful moments with my camera. Occasionally, I write a few lines of poetry inspired by my emotions, which I really enjoy. Above all, I love my dearest mother dearly.
