To Leave It on the Mountain by Maaza Mengiste - The New York Times Style Magazine, May 15, 2022

This issue of the magazine focuses on travel, particularly on places returned to after a long absence. 

This recollection centers on a childhood illness while traveling with the author's mother to Mount Pilatus, Switzerland.

What happens when a place is associated with a bad memory?  Many may not return.  Sometimes going back can be a tonic that can only be appreciated once the old memories are examined and compared to the new experience. 

It's not unusual to avoid a place where an unhappy event happened.  But is it the fault of the place?  No, it's just what the place itself represents.  Giving the place a second chance may be an opportunity to give the memory some perspective. 

There was a warmth to the story that I took to immediately.