The trouble with the halcyon days is, you never know you’re living them until it’s too late.
Watching the Liverpool fans in the away end of the Emirates on Thursday night, no-one was left with the impression that the enormity of their side’s latest achievement was lost on them, at least.
After all, it may ‘only’ be a Carabao Cup final that Jurgen Klopp ’s team have reached, but such milestones are never to be sniffed at, even for a club as decorated as Liverpool.
Next month marks six years since the Reds’ last visit to Wembley outside of a Community Shield and Klopp insists he and his players will give their all for a first League Cup success in a decade.
Quite right, too.
This is a competition that unashamedly represented the lowest on the priority list when the action got underway in August, but having come this far, it would be a shame to see it end in heartache as far as Klopp and his staff are concerned.
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Covering Liverpool in granular detail as we do on these pages can be a curious thing.
The Reds’ fanbase, if you peruse social media on any given day, is never too far removed from feelings of frustration and annoyance in certain circles.
Such depth of emotion comes primarily from the lack of spending from owners Fenway Sports Group and the apparent failure to invest heavily in the playing staff.
When title rivals are spending upwards of £100m on single transactions, such a prudent, even frugal outlook weighs heavy to some.
Even more so during transfer windows when other fans are being allowed to get excited by the prospect of fresh faces.
Of course, measured, sensible critiques about the makeup of the squad carry some credence, but all too often that argument is undercut by an extreme version of it that paints a bleak picture for the entire future of the club.
Out in the real world, such as the stands of the away ends that Liverpool pack out each week, the feelings are much different.
Just ask the 5,000 who partied in the capital on Thursday evening after watching their team reach another cup final at the expense of Arsenal.
It was triumphant. Defiant, even.
"We’re the greatest team in Europe and we’re going to Wembley!" they sang long into the north London night.
This will be their seventh final under Klopp dating back to February 2016.
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Klopp’s Liverpool have taken their followers on journeys to Basel, Kiev, Madrid, Istanbul and even Qatar during that time.
These are the events that shape the culture of a fanbase like Liverpool’s.
You only had to hear the creation of a new song for Diogo Jota on the concourses of the Emirates to understand just what these days and these times mean for the Anfield faithful.
Throw in a couple of Community Shield appearances at Wembley for supporters to enjoy as days out over the last couple of years and it’s clear that there are few genuine areas to find fault in.
It is why the grumblings over a lack of ambition and a failure to compete after a rocky month cut little ice.
Liverpool have ambitions to win every competition they are in and are currently competing on four fronts.
That, by definition, is a team with ambition and a team that competes; the bottom line of a transfer outlay is irrelevant.
Admittedly, Manchester City’s 12-game winning run has given them firm control of the Premier League title race but Liverpool are enjoying a fine campaign regardless.
Speak to those who celebrated when Manchester United were slain 5-0 at Old Trafford or when Everton were thumped 4-1 at Goodison Park and try to argue this season has been underwhelming.
‘Liverpool FC exists to win trophies’ is a trope that remains as true as ever, but that does not mean the memories made and shared during these journeys mean less if the team loses.
The Premier League may yet prove a bridge too far this season, but with the Champions League on the horizon, a manageable fourth-round FA Cup tie to come and a Carabao Cup showdown with Chelsea, there is plenty to hold the interest in the coming weeks.
Perhaps, then, it is finally time to just sit back and enjoy this team and its manager while they are here at Anfield.
This Liverpool team will have stories told about it one day, but there are still a few chapters left to write.
