An unblinking history

"Life isn't just about passing on your genes. We can leave behind much more than just DNA. Through speech, music, literature and movies...what we've seen, heard, felt...anger, joy and sorrow...these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light. We have all the magic of the digital age to do that with. The human race will probably come to an end some time, and new species may rule over this planet. Earth may not be forever, but we still have the responsibility to leave what traces of life we can. Building the future and keeping the past alive are one and the same thing."

- David Hayter as Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

"... What we've seen, heard, felt... anger, joy and sorrow... these are the things I will pass on. That's what I live for. We need to pass the torch, and let our children read our messy and sad history by its light."

Thanks, Snake.

I'm not someone who will go back and edit my previous journal entries or this blog's history (unless it's to avoid copyright nonsense or something).

I need to learn from my past though I will do my best to shun it or stuff it away. Sometimes, I see how far I've thrown myself into something and then when I am no longer that same person, I want to hide away and deny but the better of me triumphs.

To learn.

I really want to discard the past but I know that doing so derails the present and the future and the general well-being of anyone crossing my path.