The Nostalgia Trap

At Grass by Philip LarkinThe eye can hardly pick them outFrom the cold shade they shelter in,Till wind distresses tail and mane;Then one crops grass, and moves about- The other seeming to look on -And stands anonymous againYet fifteen years ago, perhapsTwo dozen distances sufficedTo fable them: faint afternoonsOf Cups and Stakes and Handicaps,Whereby their …

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Human Memory

I've often said that vain regrets about the past are meaningless, and a recently concluded 10 year study soon to be released provides reason #37 as to why that is so. Jonah Lehrer noted in his Wall Street Journal article entitled: "When Memory Commits and Injustice" that: The biggest lie of human memory is that …

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Slowing Down Time

"Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind." ~ Giordano Bruno I have often considered - and not without wonder - the generally held opinion in those well my senior that time passes more quickly the older one becomes. Childhood, from the perspective of the child, lasts forever, while those in their …

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Technology, the Medusa of our Day?

I came across unrelated but commonly themed articles today that contained ideas worth spreading. The technological advances of our current era are transforming the way people interact. Some argue for the changes, others argue against them, but as with all human developments it behooves us to ask whether we are managing the change or if …

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