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Originally Posted by disobey
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Originally Posted by mickthinks
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I have heard it said that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. You can expect even worse if the history you think you know is a bunch of bullshit to begin with. Now, if you worship satan, I don't suppose things getting worse would be a problem. |
I don’t think that people necessarily forget the bad stuff in history. I think, particularly if it’s fresh, say in our lifetime, 9/11, I realized how easily people moved on from such a disaster. Not because it wasn’t truly horrible and not because people didn’t grieve. But, keeping such thing in the forefront all of the time is painful. Is that why it gets repeated, because we go on with our lives, preoccupied with the every day stuff? idk that's hypothetical. And then a disaster could happen on the other side of the world, and the other side of the world barely flinches. Not because people don’t care, but because they’re taking care of their families and other business. It is distraction that might be a form of denial if time isn’t taken to reflect.
And consider personal losses in our own lives, it hurt so much at first, and for a long time but after a while we don’t feel it as much anymore, it’s less frequent and rarely comes back as strong and fresh as when it happened. I think it’s what we do to survive.
But I don’t think the distraction is satan. I think staying grounded is key, and that’s staying true to faith and family.