I REMEMBER

Obviously, profound loss is an inevitable and normal part of the human experience, and those of us who dwell excessively on that which is missing - for instance, obsessing upon those who have gone before and are now beyond - should, in the simplistic sense, Get Over It. But often I find myself unable to do just that. Yes, we are justifiably criticized for living in the past. On the other hand, extreme neurotics who are hopelessly out of touch with the times, and who REMEMBER things others have blessedly been able to forget, are an indispensable resource for historians. I know this is very Un-American, this life-long remembrance of previous people and events. Examples abound: How many Americans now recall NIXON's use of the IRS to target those on HIS enemies list? Yes, I'm mixing metaphors today; probably the major point I have in mind is how very INTERESTING clinical depression and other psychic pathologies can be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4O0MC5HQwI