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The past is often difficult to understand. It's filled with the things that have already happened. Things are often not understood because of what they mean, but because of what they represent. It can be very tempting, when you talk about the events of the past, to impose clarity and order upon what had neither one nor the other. We can find meaning in the past by looking for things that have already taken place, but that's not always possible.
Source: A Night Of Serious Drinking
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