Tony HendraHistory was a way to live extra lives, to cheat the limits of flesh and blood, to roll the rock back from the tomb and free the resurrected dead.
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The idea of history as a way to live extra lives is similar to the idea of reincarnation. History, or more specifically, memory, is a way to cheat death and keep our spirits alive. It is a way to cheat the limits of flesh and blood and keep our spirits alive. We can remember all of the great moments that we’ve had. We can remember the people we’ve lost, and we can even remember what we did wrong in life and how we can grow from it.
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