The way a person treats his memories will tell you more about him than even a detailed study of his genealogy. A happy man will find ways to enjoy them; a wise one will scour them for faults, always on the quest to improve himself. A pessimist’s mind will be riveted on the dark times, and an introvert will dwell on the times when he could have broken out of his shell. All in all, memories play an important role in shaping us. They’re like torches, illuminating the path we have tread, highlighting the roses we picked and thorns we bled on; rivers we traversed and pitfalls we fell in. They do not indicate what we would face in the future, but they do tell us how to deal with different scenarios.
