we lack the ability to see the past clearly, we might concede that holding on to a romanticized version is just another way of sabotaging the present. When, in the maturity of our years, we sense that the likelihood of achieving earthly perfection or complete happiness is small, we have the choice of accepting and enjoying what we have made of our lives. Or, we can long for a simpler time, when all seemed possible and hope prevailed over our limited experience. It is this state of innocent optimism that we long to regain even as the limitations of time and chance weigh us down. We are haunted
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