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“We are all ruled by the past, although no one understands it. No one recognizes the power of the past,” he said, with a sweep of his hand. “But if you think about it, the past has always been more important than the present. The present is like a coral island that sticks above the water, but is built upon millions of dead corals under the surface, that no one sees. In the same way, our everyday world is built upon millions and millions of events and decisions that occurred in the past. And what we add in the present is trivial.
“In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained.
