This is my little personal view on time and how it changes everything. This is not some age old cliche about how time is supposed to mend all wounds and brings thing anew. This is a little reflection on the forgetful nature of man.
I suppose, we are all, as human beings, just natural born ingrates. Anything done out of good will and love today, will one day be forgotten. Worse still, it may be misunderstood.
Today, the loving hero, tomorrow the ultimate villain.
Allow me to narrate this scenario of yesterday:
"For the love of our people, we have to make the ultimate sacrifice. To leave these lands so that my beloved may live. We have to bear the pain of never seeing our children again"
Decades later, the scenario turns out to be:
"Our forefathers cared nothing for us. They left us to survive on our own. They've never loved us."
Ironic isn't it? How a gesture of sacrifice and selflessness can change its face. Time changes the gesture of selflessness and love to an act selfishness and irresponsibility.
Probably, history is not as accurate as it is. We will only get to hear what people thinks its adequate for us to hear. It is all propoganda coupled with the eroding effects of time.
I think it is something that we should reflect on. How to not just chuck the blame and maintain our narrow perceptions. Grow out of our little mental box. Blame no one for your plight. Appreciate the fact that we are alive today. Be not force-fed with facts and history.
Time is afterall a long unending river, and we are but a pebble in the stream. It carries on flowing.
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