History…Rarely Repeats…

(anyone else notice that “blogspot” is an anagram of “blog post”? yeah, lame)

Neil Finn was halfway there. If he was trying to express the sentiment that history actually does NOT ever happen again, he was right. See, history is a linear, time-dependent concept. So in that respect, Neil is right, it cannot repeat, as it is by definition a selection of past events and circumstances – this can not re-occur. But if he was meaning it in a more metaphorical way (which I think he was), then what he’s saying is that nothing can ever be repeated to receive the same result. Scientists would argue vehemently against this (with good reason), but he’s fairly right.

For instance, if you go through a relationship with someone, and it leads to a bitter end, then if you were to try and re-kindle things with that person, it would not be the same relationship. Your entire interaction would be tainted/strengthened by all that has gone before, and that couldn’t help but affect it.

So, if you COULD go back and repeat history, would you really want to? Especially since if it was repeating, you wouldn’t be able to affect the outcome: however it ended previously, will be how it ends now. If this was a bad thing, it’s a horrible form of self-torture, but conversely if it was a good ending…well, I’m not quite sure why you’d put yourself through it still.



I’ve had contact with four ex-girlfriends this past week. It’s been odd. Not bad odd, all of the contact has been really good, some even quite enjoyable. (don’t be dirty – it’s all been in writing, except for one, where we were separated by glass, but that’s a good thing – Zeedar was tempting me to punch her. He even offered to pay my bail once arrested)

Odd.



Q: If you could have a super-power, what would it be? Super-speed. Effectively makes you invisible, and bullet-proof. And really really fast.
Song For The Day “Girl” by Beck