Do you Remember?

What is it you remember most from your childhood? A favorite toy, a favorite relative, a favorite story or a favorite animal? Isn't it amazing how different things from one's childhood and youth will eventually come back during one's lifetime?

Such as sling dog that was a favorite toy of thousands of children during the 60's and 70's is now popular thanks to the Toy Story movies. Only now the dog's body is made of plastic and not wood like the original. How about the mini skirt that was all the rage in late 60's and through out the 70's came back in the late 90's and is still a favorite for fashion designers. The popular television series Hawaii 5-0 is even being reformatted to today's audience.

What does all this say about society? That one's past or history will always return to haunt oneself. So if the individual can learn from the past then why can't a society? How can a society move forward when it does not address the issues, crimes and political turmoil of it's past. This teaches that as a whole society needs to reflect and honor its past. In so doing it will not commit the same old mistakes. The sins of the one afflicts the many and vise verse.

So remember, reflect and honor the past. Study it and retain its lessons. For karma can be a real big pain in the rear.