I welcome you to my blog. The reason we think and believe the past is the past is because over time we tend to forget, as there is nothing to keep reminding us or help us keep track of what has happened in the past, and over time we forget it, and life goes on. The truth is that the past is never the past; the past is what builds the future. Everything we have today, whether good or bad, consists of things we did in the past or were done for us in the past. The past does not just fade into nothing; sometimes it haunts us, and sometimes it leaves way for us.
Sometimes when you travel to the village and then you mention your family name, you get to see people rejoice, and then they start telling you how your great-grandfather was good to them or how a family member of yours did something brave that either impacted them as individuals or the entire community, and that way the past paves the way for you and makes things go really smooth for you. And then there are people who, once they mention their family name, the countenance of everyone around changes, and those who do not know why would be told how a family member of that person from long ago had ties to things that either caused an individual harm or the entire community harm.
One way or another the past has a way of influencing the present; we all on our journey of life have witnessed the past either paving the way for us or standing as a hindrance for us. I have told people my family, and it brought me favour because of either my dad's kindness or a family member's good deed I was not even aware of, and I have also seen people say their family name, and all they got was a harsh reaction they did not even expect, only to find out that the reason for that was not even from them but because of something someone from their family and from way back did, but it is still used to judge them.
So I think a world where our history is recorded is not a bad idea, as when the past starts to haunt you, all you need to do is sit down and rewatch family history, and that way you will know how to tackle the problem, who you owe an apology to and who you should meet in order to make the problem go away.
