The
grass on the other side of the fence is always greener. For us humans,
the past is the other side of the fence. We were not witness to the
micro-level events that took place and all our knowledge of the past is
through the sieves of authors, poets and artists. That being the case,
we always find the past to be better than the present.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
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