Past the Point of No Return

They say, that history is a reference. A guidance to the ways of life.

Others say, the past has gone, and what is the use to bother something that has happened.

Thinking to the past means thinking back. Thinking all happened, thinking all incidents, thinking all nice things, thinking all bad things.

The famous Tang Dynasty Emperor, Tang Taizong once said, the past to be the mirror, as it says how dynasties rise and fall, and reflect to the Tang dynasty.

But, at the end, the dynasty falls because of his pleasure for his concubine.

Sometimes, past is not necessarily the mirror to reflect flaws. Because, although we knew that we had a flaw once, we just couldn't correct ourselves. Sometimes, we don't want to admit the flaws. Sometimes, we allowed ourselves to step into the trap.

But that doesn't answer the question. Is it worth to think about the past?

Obviously, future is more important. The future is yet to come, and going to come, and sure will come. Therefore, it is more worth to think about the future. Thus, put more effort to ponder the future than the past.

But, the future is yet to come. We still don't know what is coming untill we know. And when that time comes, it is not the future. It is present.

As the title of the blog says, Past the Point of No Return, means that we cannot change past, we can only look at past, with frustration, with regrets, or just plainly pondering. The title also says, that Past cannot be ammend, so we have to be wise when making a move.

So, is it worth to think about the past?

P.S. Make a wise choice, to live with honour and dignity. That's where lies true joy in life. Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus-Excerpt from "The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus" retold by William Samuel

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Phantom:
You have come here in pursuit of your deepest urge, in pursuit of that wish, which till now has been silent, silent . . .

I have brought you, that our passions may fuse and merge - in your mind you've already succumnbed to me, dropped all defences, completely succumbed ot me - now you are here with me: no second thoughts, you've decided, decided . . .

Past the point of no return - no backward glances: our games of make believe are at an end . . . Past all thought of ' if ' or ' when ' - no use resisting: abandon thought, and let the dream descend . . .

What raging fire shall flood the soul? What rich desire unlocks its door? What sweet seduction lies before us . . .?

Past the point of no return, the final threshold - what warm, unspoken secrets will we learn? Beyond the point of no return . . .

Christine:
You have brought me to that moment where words run dry, to that moment where speech disappears into silence, silence . . .

I have come here, hardly knowing the reason why . . . In my mind, I've already imagined our bodies entwining, defenceless and silent - and now I am here wiht you: no second thoughts, I've decided, decided . . .

Past the point of no return - no going back now: our passion - play has now, at last, begun . . . Past all thought of ' right' or ' wrong' - one final question: how long should we two wait, before we're one . . .?

When will the blood begin to race, the sleeping bud burst into bloom? When will the flames, at last, consume us . . .?

Both:
Past the point of no return, the final threshold - the bridge is crossed, so stand and watch it burn . . . We've passed the point of no return . . .

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Seriously. Is past really a "no u-turn" point?

Scientifically speaking, there are some possibilities...

See, to make time travel is to......

I don't want to start a Science Lesson right now.

But, there are paradoxes around time-travelling. The prominent one, is the Grandfather paradox.

I agree to this paradox: suppose a man traveled back in time and killed his biological grandfather before the latter met the traveler's grandmother. As a result, one of the traveler's parents (and by extension the traveller himself) would never have been conceived. This would imply that he could not have travelled back in time after all, which in turn implies the grandfather would still be alive, and the traveller would have been conceived allowing him to travel back in time and kill his grandfather Thus each possibility seems to imply its own negation a type of logical paradox.

So, this shows that past is really a no return point.

But, the real message behind this first post is: to choose the right path always, because once you've "decided", there is no turning back...

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