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what we choose to recollect...

every moment and instance and action
provides us multiple ways of perception, anticipation and response.
often everyone is not equipped / in the space to guide the response.
so, response emerges from the collective memory,
what we record, recollect and choose to remember has an impact on
what emerges as collective memory.
history as a record of violence, death, destruction - either to celebrate
the victor or to exhibit the suffering of the victim - becomes a burden
on collective memory.
history of peaceful life, celebration, joyful times and plentitude
does seem to be in short supply always.

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