New Year's Preparations

There is a certain kind of amnesia that lulls us into a false sense of security.

Since thought does not have the power to conjure up reality out of "airy nothing," we have difficulty remembering even unpleasant experiences as real-time events that occupied the whole of our consciousness.

We are inclined to forget the lessons of the past. We assume that the future will be pleasant and secure. We rely on hope.

This is not wise.

"Do as a wise man should and prepare for ill and not for good."