Quote Originally Posted by Kevykev
Sometimes without conscious realization, our thoughts, our faith, our interests are entered into the past. We talk about other times, other places, other persons and lose our living hold on the present. Sometimes we think- if we could just go back in time we would be happy, but anyone who attempts to reenter the past is sure to be disappointed. Anyone who has ever revisited the place of his birth after years of absence is shocked by the differences between the way the place actually is, and the way he has remembered it. He may walk along old familiar streets and roads, but he is a stranger in a strange land. He has thought of this place as home, but he finds he is no longer here even in spirit. He has gone on to a new and different life, and in thinking longingly of the past, he has been giving thought and interest to something that no longer exist.


- The Color of Water by James McBride pg.250
(Written by Mcbride's father - Inspired by verses from the Bible)
Definitely had to read this over a couple times. A few parts reach out to me. I may have misinterpreted it...or hey, maybe it's just my own interpretation.

Yes, sometimes I feel like I want to go back...relive my past, but only if I had the knowledge which I have now. Then again, I'd miss out on the "excitement" of new discovery...

I think I need to go over it again.