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Originally Posted by Angela  Well, from my point of view, what you call two different points are two sides of the same coin, and part of the same point. . |
For me they are not the same point:
Point 1 - the past can exist in the present through reminders of events (painful or pleasureful) and often through physical evidence - a scar, a lost arm. It is not a fantasy or figment of the imagination.
Point 2 - Your reaction to the past events (always your choice), painful or pleasureful.
An event and your reaction to the event are not the same. They are 2 distinct happenings.
My only point
ever was that the past is not a fantasy or non-event. It has bearing and influence on the present whether it's good, bad or indifferent. How a person chooses to referrence it is
not the issue. That's a separate point.