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Forgetting the Past

5/15/2015

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"Forget what is behind you...Have more hope than memories" (Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith 109).
Tormented by his loneliness and isolation, Vincent Van Gogh found comfort in religion.
Vincent was terribly lonely and he wanted to get rid of his loneliness by trying to get a purpose in life. He wanted to forget the days where he was mocked for being strange. The days where he had no one to turn to. Most of his memories were bad ones and his whole childhood was filled with hope. But, he never got what he wanted so instead he chose to throw all of his hope away and just move on. He completely disowned his hopes of being successful as an art dealer and instead he wanted to become "rich in God." Vincent felt that if he devoted his life to religion, he would receive forgiveness and redemption. He wanted to forget his past and in doing so, he got rid of all of his ideals/ beliefs. He turned his back to art, the one thing he was truly passionate about.

I don't think it's easy to just forget your problems and move on. Everything you do is stuck with you forever and it will always be behind you. It's just really hard to forget your past dreams and ambitions. You can't just leave painful experiences behind and move forward. It's difficult and sometimes you just end up remembering them again. I've been insulted many times in my life, and most of the time I just bury those bad memories in the back of my mind. But somehow they always manage to resurface. I can't forget them and I guess it just leaves a scar on me? I just can't leave the past behind because it's a part of me. The events that happened in the past have shaped who I am today. But I think Vincent did have the right idea in trying to leave his past behind him. He wanted to stop letting the past control him. Although It didn't really work and he couldn't change what happened, at least it did help him become happy for awhile.

Some questions: is it that easy to forget your past? Have you ever wanted to erase something from your memories?

My Reading Progress so Far:
I'm still procrastinating and it is bad and I'm regretting it...I had to jam 30 or so pages in one day and it was horrible. Sometimes I find my book hard to read because there's just so much info, but I am enjoying it!
Anyway, see you next week!!
 
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Luann H- Period 2
5/15/2015 04:43:25 pm

Hey again! Well, this was a very thought provoking post (as always) and I was thinking about it for a while....I think I do wish to erase some things from my memory but then, I wouldn't be the person I am today. (sounds cliché but it 's true..) I'm not saying I'm happy with who I am today or I like the "me" I am but I believe that people experience the things they do for a reason...and I'm not going to erase something I regret in the past just to erase a part of who I am (maybe not a great part but it's still a part of me). Yeah, what I'm trying to say is, I agree with the whole "letting go" thing but as tempting as erasing my bad experiences, I prefer staying the horribly flawed person I am today. I mean, how else am I suppose to learn?

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Justin Pantoast
5/16/2015 08:38:26 am

I feel as if this post can relate to everyone because we all have those "bad" memories but we choose to forge them or to constantly remember them. I don't know if others do this but when I'm in bed and trying to sleep, I think of my life and mostly it involves remembering all the bad things that I or someone else had done to Justin. I don't think forgetting your bad experiences is healthy but constantly hating yourself for it won't help either. Lets just end it with this wonderful quote by this wonderful woman. “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” -Oprah Winfrey

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Nayeli A P.2
5/16/2015 02:31:06 pm

Wow. Let me start of by saying that I love the music playing in the background. It fits perfectly with your book and it made the atmosphere relaxing while reading your very well though out blog post. I completely agree that sometimes it is very hard to brush the things other say off and they always seem to be brought back up at the worst times. But i guess that a huge part about growing up. Making mistakes and learning from them so you don't do it again. Keep up the great work. I really enjoyed reading what you had to say this week.

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Anonymous
5/17/2015 03:56:39 pm

Wow, very well done. It is a very relatable post.

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    Vyvy

    ah yes van gogh i love the way he just [clenches fist] lets that van go
    also im sorry my posts are awkward weeps

    **thanks Teresa for helping me with the music player

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