Aaron Haspel wrote that “more people fear the past than the future”. People fear that the future will invalidate the past or bring the past effort to an impasse. In that sense they fear that they will be unable to extricate themselves from the past. But most people still prefer the future to the horror of the now. In fact most would rather idealize of vilify the past or dream about the future, as long as they don’t have to burden themselves with experiencing people around them or feeling the indescribable presence.
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- Further Reading:
- Reinventing the Past with Sigmund Freud
- Reinventing the Past with Walter Benjamin
- Love and the Fear of Death
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