Ponder for a moment how the course of your life would have changed if you remembered all of the things that you’ve forgotten. Alright, I have you confused. Let me try this again. If you had the opportunity to retreat back in time to a place where you’ve said, “Gee I forgot to do that,” and thought about the outcome if you hadn’t forgotten that certain something, would the road taken lead you to the point you’re at now or not?
Think about it for a moment. Here is a depiction of what I’m alluding to. If you hadn’t forgotten to take out the garbage on that Tuesday night, you wouldn’t have fallen and twisted your ankle at 2 AM over the ham bone left on the staircase by the family dog, who gratefully ransacked the garbage can while you slept. The whole issue of blame with your wife about who’s turn it was to take out the garbage would have been avoided, temperatures wouldn’t have....