I have a good memory, which has often been a great asset for me. Medical school in the 1980’s required massive memorization of arcane facts, formulas and anatomical structures. The philosophy then was that it was better to spend hours memorizing stuff every night then it would be to simply look them up when the information is needed. My tone here conveys my view of this approach. I can remember the phone number in the house I lived in until I was 8 years old. Impressive? Perhaps.Useful? I doubt it. Some folks have long memories, which is not always a gift. There are events and painful moments that while they will always be stitched within our personal tapestries, they may be better placed beyond easy reach. Nations also have long memories. I am writing now from Manila on the other side of the globe. Yesterday, I was snorkeling and witnessed a shipwrecked Japanese warship sunk in WW II by the Americans. The war in the Pacific theater between the Japanese and the Americans was
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