Memory Chips

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Life’s double edged sword: those who have the memory, hold the chips.

But the spicy pickle in the middle of that appetiser is that once those pass away, history resets.

The twister comes when that memory has been archived.

But even that memory can be erased.

Now why would anyone want to erase that memory unless it was for nefarious aims?

Because, those who have the memory hold the chips.

And sometimes, those chips are buried poison. Sometimes, they’re gold.

Sometimes, even when we think they were buried for life, they are dug up.

Then it’s time for fireworks. And someone may wish they never archived that memory.

Does that make documentation bad?

Now when that memory serves a collective purpose for mankind,

The blow can be agonising.

When the painful lessons learned are so essential for the future of humanity,

This time it’s knockout for a whole generation. And we will never see it coming.

Remind us why wars start again?