okay talking to somebody the other day, and something that happened to me once came up, and I realised that probably the scariest place I have ever been to is my own past. I hate it. It gives me the willies.... not somewhere I'd like to go ever again. I think I'd prefer to pick and choose what I remember, and while I wouldn't change it (after all it's what makes me who am I), I realised that 95% of it embarses me... is that stupid or what?
_interrobang_:
I think a lot of people feel the same way. But think on this... How many times have you lowered your opinion of someone based on an embarrasing story that they told you? I can't think of a single time in my personal experiences. So I believe that although one is keen to feel ashamed of things that might have happened in our past, it's probably worse in our minds than in the eyes of those around us. At least those sensible enough to care about the important things.