The final war to end all wars. The lasting peace that endures for all time. Smoke and mirrors with good intent, but never to be realized. Worth the trouble as a motivator to rise above our base primitive instincts. But the collision of time speaks the truth of impermanence within the human condition. A final war, a final peace?

One moment at a time, one day at a time, one generation following the next. Looking back, looking forward, may we be the wiser. Beyond that who can say?

A redux of the karmic whirlwinds that brought me and ilk to the physical and psychological thin lines that separate our first breath from the last. What was revealed to each of us is matter of personal conclusion. If nothing else, human resolve and the triumph of the human spirit was attested to. Whatever revelations emerged as a benefit to the whole of humankind is up for debate.

MEMORIES REDUX