Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Why Do I Keep Forgetting What I Already Know?

 

(image by DALL·E - Open AI)

Why do I always forget the things I know? 

When climate deniers post online, I know there’s little point in responding. They’re not open to it. And yet, there I am again, writing lengthy replies, attempting to educate people who have already made their minds up. 

When I get stuck in traffic, I get frustrated and angry, as if this will help. The traffic is beyond my control. But the time I choose to leave home? That IS under my control. So, am I angry with the traffic… or at myself for forgetting this simple truth?

Every day, I feel anxious before teaching. But, in all these years, no harm has come to me in a classroom. Why do I forget this?

Am I cursed to always forget and relearn, like Sisyphus, pushing the boulder up hill, only to watch it roll back down? 

Maybe.
But maybe this is part of being human? 
I wonder… would I have it any other way?