#Origins

Looking Back to Chart the Way Forward

Ultimately, memory must be a guide, not a cage. Rizal’s wisdom cautions against amnesia, but it also implies movement; the point of checking the wake is to sail better. As William Faulkner put it, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past” (Requiem for a Nun, 1951). The art is to convert that ever-present past into insight—distilling lessons, releasing resentments, and carrying forward only what helps. In doing so, we look back just enough to arrive where we truly intend. [...]

Seek the Origins, Not Just the Facts – Ivan Pavlov

As a prominent physiologist, Pavlov’s approach influenced the field of psychology, steering it toward experimental and cause-focused methods. [...]