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Question: Are the phantoms of the past!.!.!.!?
called as such because one remembers then when they expect less, or because in time they acquire such a little consistency that one is able to see through them!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I think it is linked to the experience one has had in the womb and in ones early life!. If those times were dark, then i think there'll be a void in the centre of my being that I will never be able to fill!. There is sort of a black hole, a vulnerability that you can't do anything about!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because after time passes, they become fuzzy around the edges and maybe a bit confused!. You remember the things that affect you most, but the other aspects melt away!. They do not have substance anymore, even though they are still there in your mind - like phantoms, ghosts, or shadows!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The past is dead, but if it has not been laid to rest, phantoms of the past will continue to haunt the present, possibly even remanifesting in the future!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Phantoms of the past are so called because they still haunt you, but no longer contain the substance of a real threat to you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think they are called phantoms simply because they tend to haunt the mind and soul!.!.!.but going with your choices I would choose the latter, that they can be seen through!. That is usually a good feeling :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

usually refers to memeories that "haunt" you maybe a bad decision you made or a traumatic event something that you carry with you and keep hidden from other peopleWww@QuestionHome@Com

Our pursuit of knowledge and acquisition of such, is to differentiate phantoms from reality!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am still haunted by the phantoms of my past, there seems no way to escape them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We are not of this world !.But after time we adjust to it and forget the other!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

there was no such thing in the first placeWww@QuestionHome@Com

i do love ham and cheese!
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