I think songs have a way of talking into the future.*
Nick Cave

The future remembers you. Will you remember it back?**
AleXander McManus

Not all write songs but all
create stories, and through our imaginations
we are capable of folding time – so the future
shapes the present and makes it possible to
rework our past through
recognising our talents, energies, and values,^ and also through
foresight, intention, and love.^^

*Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan’s Faith, Hope and Carnage;
**AleXander McManus’ Blue Moments;
^Our talents, energies, and values have been shaped through our years and experiences, whether good or bad, meaning that when we recognise these, we shape our stories with reality rather than fantasy;
^^I remember AleXander McManus speaking of shaping the future with foresight, intention, and love, though it strikes me that these qualities also work for the past.