A few months ago, the FDA decided to do a study on people and their bad memories. People who have had traumatic events in their lives and have not been able to move on. After the basics of their study, they discovered the memory forging chemical in the body is one we all know well... adrenalline. Sure thats all well and good... but now we get to the scary part.
They decided to do a few tests on some subjects with "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder." They did the usual... half get the experemental drug, half get placebo. The extent of the test was to figure out if they could "erase" the memory that causes them difficulty. They were partially successful... which scares the hell out of me.
Imagine if you would... a world full of people who go through life without a care in the world because they KNOW their government will take care of them. Where they can live without a single care in the world because they have a happy little pill that makes them forget all the bad things of life. Where fear is a thing of the past and their all loving government is only out for their best interests. Too bad sarcasm doisn't come out well in type. That was full of sarcasm.
I've made my fair share of bad decisions that ended in pain... I've seen and done things that I probably shouldn't have done... I've been scared out of my mind and nearly soiled my undies because of it... Would I want to forget any of these experiences? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! It's these experiences that make us who we are. These lessons help us to make intelligent decisions afterwards. You cannot change the past... so why let it bother you? Learn from what has happened... even if you can't find a lesson right away, it'll come eventually... and you won't be sorry. It's paranoia that's kept me alive this long... and there is no way I would live without it.

Just remember... THOSE WHO IGNORE THE PAST ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!!!