Many don’t want to talk about the past

In my opinion there are two types of people in the world. Those who reminisce about their past and those who focus on the pres- ent and look forward to the future and what it might hold for them. Research results are not always accurate. The following finding is a case in point.

- Birjees Hussain

Researchers think that those who reminisce alot also have lots and lots of friends because they work hard at keeping them. They talk fondly about past events and make their friends happy to hear those fond memories. Apparently it makes everyone in that circle of friends happy to hear about the good old days.

I think these researchers could not be more wrong.

I do reminisce quite a bit too but have | maintained a big circle of good friends, as the research indicates?

I have not and it’s not because | don’t talk about the past fondly. There are a myriad of reasons why people maintain a circle of good friends and as many reasons that they don't but it has nothing to do with recalling the good old days.