[swombat]

A saying that's stayed with me recently is:

> You can only change the past. The future is unchangeable.

Which is an interesting reversal of the usual perspective, I think. You can change how you perceive the past. You can learn new things about the past. You can change your stories about it. You can even assist others in doing that.

But the future? That is always out of reach, and already encompasses all your attempts to change it.