No, not 'bad' memories - just memories. The past truly is another country and although I might like to revisit it isn't really tourist territory. The present is my time as it is for todays children. I don't envy them (this night of all nights) their materialism and loss of 'community' but I am thankful for all the advantages we share.
The opportunity to be part of this wider 'community' is something I treasure and could never have imagined in those far off impoverished days and I would like to take the opportunity to wish all those who share it Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year.