Artemis - 2 : The Space Race of our time

I am just bookmarking this for myself.  

Also, this site provided the best live tracking of the mission.

https://issinfo.net/artemis

Starry Night

There is this scene from  the 2004 movie, Around the World in 80 days, where Phileas Fogg sighs that they are in the wrong place. "This is isn't science, this is art"

Some time later, he declares the Monique's work is far better than those of the other amateurs. And we get this scene:

Cracks me up everytime !

The movie might have been a box-office bomb, but for me it is one of those under-appreciated treasures from that time. It is based on a classic Jules Verne book , one which I enjoyed reading as a kid. It is an adventure comedy, which never gets serious, but does get emotional. It features star actors from the time: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent...and cameos from so many others..  Arnold Schwarzenegger , Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Owen Wilson. They got the start and the climax of the movie faithful to the original story, but everything else is just made up ! I don't think they were trying to make a faithful adaptation, but rather a fun, laugh in your seats movie very good just enjoy travelling the world in the 1870s.

But I find this particular scene extremely funny because that person in the last scene is supposed to be Vincent Van Gogh, who has put his famous painting "Starry Night" in the art museum. And I adore that painting.

That is probably the single painting every generation since the boomers will be able to identify today, simply because it is kind of everywhere now. There are cups, mugs ,t-shirts, pillows available in its design. 

And the reason this is not illegal is because the artwork is now in the public domain. Yes, Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889) is in the public domain worldwide because the artist died in 1890, far exceeding the 70-year post-mortem copyright rule.

Now there are numerous paintings about the night sky, like Pissarro, Millet (who also painted a Starry Night), and Hopper's Nighthawks. But it is Van Gogh's interpretation that everyone knows of. He died the year after he painted his masterpiece, his wife apparently struggled to sell the rest of this work. It would take decades after his death for his work to gain recognition.

This is the joke that the scene in the movie above is trying to make; Phileas calling Van Gogh an amateur is point on, because at that point in history, Van Gogh's work  was yet unappreciated.

Now I am trying to recall where I saw this work and learnt about its doomed artist; I am going to venture a guess that it was in college. One of my roommates was an artist, he did pencil drawings, but he had books of great artists. He might have been the one who showed me the night. 

Neil degrasse Tyson is a fan of Gogh and the Starry Night.

       

And there are multiple songs titled "Starry starry night", my favourite being the cover by Lianne la Havas

And BBC's Dr Who had to have an episode only for Van Gogh, an episode that might have helped spread his fame among millenials.

It is clear that what captures everyone's attention is Van Gogh's distinct style, using those short brush strokes to create those circular patterns, which one cannot really see in a clear moon-lit sky. Its nothing special, its just the night sky. This is what he saw out of his little window that night, yet it is presented as a grand spectacle, using the simplest of strokes. Sure, anyone else could have done it, but it probably takes courage to break the conventional rules that others adhere to.

So tonight, when you get some time, look up at the stars, and try to see the beauty up there. 

...and also watch the movie. :D

LinkedIn is the worst social network. Here's a doco.

I quit all my social media more than a decade ago. But the place where I spent the least time online was.. on LinkedIn. Personally I felt it was the worst social media site ..ever. Having seen the linkedIn profiles of most of the folks I used to work with, it was obvious to me that their online profiles were all bogus. It is a place to brag about what you do, hoping to get your next big job.  And now , I hear the place has turned into an AI slopfest with fake jobs an fake applicants.

Someone else has took the time to make this doco, so here goes:

Remembrance Day

Nov 11 was remembrance day. It is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. Remembrance Day is celebrated with ceremonies, a one-minute silence at 11 a.m. on November 11, and the wearing of a poppy. People gather at memorials and cenotaphs, schools hold commemorations, and many tune into broadcasts of services to remember those who died in service.  

If one looks up the wikipedia page of remembrance day, it can be see that this day is observed by all commonwealth countries, which does include India. But while I was growing up there, I cannot recall this being observed any year. There is no news coverage either. The world's largest democracy is completely clueless to how close the world was to coming to an end the first time, the great war. India's flag day, observed on Dec 7, definitely has more recognition. Our history textbooks have little coverage of why this day needs to be observed too.

I grew up thinking that India did not really have any role in both of those great wars, we were too busy fighting our own battles with the British crown back then. It was only later, much later, that I got some access to books and articles on the role that at least some Indians played in both World Wars, albeit fighting for the Brits in a strange irony. Approximately 1.3 million Indian soldiers - Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and Christians - served in WW1, and 2.5 million in WW2. Participants from the Indian subcontinent won 13,000 medals, including 12 Victoria Crosses in WW1

By the way, did you know that there were already some Indians living in Australia before the First World War ? In June 1917, Private Nain Singh Sailani and Private Sarn Singh were killed in action on the Western Front. These men were among at least 12 Indian Australians who are known to have enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War. They were also the only Indian soldiers known to have been killed in action while serving as members of the AIF. Other men, such as Desanda Singh, made it through the war and returned to Australia. We may never know what motivated these men to enlist, but their stories add to the richness of Australia’s wartime history.

History is a strange subject. It is something that is always growing, as everything happening today will become history tomorrow. But the way the subject is taught in schools , especially in places like India renders it completely boring.  I remember our teachers used to prepare one line questions like : In what year did X attack Y ? Or when did this war start ? They expected the correct , once word answers, and expected students to memorise all those useless years. We are so focussed on the dates and places in history, that we miss out the real learning we should be focussed on: they mistakes people made, and what we can learn from them.

The world today would look drastically different had the wrong side won both those great wars. Anyone want to imagine a fascist planet earth ? What if the central powers had won the first world war ? That would have changed the language makeup completely. 

But the most important thing is this : We owe a un-repayable debt to those brave soldiers who marched bravely to battlegrounds , to fight on behalf of civilians all over the world. And this is why days like 11th November, and 2nd September matter. They died, so that all of us could live. And the world has learnt important lessons ;probably why we haven't had a 3rd World War yet.  

And it breaks my heart that most people alive today are so caught up in social media and news cycles, and have no idea that we can only enjoy our freedom today because many millions paid for it with their lives.

Read up on our history. So we don't have to repeat them.

https://theconversation.com/why-remembrance-of-indian-soldiers-who-fought-for-the-british-in-world-war-ii-is-so-political-86885

https://www.indianlink.com.au/remembrance-day-remembering-the-indian-australian-soldiers/

Time to get the bike out again.

 Aaahh... can you feel that ? Spring is in the air. And about time too, cause winter was behaving like a forgetful grandpa , constantly returning to pick up things they forgot. Overstaying their welcome. Its my favourite time of the year.. just warm enough to be outdoors, but cool enough to still have a light jacket on. Goes nicely with coffee.

And bikes ! Spring is undoubtedly the best time of year to get riding again. The humble bicycle should be mankind's finest inventions. It solves problems, is fun to use, and needs close to zero maintenance, and no charging (looking at you e-bike users). Bikes are virtually free, and require no insurance, registration, license, parking spaces, or any other hassle. They are so easy to own, and so incredibly useful and beneficial, with absolutely no drawbacks whatsoever to ownership. And yet somehow, there are adults out there – millions of them, ..... – who don’t even have a bike.I have been riding one since.. I turned.. 5 , I think  ? Can't remember. And it surprises me that most people still don't have a bike.  

Bikes are virtually free, and require no insurance, registration, license, parking spaces, or any other hassle. They are so easy to own, and so incredibly useful and beneficial, with absolutely no drawbacks whatsoever to ownership. And yet somehow, there are adults out there – millions of them, ......... who don’t even have a bike.

The fact is that the bicycle is still the world's most efficient way to travel, 52 years after it was first proven. Back in 1973, Scientific American magazine published an article written by S S Wilson, then a lecturer in engineering at Oxford University, in which he argued  that the bicycle’s purpose was to “make it easier for an individual to move about, and this the bicycle achieves in a way that quite outdoes natural evolution.” 

And along with that article was a graph, which charted the weight vs efficiency of most things that move on this green planet. The classic graph, reproduced countless times by engineers and cycling enthusiasts, has inspired figures as diverse as Steve Jobs, who famously compared the personal computer to “the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.”  In the latest edition, the magazine have now updated that for modern times. This graph : 

There are few things more nerdy that hearing an engineer waxing on the benefits of riding a bicycle: and Wilson does an excellent job staying true to form. He explained that while an unaided walking human consumes a fair amount of energy per distance traveled, a cyclist using a bicycle reduces energy consumption to roughly a fifth. In Wilson’s words: the cyclist “improves his efficiency rating to No. 1 among moving creatures and machines.”

Wilson also outlined practical ways to encourage cycling in cities: cycleways to reduce conflicts with automobiles, bicycle parking stations, transport of bikes by rail and bus, and public bicycles for “park and pedal” services. “Already bicycling is often the best way to get around quickly in city centers,” he noted.

His prescription for global challenges of transportation, health, and resource efficiency? “Cycle and recycle.” Wilson even applied his ideas practically, helping develop the Oxtrike cargo tricycle for developing countries.

The bicycle, as both Wilson and modern science attest, remains a triumph of efficiency and human ingenuity—one pedal stroke at a time.

But the biggest benefit of cycling ? Its just fun.

Ill see you down the road.

What is the end game of this AI race ?

This is more of an open question, than a rant, though it might read more like the latter.

30 November 2022. According to Google, that is when Open- AI launched their flagship AI model : Chat-Gpt. We all know what happened next, the initial versions were full of bugs, and problematic, but eventually it improved. In the coming months, other competing tech companies release their own versions of AI models and applications. 

So, By the end of 2025, humanity would have lived and coexisted with generative AI for three years. And the landscape has been permanently changed. 

But how ? Well, lets see, there is still a lot of AI slop, incorrrect data and biases in the answers generate by AI, but things have slowly improved maybe ? But the real impact can be seen in the real world now, and some of the people most impacted are the folks who helped build AI in the first place.

Unemployment has grown. The first impacted were artists of all kind: painters, musicians, singers.. and even actors. The abundance of art available online was used to (sometimes illegally) to train AI models, which can now efficiently recreate original works, but heavily influenced by human artists. Work which was traditionally given to artists, everything from posters on the street, ads online to vfx and entire movies, are now delivered by AI. This resulted in a big strike in hollywood in 2023. After 5 months, an agreement was reached in hollywood on how to use AI, without replacing the human artist. 

The next impacted seem to be everyone else: more and more office/desk work can now be automated via AI bots/agents, which can easily be trained to take over from a human. And the folks in technology seem to be hit pretty hard. The problem can be seen amplified in countries that do not have labour laws protecting the employees in place. Earlier this year, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) axed 12,000 employees in its largest-ever layoff round. Rival Infosys is touting AI bots it says can slash manpower needs by up to 35 per cent. 

As of now, it is the youngest employees joining the workforce that are most impacted; and how ! They were keen on gaming the system by using AI, but seem to be losing at the final level. At first, students were excited about using AI to complete their course homework. Then the professors caught on: they started using AI to assign tasks , create new challenges, and even grade students work. But in the endgame, new graduates from universities are unable to land their first jobs. The reason: companies are now using AI to automate those entry level jobs, which were done by fresh graduates upto a few years ago.

This pattern , and problem, is now being reported from about every country in the world, and there does not seem to be an fix anytime soon. The reason probably is that companies do not see it as a problem in the first place, they are happy with the lower costs of running things, without the added 'baggage' of human resources. But eventually , the problem is going to overflow from fresh graduates, to even experienced working professionals.

So that got me thinking: what is the end game of this flow ? The way the world economy is setup, human beings are an necessary part of the whole flow. 

It is the humans that consume goods and services, everything from groceries to 3k smart phones and millon dollar homes. 

It is the humans that travel and spend on things they do and do not need. 

It the humans that pay taxes, and vote in elections, and pay for utilities and services.

If every human being can be replaced by AI, who is going to buy all the goods ? You know, the same products that these AI embracing companies are producing. Banks need people to take out loans, that is what generates its revenue. Hospitality companies need poeple to travel, for work or pleasure, or their whole business will collapse, as was seen during the great COVID lockdowns. And every other private company is trying to sell something to a human a the end of their supply chain.

So eventually there are going to be things to be sold, but no one who can buy. Which is the technical definition of a recession. 

Which is likely where governments are going to wake up to reality. The private companies are definitely going to self-regulate, it is in their best interest to profit off replacing humans. The most likely stop to this mess will likely come from federal governments stepping in to slow, and eventually stop the carnage.  Some political party will have to take a hard stand, and work for the human again. You know ,the folks who actually vote and pay taxes. 

I just hope it does not take that long.

The H1B system is broken. Heres a doco.

 

Here is a doco.

It does a good job of summarizing some of the issues, and the rampant felonies being committed in the program, and even names some of the big felons.

But like most such documentaries, it falls short of providing viable solution to the issues.

But good watch.

Today, the Drishyam plan is in progress

This weekend is August 2, Saturday; and August 3, Sunday. For fans of Malayalam movies, these dates might stir memories from the plot of the 2013 Malayalam hit, Drishyam. In the second half of this trend-setter, the (antagonist) police investigation try to prove that the protagonist family were home on the 2nd during a crime being committed. The family, led by the patriach Georgekutty, consistenly prove that there were not home , and were visiting and stayin the nearby town.

August 2, Saturday. And August 3rd, a Sunday.

Its a fun trivia to remember.

Jurassic Rebirth - they, uhh.. found a way.

So it finally happened.  years later, they made a 6th sequel to the original Jurassic Park movie, trying to steal every dollar from us viewers. I had stopped watching the movies after the massive disappointment of movie 4. And had vowed never to watch another sequel in the theatres again. But you know life..is strange.

Now as I write this, the reviews of this new movie is polarised - 50-50. And that is so spot on. Some of the sequences in this movie are the silliest, and cheesiest of the entire franchise, much worse that the whole weaponizing-the-dinos bit. But some other sequences in this movie are the stuff of horror, easily the scariest bits of all the Jurassic movies so far. Its as if the movie was directed by two completely different people. But the bits I liked the most are parts where they clearly went back to Michael Crichton's original two novels for inspiration, and ..uhh..found a way to bring back that charm.

Like the whole T-Rex river sequence - my favourite part of Rebirth.. That whole plot point is from the first Jurassic Park novel. In the book Alan Grant and the two kids find a way back to the main complex. We are an inflatable boat on a river for hidden tunnels through a waterfall. (Fun fact: in the first novel, Lex is a 4 year old little girl crazy about baseball, and always carries a pitchers glove. Tim is older, an nerdier elder brother, protective of his little sister; they switched it around for the first movie. ) . To make this work in this movie story had to create an entire new family of father and two daughters and a straggler boyfriend.  And they have re-created that sequence exactly as mentioned in the book. And it works, it really works. Then entire theatre watch completely silent for the entire seven minutes sequence.

And the whole supermarket mutadon sequence was clearly a callback to the kitchen sequence of the first movie. 

But right in the opening minutes, they have copied a plot point from the second Jurassic Park novel. The secret facility is shown undone by a chocolate wrapper. In the book "The lost world" a character attracts velociraptors because they dropped candy wrappers.

And cue in the wonder - the inspiring , iconic music of the first movie returns in all its glory. But the sequence on which it is shot is just director Gareth Edwards copying off his first monster movie - two huge creatures embracing each other.

And red flares. Lots and lots of red flares.

If this movie works it entirely because they've gone back to their roots. There is something scary about bunch of humans visiting a monster infested island. Like King-kong, like the anaconda movies, even those alien predator movies - a bunch of silly humans in the territory of bad animals is just the recipe of a summer movie. But I am surprised that it took the studio so long to realise this and come to their senses. There is no place for logic in it, and is best enjoyed with that part of your brain turned off. And in a theatre with a huge screen.

Crichton had a genius idea. And Spielberg gave it wings. But everyone else is just making things worse with every sequel.

Rabbit hole

Aha, fun days. Its nice getting some time to yourselves. And what's more fun than  reading ? A bit of writing. 

I went down a long rabbit hole recently. In a good way. I have always enjoyed reading, and comics and cartoons in that order. Earlier this year I read that The Tintin comics entered public domain this year. Not around the world, only the US copyright.

You see ,everything written or published by any author has a copyright, during which that work cannot be copied. The law works different in each country. But here is what google's ai summarized:

In the United States, the copyright on the original Tintin comics expires 95 years after publication. This means that the first versions of Tintin, which debuted in a Belgian newspaper in 1929, entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. Therefore, as of today (May 29, 2025), the US copyright on Tintin has already expired. 

Now does that mean one is now free to copy and use the character as one sees fit ? Beats me, I am not a lawyer.

But reading upon this news brought back memories. And a bit of time travel. You see, the Tintin comics were the first real cartoon/comic books I read. Uptil that point I only ever read the cartoons published in Indian newspapers. Most of which were political, although the Hindu published syndicated cartoons/comics from the West : Tarzan, Spiderman etc.

The school I used to attend to, one day finally decided to get brand new books; and these reignited my  love of reading. The complete works of Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, many other thrillers and non-fictions, and the World Encyclopedia (remember those). It was the time before accessible , cheap internet, so folks had to find their stuff offline the hard way.

But among the acquisitions, was the complete color publication of The Tintin comics. This was soon to prove a famous among the school students. The simple, dark lines and many colors, and the humour from 60 years prior just resonated. Tintin , the young 20s something lad always found a way to travel around the world with his little dog, without having to answer questions at passport control, or booking a separate seat for his dog ! The Tintin world was a simplified but still rich snapshot in time.

My favourite book (maybe for most) was of course the Unicorn-Rackham works. Author George Remi, more famously known as Herge, found a way to get some time travel within the storyline. In the first book, the timeline shifts from the 1920s to 1670s, when captain Haddock recounts the travels of his ancestor, who was supposedly a capable captain in King Charles II's navy, the English navy. It features pirates, and wooden ships, and classic cutlass fights. I suppose pirates and sail ships have always stirred the imagination of the young reader. And of course: treasure. Cutting back to current times, the trio (musn't forget Snowy) decide to hunt for pirate Red Rackham's sunken treasure.

I came home and started reading and playing the story to my kid. And the little one got hooked.  There was a plethora of questions about pirates and life at sea at the time ; questions I was not really prepared for. 

"What's the larboard  ?"

"What's the booty?"

"Gunpowder?"

Man of man..the questions kept on coming. I had no choice but to bring in more books & movies on the topic.

We end up watching the live animated movie by Spielberg, after having watched the animations from the 90s.

..fast forward 2 days, we were now watching Treasure Island, the 1990 version starring a young Christian Bale as Hawkins.

The movie was fun but attracted more questions. Hawkins was clearly too young to be serving in a place like that, but times were different. And how does the treasure finding work ? Is it always "finders, keepers" ? Not in the real world, but law is different in adventure fiction.

Coming back to Tintin, it was fascinating reading how teachers were using the comics to teach world history. There is something about the clear drawings, and the colorful and caricaturized characters, the colorful, but still child-safe language, and references to all the cultures and countries depicted: someone actually took time and effort to work on them, and it is clearly visible. There are memes, and ai generated content ..etc..Tintin will live on in imagination and on the internet forever.

And that was quite a rabbit hole.

The biggest reality show begins today

Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction.  Reality programs had hit television more than two decades ago, captured viewers interest, and have overstayed their welcome. But now, the greatest reality show in the world starts today. Its a joke, there will be thrills, many people will be affected, and relationships are going to get tainted. 

But all we can do is stay home and watch. And hope it ends in 4 years.

Definitely Glad I didn't go there.

Kia ora Aotearoa

There once was a land down under,

The South Island of New Zealand, a wonder.

With mountains so grand,

And glaciers so grand,

A natural beauty that makes one ponder.

Travel is therapy.  A fact I had forgotten until I travelled again recently. To a place right next door, but seems like being on a different planet itself. 

The wonderful islands of New Zealand.

Now I might be biased with my limited time on the ground, but the South islands of NZ was awe inspiring. I was expecting to see geography and vegetation similar to what is found in Australia, so was shocked to see a place closer to Europe. This makes sense, the islands are further south, closer to the south pole, and that was having an influence on the weather down there. It was snowing around Queenstown, even as the ski season was coming to an end. And rocks and trees was unlike what is seen in the southern part of Australia.

It took a while to get used to the waves on the beach , on lake Tekapo. Yep, the lake is so large, largest in NZ, that it behaved like a small sea . There were constant waves on the shore , usually only seen at a proper sea-beach. And the water was super cool.

But even a few weeks isn't enough to explore the lengths of this tiny-winy country. Which is why we have to return, another day, to continue delving into its secrets. It is still hard to believe that this rugged country of varying nature is just next door.

Running for life

There once was a runner so fleet Who loved to run down the street Each morning at dawn They'd put on shoes and jog on To stay healthy and fit what a treat!

Change is in the air

The winter was long and quite dreary 

But now spring is arriving so cheery 

The cold winds now cease 

Warmer days increase 

As winter makes way for spring weary

Yes. Things are changing. Mostly for good. But not always. It sometimes feels like time just flows. And sometimes feels like Groundhog Year. I once liked the fact that the newspapers in this new adopted country of mine is a little more civil , with regards to reporting the news. But even that is now going down the drain. The elections might be over in the former United States, but the coverage, and its aftereffects is on the other side.

First , lets get this out of the way: the pandemic is over. The COVID-19 pandemic first reached Australia in early 2020. The government implemented increasingly restrictive measures like bans on public gatherings and travel to slow the spread of the virus. This had significant economic and social impacts on Australia. By April/May 2021, Australia had experienced over a year of the pandemic. Some of the key responses included closing schools which affected vulnerable children's education outcomes. The Reserve Bank of Australia also implemented unconventional monetary policies to support the economy. Throughout the pandemic, there were acute impacts on Australians' mental health as well as challenges for the healthcare system in treating patients and accessing personal protective equipment.

Inflation in Australia likely peaked in late 2022 and is projected to continue declining in 2023 and 2024 . But costs of things continue to stay high. The borders are now open, and temporary and permanent migration is not only high, but some say are higher than it has ever been.

But the biggest topic that has caught people's mind is the phenomenal , almost overnight rise of AI and the jobs it will reduce. And the repeated complaints of employers asking employees to return to office. Although these might look like two unrelated issues, they are more closely related than it seems.

I can still recall about 5 years ago, when Rising incomes, low public debt, affordable welfare state and immigration were discussed as things Australia was doing well. There was a general air of hope and confidence; this was the place to be, the model country for others to admire.

Maybe that spring isn't far away.

There once was a group full of hope Who said their investment would cope With schedules each day They planned things that way But optimism can lead us off scope

Thank goodness, I didn't go there

The USofA. I am talking of the USA. It was one of my life's best decisions that I didn't go there.

 Already more than 60 people have been killed in gun violence in 2023. And it is still only January.

There were 647 mass shootings last year.

And this is supposed to be the most developed, and advanced country in the world.

And now, top US companies have begun laying off employees. Andt these are some of the richest, most financially successful companies in the world.

Not going there.

75 years, and still waiting

Funny times, we are living in. I can distinctly remember the hope and energy in the air 25 years ago, during the 50th year celebrations. Yes, political leaders lied even then, but somehow those lies seemed plausible. And the goals they set forth seemed achievable. Do-able. In our lifetime.

Not any more.

After 75 years, a nation still waits. While it slowly destroys itself.

A little warmer , please

Never thought I would say this, but this year's was a longer winter than usual. And also colder. Across Australia, average temperatures have been declining, due to the La Nina, and other unexpected weather phenomenon. It has been steadily raining, and cold these past few months. A marked difference from the days when this used to be a drought struck area. A freezing 2 degrees in the mornings, some days. 

Winter is a fun time to enjoy, sure, but with COVID still around, and many new virus-caused diseases going around, sneezing outside doesn't get the same 'bless you' that it used to.

So, it is a good sign to see this long winter slowly coming to its end. End of this month, and we should be officially in spring ! What a wonderful time of the year to be out !!

Jurassic World : Dominon. Or how to ruin a movie franchise.

 And so, it happens. I am going to type in here , something I never thought I woulds say in my life. 

They ruined my favourite movie franchise for me. I hate dinosaur movies now.

Hollywood ruined it. Today I watched the utter trash that they called Dominion in a theatre today. And for about 5 minutes, I was so bored, I actually fell asleep. While a rampage was going on on the screen.

Collin Trevorow, I hate you. I will never watch anything you are involved in.

It is amazing how rancid commercialisation can actually take creativity out of movies.

I hope they teach this in film school tomorrow. How absolute morons can ruin long standing classics.

It takes courage to move on

 This is just an advice. Or it could be a rant. Maybe both.

It takes courage to move on from bitter things.

Remembering does not help. In fact, it keeps you back.

The only true way to move forward, is to let go.

I know it sounds easy to say. It takes time to apply.

Here is hoping you find that courage.