People say that hindsight is 20/20; it is only after looking back at an event that we fully understand what happened and why it happened. However, there are many events in our lives that, even when we go over them repeatedly in our heads, we never fully comprehend their full effect on the way we think and feel. At the same time, we feel that an indelible mark on our identities, and recognize that they would be in our minds forever. For me, this is no less true than the first time I was beaten up at school.
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