People like to say say that time flies. In reality, humans just reminisce about the past too much, carefully selecting which memories to keep about days that are long gone. We like to think as the past being easier, better, even less expensive but it is all because we managed to survive it; we got through it. The present is just a headache, full of uncertainty. one is stuck trying to figure out the future, making plans that are beyond ones control, working toward some sort of joy that will one day come. The past is comfort.