The Recalcitrant Past

His sins, many thousands of them, Lie buried in the anonymous soil. Over his mantelpiece a proverb hangs: "Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn." On his shelf "Mein Kampf" is visible. "It must never happen again," he is quick to reassure the fainthearted. All else is new: His car, his house, his political complexion, His hairstyle, his face, everything. Everything? No, not quite everything. If you want a new car, you can buy one. If you want a new house, you may get the money. If you want a new political complexion, You can always change your daily newspaper. If you want a new hairstyle, You can always pay a little extra. If you want a new a new face, it can be arranged (or rearranged). And the heart, the old hard heart? Ask for a transplant. You can always ask, but Not for love or money Can you change the past. Aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn Out of sight, out of mind