Fanciful, but sensible thing.
the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater
humans were so circular; they lived the same slow cycles of joy and misery over and over, never learning. every lesson in the universe had to be taught billions of times, and it never stuck ⏤ maybe it was good that the world forgot every lesson, every good and bad memory, every triumph and failure, all of it dying with each generation. perhaps this cultural amnesia spared them all. perhaps if they remembered everything, hope would die instead.
“I’m going to need everyone to be straight with each other from now on. No more games. This isn’t just for Blue, either. All of us.” Ronan said, “I’m always straight.” Adam replied, “Oh, man, that’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told.”
– The Raven Boys, Maggie Stiefvater