ABSTRACT
The question of “history” will be approached from two different perspectives in this chapter: History as every individual’s description of their life, and history as the history of the parletre. Monuments, artworks, museums, history books and novels are all attempts at not forgetting, of remembering or of preserving the past, with little attempt to answer the question of why the past should not be forgotten, or how it is remembered. In psychoanalysis, the people create a potential for every single individual to explore her/his History in order to create a subjective history beyond the story of her/his life or what is taken to be their destiny. Personal choices coming from somewhere beyond cognition or the ego individuality and the opportunities to nurture humanity will be washed away from contemporary history when the past is forgotten. The plot focuses on the subject's momentary choices and responsibilities, which are brought upon her/him.
