Summation of things

People say that where we are currently in life is the summation of all the miscellaneous things that have happened to us or upon us throughout our lives (whether self-imposed or not), everything from the mundane to the wild and eccentric.

What if whoever says that is wrong, at least for some of us?

On the grand scale of things, 99% of the people we encounter are pretty fleeting. We are just a momentary diversion in their lives and vice-versa.

Maybe where we are currently in life is just where we are currently in life, and nothing more. Maybe, at any given point in time, we can go back and include and omit different factors from our pasts to create a different sum, or state of being. And maybe that accounts for the way we change... maybe even what or who we change into.

If you subscribe to either theory, it's hard to escape yourself... whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, I have no earthly intimation.

At least, that's how I feel about it right now.