"To be conscious requires one to compare what is going on in the immediate present with the past in anticipation of the future. There is no way to make such a comparison unless that past, can have some kind of representation in the present. For this, symbols are needed. Without them, the memory of things past could not be brought to a level of consciousness in the present, and there would be no continuity of self-awareness over time."
Dr. Dan Jordan who wrote this was found murdered in October 1982. Dan was one of the great teachers I had in my academic life. A good brother Roger Coe passed on to a memory stick of all of Dan's writings that I had misplaced somewhere in my past journey. I am very thankful to have Dan's reflections to renew my mind. The last time I saw Dan was more than 36 years ago. As I reread his essays, 36 years seems like yesterday.
