Kissng, Repetition and Recollection

Ok so to be honest this has been a really long week for me, and this kind of snuck up on me.
I enjoyed reading the Seducer's Diary, from Either/or A Fragment of Life.

      My favorite part is how this 'Johannes' knows exactly how to make 'Cordelia' give him what he wants. The view of kissing was interesting. I found it amusing to read, and it was good to know this was an issue to someone over a hundred years ago.

Then I went on to read about the difference between recollection and repetition, from Repetition. "Repetition and recollection are the same movement, except in opposite directions, for what is recollected has been, is repeated backward, whereas genuine repetition is recollected forward. Repetition, therefore if it is possible, makes a person happy, whereas recollection makes a person unhappy". This was an 'aha' moment for me. Never really thought of what the difference between these two were. Then I tried to picture examples for the two, and since I just finished reading about kissing: I though the memory of my first kiss is an example of Repetition. When I think on that moment, it does cause my happiness. Recollection is something like a memory of me lying to my mom.

Following on that thought path, which could I learn more from? I know that through repetition, I can make that moment eternal and forever think on its happiness but do I gain knowledge from that? I think Recollection can be more useful because I can learn from the mistakes of my past and not try to repeat them again.

Anyways I'm going to bed now lol. These late nights are starting to catch up with me, I need to learn to use my coffee maker!