I see a fair number of interpretations about the meaning of Inarizaki's motto ("We Don't Need Memories") and how this applies to both Atsumu and Kita's unique and disparate views on life, so I thought I would offer my two cents about this.

Kita has always expressed disdain for this creed, because he believes in the importance of memories. The road that he travels doesn't just extend into the future; it is built upon the past, and that past matters and holds value for the present and for the future.

Atsumu, on the other hand, heavily buys into Inarizaki's motto. As Kita says, this motto favors reckless plays, and Sumu can certainly be reckless on the court. One of the classic lines associated with him is: "Yesterday is gone; what shall we do today?"

If focus so intently on the past, we lose sight of the present and can even sabotage the future. Being shackled to yesterday will prevent us from moving forward, and another character who understands this very well and reiterates this point is Iwaizumi.

In Chapter 390, the words "what will you do today?" were once more juxtaposed over images of the twins.

Then, in Chapter 391 (appropriately titled "Who Needs Memories?") the Inarizaki motto was broached once morewhen Atsumu says that in volleyball "the past is gone, there ain't no such thing as memories..."

The analyses I often see about this concept suggest that either Kita is correct and that we need memories, or that Atsumu is correct and we don't need memories because yesterday is gone and the present is all we have now. But I don't believe the mentalities of these two

characters are mutually exclusive. Kita is right that each and every one of us is made up of the little things we do each day. Each action we take, each word we speak, each relationship we cultivate...all of these add up over time and make us who we are. We can't ignore the road

we have traveled our entire lives to get to the point we are at now.

That said, Kita's disdain for the Inarizaki motto (at least when it comes to Atsumu's personal interpretation of this motto) isn't entirely justified. I have severe anxiety disorder, and that has caused me to

be shackled by my past regrets and has made me fearful that I am incapable of change; that who I was in the past is who I will always be. But, by Sumu's logic, every day is a chance to start anew. Every day you get to wake up and make new decisions and you don't have to be the

same person you were the day before. The things you have done in the past have invariably forged you into the person you are today, but yesterday is gone, so what are you going to do today? What new actions are you going to take? What new skills are you going to learn?

What new friendships are you going to pursue? Who are you going to become?

This was all a very long ramble, but merely one I wanted to speak about because I genuinely believe that we can all learn from both Kita-san and Atsumu's views on life.

Yesterday's gone, but not forgotten. If you were unhappy with your yesterday, what are you going to do today to change that?