The Past
The past is something interesting, of which we can draw good and bad from.
It's something we both should look back to but never look back at in some instances.
The past is the best predictor of the future.
But watching the past can make us miss the future.
We can pine for the past and lose out on the potentials of the future.
There is a fine tension between recognizing the past, but letting it go and looking ahead and reaching forward to the future.
Holding that in balance is much more difficult than it sounds. Sometimes we want to completely let go of the past, and in some aspects that's needed, but in other aspects retaining parts of the past are mission critical.
Sometimes we don't want to let go of the past and we never reach for fear of letting go of what we already know and are comfortable with and jumping into the unknown.
Risks must be taken. Measured risks of course. Not reckless risks. Life without risks will cause stagnation and decline.
The past can equip us and launch us into the great future, or the past can weigh us down like a boat anchor and prevent the great future.
It's something we both should look back to but never look back at in some instances.
The past is the best predictor of the future.
But watching the past can make us miss the future.
We can pine for the past and lose out on the potentials of the future.
There is a fine tension between recognizing the past, but letting it go and looking ahead and reaching forward to the future.
Holding that in balance is much more difficult than it sounds. Sometimes we want to completely let go of the past, and in some aspects that's needed, but in other aspects retaining parts of the past are mission critical.
Sometimes we don't want to let go of the past and we never reach for fear of letting go of what we already know and are comfortable with and jumping into the unknown.
Risks must be taken. Measured risks of course. Not reckless risks. Life without risks will cause stagnation and decline.
The past can equip us and launch us into the great future, or the past can weigh us down like a boat anchor and prevent the great future.
Another excellent post.. I fully agree... I try too live here and now; with anticipation of a great future.. The past can be such wonderful or such haunting memories.
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