Past (n.) - of, having existed in, or having occurred during a time previous to the present; bygone.
There’s a saying I once heard that states, “If you live in the past, you will have no future.” However, the past is the most important part of a person’s life. Regarding a person’s past, there really are only two things that a person can do. They can either run from their past, or learn from it.
It’s truly remarkable how such a simple occurrence can whisk you away on a rollercoaster journey through your past. Looking through a photo album, a yearbook, or maybe a childhood diary can bring about vivid memories from a time long gone that you may have forgotten about. These memories can make you laugh, cry, smile or frown. Most of all, these memories will make you think.
Many people don’t know what to do with their past. Some people spend the rest of their life running from their past. Others spend their life trying to relive their past. A celebrity whose prime has passed and is constantly trying to go back to their heyday or a person who has made grave mistakes in their life and try their very hardest to forget them. It works both ways. The most important task of your past is to remind you of the people you’ve met along the way, the people who’ve touched your life and maybe even changed it.
Almost everybody fears losing touch with people they love. You fall out of touch with someone for a week and then you wake up one morning and it’s 3 years since you’ve spoken to them. There’s a reason this has happened. These people are now in your past. Their purpose is to show you the mistake you made by losing touch with them and are in your memory as someone who you once knew in the past. Efforts can be made to reconnect with those from your past, but it is a very tough thing to do. Some people don’t want to be found, others don’t want to find you. One way or another, they’re in your past for a reason.
Your past is the key to your future. Don’t dwell in it, because then your future will be lost. Don’t forget it, or you’ll have nothing from which to learn or gain experience. Find that perfect balance and you’ll possess the knowledge to have a rewarding and fulfilling future. You’ll be free to do anything, whatever it may be.
~That is all
4 comments:
Well put. I look forward to these every week
Awesome blog man. I didn't know you liked writing so much. I'll link your name to this blog site from the wiffle site.
Interesting topics too. I like how you take one word, define it, then write about what it really means. One of my favorite words is "persevere". You should write about this word if it interests you.
its steve btw haha
There's that phrase "Those who never learn history are doomed to repeat it." I'm pretty sure that our government has been putting that theory to the test for the past...long period of time.
You ever find a name for your other blog?
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