What the past has to offer...

Some look into the past with a smile on their face. Some laugh thinking back to those golden days. Some feel embarassed. Some keep a straight face. Some are haunted by depression... Whatever the expressions may be, one thing is for sure, there is no escaping the past. Everybody has heard of the phrase "forgive and forget", but the truth is, there's forgiveness but actually memory cannot be erased. And this haunts even the toughest hearts of men and women. Lets say there's nothing to forgive about since you've done absolutely nothing wrong in your life at the moment, ever heard of the phrase "the past shapes the future"? Well that is my emphasis in this post.

It could be anything you've done in the past, or anything that has occurred to you, the keyword here is experience. We learn from experiences dont we? Lets say there's something in the past you would never ever ever want to ever think of ever again (ie. forget about), how are you possibly going to ever move forward from there? My point is, you will never be able to take an agressive and confident step forward should you have never looked and thought back about your past. Because, when the situation arises again (any situation) and you feel like you're retracing your previous footsteps, think of it this way, you're more well prepared for it now than the last time (more experienced) and THAT is your advantage. You'll know exactly what to do and you'll do it right this time.

So next time when someone tells you, that there's no point looking back, just keep looking forward and move on with your life, you take a gooooooooooooooood look back first, take some time (or a long time) to process ALL the things you should and shouldn't do next time before moving along. Scars remind us that the past is real, so if you dont look back before taking a new step forward, you'll be walking along the same pathway that was paved by your past.