Examples Of Forgetting The Past

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Many people like to believe that forgetting the past is the only way you’ll be successful in life. They say to dwell on you past is useless, so why not just move forward. However, this idea is flawed. To ignore the mistakes you have made in an effort to proceed in life, it's merely an illusion of moving on in life. All one would be doing would be running to the future to hide from the past.

If you are fortunate enough to have friends that care about you, after committing a mistake, they will more often than not to just forget about it, and spout some profound drivel like such as, “The past cannot be changed, the future is yet in your power.”. But these kinds of phrases are misleading. It implies that we should merely brush away our previous …show more content…

“I want to start over, turn over a new leaf to become a better person! I want to forget about my horrid past!”. This is the one excuse I find the most laughable, oxymoronic even. You want to be a better person, yet you want to completely forget what you have done? How can you become a better person by not knowing where to improve on? Sure you might say , “I will be nicer to people,” or “I will be more responsible.” or even “I will donate to charity more.”. Of course you could do all of that. But you as a person is the culmination of previous experiences and memories. To “turn over a new leaf” by forgetting about your misdeeds, your regrets, or maybe even your crimes, you cannot become a better person. You simply become irresponsible. Should a murderer repent his wrongdoings, and finally cease committing crimes, would you forget his history of manslaughter? Of course not! But, you might forgive him, and only once you forgive him can you start to realise how much better he is as a person than before. Bystanders might still think he is still the murderer that he used to be, but you know that he has become a much better person. This draws a parallel to yourself. You can never really forget about your past, and once you remember those accursed memories, you might think like the bystanders, degrading yourself because of your past actions despite knowing you have indeed become a better person. But once you confront your problems and properly reflected and repented, you will finally able to recognise yourself as the new person you are. Both might have the same blemished past, but one is now stronger than the

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