I like to look back, but I don’t ever want to get lost again.
The Importance of Looking Back
Remembering our past is remembering our experience and what shaped us.
We are told not to dwell on the past; it’s something that cannot be changed or edited. Experiences shape us and make us who we are. Who we grew up with, who raised us, they all help shape and mold us into the people we are today; whether we like it or not.
It’s difficult to face one’s past, but the past is where we can learn the most from. What we experience is a first-hand experience — that realistically if we don’t learn from we are doomed to repeat. Churchill said it best:
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Sir Winston Churchill
What we “choose to forget” (because you “should” remember things — that’s why we write things down or note them somewhere) may not seem like much now, but as time passes on there is even more information thrown into your face to deal with that all you have left of the past is memories that are notorious for being…
