Time is very essential but it is such a fickle thing. I always ask myself how I got here because I really can not keep an account of time. I sometimes fold my hands and look sideways and around when people ask questions that need an adult only to realize that everyone is looking at me, I'm the adult. Time flies. The events that I took for granted have a much deeper meaning now when I look at the memory scrapbook. All my mischief and ill manners that I used to see as normal childhood behaviours now feel like mistakes and they make up a bunch of my experiences.
To go two steps further you should take one step back. It makes no sense, yes but it carries perfect meaning in life. Before taking a step forward we should always have a moment to reflect on our past. Look behind not in a way to remain stuck in our past but diligently to find our mistakes so that we learn from them and make better choices tomorrow. I realized I let go of many opportunities because I was young and naïve. I have made mistakes, a lot of them because I only lived in the moment. I then learnt that to have a clear picture of life one should have a clear picture of what is ahead and what is behind as well. Just like a car, it has a big windscreen for the driver to see the road and the traffic ahead. It also has other view mirrors to see what is coming from behind. What is ahead matters the most, that’s why there is a bigger screen to see what is ahead.
However, if you are not careful what is behind can hit you hard from the back and moving ahead is delayed or becomes impossible. Always look back to keep yourself abreast of what is behind, present and what is ahead. We fail in life by making the same mistake countless times because we do not even know we made a mistake. We do not realize how things have changed over time when actually a lot has happened without us even noticing. The gap between then and now is much bigger but we will not even know if we don't reflect on it. Some memories are painful and we can never get used to them but we must always learn from them and make tomorrow better than today and yesterday.
We hope for a better future if we take the right steps. Always learn something from yesterday. Are you satisfied with your life and how things are going so far? Do you know where the mistake is? What would you change? What are you doing differently today?
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