The Past is Gone Forever
The past is gone for ever. Therefore, you can never get it back, at least not at the time of this writing, nor can we travel into the future at this time. As a result, we never get to touch yesterday, we cannot change what we did there. As people, we cannot be what we were then, at least our bodies cannot ever be that age again. Nor can we touch tomorrow, it will never be tomorrow for us, nor will we ever be in the next moment. All we have is “now”.
Everything happens in the now, the past is no longer ours. We can learn from the past, we can have memories of the past, and some people choose to live in the past. They wish it was still like it used to be. It is impossible to bring it back, time moves forward regardless of what we want.
Things change, some for the worse, some for the better, however, we still cannot get it back. All we have is the “now”.
Living in the Now
Living in the “now” is all we have. Wishing, and hoping, and praying, that we could change what we have done, or not done, is futile. What is done, is done. Make your apologies. Learn from your mistakes. Do better for yourself and others, for your now will become your past, There, it is gone, that last moment, is gone for ever, you cannot get it back.
Living in the “now” is giving you endless opportunities, endless possibilities, and choices that you can take to make a better life for yourself. No matter where you are, no matter who you are, no matter what your situation, you still have choices. Perhaps not the ones you want, but you still have choices, for example, how you choose to think in this very moment.
You can think, plan, pray, make amends, be happy, be sad, be hopeful, and so much more. You have choices, but not for the past. That is gone.
What I am and What Have Today
The Past
I’m thinking about what I am and what I have today. Yesterday has made me into whom and what I am today.
I am grateful for all that has happened, for all that I have. Therefore, I am also grateful for all that didn’t happen, and for all I do not have. Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I always knew that I was being cared for. That something was leading me. Even in my darkest days, I was not alone. Consequently, I felt loved even when I made horrible choices for myself and in some cases for others.
“Be careful what you wish for” they say, I can vouch for that. Be thankful today for all that you have and for the things you don’t have. For instance, stop expending so much energy into wanting something you don’t have and enjoy what you do have.
The Past
Believe in yourself, do what you believe is right, and build a better life for yourself. Live in the “now’ and forget the past. Don’t live there, it is gone, even your memories are made of nothing. For every moment you live in the past or the future you are giving away all you will ever have, the “now”. Live it fully and as beautifully as you can.