What has happened before can happen again. History is full of those who thought they were above it. In the end, they ended up being plowed under.
Time goes by and the memory of man starts to fade. That which was proven foul becomes fair again. People are deceived by a fresh coat of paint.
To truly learn from our mistakes, we must recognize them as such. Otherwise, we will keep making them. And our end will be the same old story.
We must get past what we want to see what is. However, this is merely the starting point. The goal is before us, but to get there we must overcome.
Even in winning, most tend to lose. They cannot maintain the advancements they have made. What good is it to press forward only to slide back?
Errors unchecked become failings. Learn from those who have gone on before. You can find out what should be done and what definitely should not.
Yes we must learn from the past, easy to say but few will. There is natural cycle that exists in reality, the only way to remove yourself from it is to invest in spirit. It is the spirit that is eternal, the world will continue to rust and have the new coats of paint applied.
ReplyDeleteThrough spirit, we can break the cycle. We can fix our mistakes and make sure they are not repeated. Reality is what it is, but we determine what we become.
DeleteYes, but one can just as early replace one falsehood for another. More often then not, advise like this tends to further ones search for happy places.
ReplyDeletePeople who want to deceive themselves will do so. They hear only what agrees with them. So, they make the same old mistakes.
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