Look ahead
By Nathan Matbob
Know the past...learn from it,
Live the present...make it better and;
Look ahead into the future...strive to achieve the best.
Life experiences can make or break ones future, and we as rational beings (or so we think) have to go through this process all throughout our lives. Hence, our past shapes the kind of life we live today, therefore it determines the kind of future we may have.
However, it is not always the past that can determine the kind of future we achieve. Although the influence can be insurmountable depending on the circumstances, there can always be room for change or a complete turn around. Some folks would often say "Its been in my family for generations, its a curse..." That in itself is a direct self curse because that is how one can predetermine the kind of life he or she will live in the future.
The determination of our future is very much dependent on what we do now. If we are job seekers; we will be job seekers for the rest of our lives, if we are opportunists; we will as remain as opportunists. For Charles Reade once said;
“Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an action and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” Charles Reade
From observation of myself and other people, we are more inclined to be influenced by the experiences of the past as we make prediction of how we will live the future. But we do not realise that our actions and perceptions we apply now determines the kind of future we will have, and not necessarily the past that determines it. This I've learnt from someone so close to my heart and I am thankful for that.
Therefore, we have the ability to shape our future and make it better, it does not necessarily rely on the negative and unforgivable past, rather it depends on what one can do to rectify the situation, bring about change and improve life now for a better future.
"Learn to accept the past and work hard to improve your future" Theonila Roka
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