Why do we always live in the past? Because, we seem to not know, what lies ahead of us in our future?
We invest so much of our memories in the form of photographs, videos, Greeting cards, letters (which looks like in ancient times!), and now emails. We look to the past for answers for our future. In the process we never seem to live in the present, which might be the most important time of our life.
We fondly think of the old times when we had such a great time. We never seem to think that we are having a wonderful time in the present. We generally tend to worry about our and our children's future. Do we only look at the past, because we know for sure and can relate to what has happened? We cannot have that luxury of knowing what might be in store for us. We are always afraid of unknown people and unknown future. Our Knowledge is based on the past experiences and past history known to us.
I am sure that these questions must have been asked zillions of times from time immemorial. We look for patterns from the past and try to believe that they will repeat again. We tend believe in the circle of life. We look for the cycles. Astrology is called the pseudo science. In Astrology, they believe that the planetary positions dictate what is going to happen in the future. This same belief is applied to the stock market, to determine whether we are in a bull market or in a bear market. When our economy is in a bad shape, like it is now, we look back to what happened in the 30's Great depression, for answers, whether the cycle will be repeated. We look at Countries like Japan, which had to face similar problems and still do not seem to have gotten out of it.
The lessons of the past are valuable to shape our future, no doubt, but our present actually will set us up for our future. What we do today will determine what will happen to us tomorrow. This inability to grasp and understand about our past, present and future is, what I think is the cause of most of our worries. If we can stop worrying about our future, let bygones be bygones and start living in the present, then we might really be living our lives instead of just meandering through! I believe that 'If' we could do that, then we would be living fulfilled lives!
We invest so much of our memories in the form of photographs, videos, Greeting cards, letters (which looks like in ancient times!), and now emails. We look to the past for answers for our future. In the process we never seem to live in the present, which might be the most important time of our life.
We fondly think of the old times when we had such a great time. We never seem to think that we are having a wonderful time in the present. We generally tend to worry about our and our children's future. Do we only look at the past, because we know for sure and can relate to what has happened? We cannot have that luxury of knowing what might be in store for us. We are always afraid of unknown people and unknown future. Our Knowledge is based on the past experiences and past history known to us.
I am sure that these questions must have been asked zillions of times from time immemorial. We look for patterns from the past and try to believe that they will repeat again. We tend believe in the circle of life. We look for the cycles. Astrology is called the pseudo science. In Astrology, they believe that the planetary positions dictate what is going to happen in the future. This same belief is applied to the stock market, to determine whether we are in a bull market or in a bear market. When our economy is in a bad shape, like it is now, we look back to what happened in the 30's Great depression, for answers, whether the cycle will be repeated. We look at Countries like Japan, which had to face similar problems and still do not seem to have gotten out of it.
The lessons of the past are valuable to shape our future, no doubt, but our present actually will set us up for our future. What we do today will determine what will happen to us tomorrow. This inability to grasp and understand about our past, present and future is, what I think is the cause of most of our worries. If we can stop worrying about our future, let bygones be bygones and start living in the present, then we might really be living our lives instead of just meandering through! I believe that 'If' we could do that, then we would be living fulfilled lives!
