Save Yourself from the Past

I was browsing through my old scrapbook when I found a page full of pictures from my childhood captioned, “Save yourself from the past”. I didn’t know where I cut out that particular phrase, but I was struck by the phrase itself and began to ask myself, “Why did I use that anyway?”

The past is full of memories—both good and bad. And no matter how we try bring back or rekindle some old flames, it simply isn’t done—because past is past. But, is it really?

When I was in high school, a friend of mine wrote an article entitled, “Is past really past?” As I remembered, she was trying to point out that past really is past. We cannot do nothing with it but just reminisce and cherish the memories kept. And I agree with her with all my might, not because she is my friend, but because I believe what she said. It’s just that, there are some people who don’t seem to understand. They keep on bringing up issues that have long been forgotten and buried in the past. They’re prolly not thinking that the ones who are involved in the issue are getting uncomfortable even just talking about it. But then, those people who usually initiate the “bringing-up” are most likely to be those persons who are dear to your heart—your friends or even your family. Why is that? It is me now who can’t quite comprehend.

Yet again, I just wanna express that I am truly a future-oriented person. I always look forward. But that doesn’t mean that I am forgetting where I came from. It’s just that you don’t have to linger in the past when what matters is the present and the future. I may sound someone who is annoyed being pushed in an unwanted issue. Well I admit, I really am. That’s why I came to make this blog. I wanted the world wide web to know that I do not like being involved in some issues that are supposed to be kept in your memory chest.