We are either ruminating about the past or anticipating the future. The present seems to fly off the window. Why? Because the past hurts, and the future seems like a vacation that doesn’t have an end. But while being in another dimension, we are constantly reminded that what we have is now.
It’s natural to think about past mistakes. Some we cannot reverse, or we cannot right no matter how much we try. That best friend we hurt, that person we lost due to our unforgiving behaviour or a quarrel with our parents, caused a scar so deep that there is a permanent space left for pain. Past mistakes then strip away our self-worth so much that we feel like shutting ourselves in a dark closet...
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