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How to Deal with Your Past?
By Aditi Srivastava
Past is a part of our life, we cannot
hide or run away from. But is it worth
all the time and energy? Is it
something which needs to be
addressed or we can just let it be? Is it
something so small not worth of our
attention or is there something hidden
that cannot be understood by us as
our own thoughts and judgements are
clouded?
So, what should we do at the end of
it? Should we not try and move on
from our past instances or events?
Should we just let it define us and let
it reflect or shape our identity? Or we
should empower ourselves so as to
gain inner peace, have control over
our thoughts and be able to
“No matter how hard the past, understand the fact that sometimes all
we can do is accept the things we are
you can always begin again” –
not able to change and move on in
BUDDHA.
our lives.
Past is a thing of past – a time gone
But is it as simple as it is said to be?
by, a page written off with a
Yes and No…
permanent ink that cannot be erased,
changed, or altered. But somehow It all starts with acknowledging the
that becomes the basis of our present fact that holding onto our past will
life or existence. We as humans not take us anywhere in our lives. We
always cling onto our past, pondering will be stuck at one place and it would
over each detail with a hope to only affect our present state of being.
change its effect without realising that To be able to free ourselves from the
it has now started controlling our shackles of past events will help us to
thoughts, actions and most come out as a better person than who
importantly our life. we were and also who has the ability
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