The Past

    A pleasant and peaceful morning to everyone, I'm Lovely Jean Audea Aranas. On my opinion, I want to share about umbrella theme "If you want your present to be different from your past, study the past".

    Does he look like he wants to get the same thing today as last time, or does he look like he's trying to focus on what to do differently this time?

    There are plenty of ways to look at this quote, but at the heart of it is a simple thought. Learn from experiences. We can learn from our own experiences, and by studying the past, from the experiences of others as well.

    After reading about the terrible troubles Napoleon had in a war against Russia in winter, you'd think anyone with any smarts would avoid being bogged down in a war in Russia when it's winter out. But about 130 years later, the exact same mistake was made again.

    By examining what happened in the past, we can get an idea of what has worked before and adapt it to our present situation. We can also see what didnt work in the past, and try to avoid it, or atleast change it to be less of a difficulty this time around.

    If one wants to run, they must learn how to walk.  If one wants to teach, they must learn.  If one wants to define the future, they must study the past. Without the past, there is no future.  Have you ever wondered what would happen in the future?  In order to do so, you must study how mankind developed into what it is now today.

    Why is learning from our experiences important? Consider what would happen if you didn’t learn from your experiences. What if you nearly drowned every time you went in a pool? How many more times will you go in the pool before you learn that it’s not the best thing for you to be doing?

    Consider what would happen if you wanted to invent a better light bulb. Would you start from scratch, or would you look at all the different ways Edison and everyone since then tried? You might learn a lot from what worked and from what didn’t work, right?

    We all have experiences. You have them, I have them, people in the past have had them. What have you learned from your experiences? What have you learned from the experiences of others? What have you learned from the experiences of people from a long time ago?

    Life is going to keep on coming at you. The question is will you keep doing the same thing and expect a different, or will you learn from each experience? It will make a difference on how your life goes, right?

    It really is that simple. Learn from your experiences, or those of others. It might not be able to get you the desired result, but you can certainly get something else, rather than the same thing. Again. And again. That's all, thank you! ☺