Will you let your past hurt present? and maybe even your future?
By webearn99
@webearn99 (1742)
India
September 20, 2010 8:07am CST
So someone has hurt you in the most unkind and despicable way. At that time you were not able to respond in any way and were literally and figuratively battered. Will you let that cloud your present and future? Are you not hurting even more?
I think that would be a surrender to the negative you have suffered. I will agree that you may not be able to forgive or even forget, but you can ignore it. Push your negative thoughts to where they don't matter, enjoy life with a positive outlook. What would you say?
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17 responses
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
Divine intervention! Yes we wish for it don't we. Having faith also helps, I guess! Thank you.
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@enthusiasticone (348)
• China
21 Sep 10
just forget it . everything will be gone . good luck . smile the life smile to you .
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@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
Well said! I wish I could do it. But this thing called brain has a mind of its own. keeps reminding me! It is confusing as one thought asks me to forgive, forget and all that. Another one says Oh! this happened to you! That is very bad. Is it the same brain that is working? Then why is it giving me conflicting advice and emotions? I have to figure it out! Thanks!
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
20 Sep 10
Hi,that is a very positive outlook and it should be practiced .But in life we cannot forget certain things easily esp when someone has hurt you in the most unkind and despicable manner.It is bound to leave its marks and somehow keep pricking.However, it is best to try and be positive and ignore if you can....I am all for being positive no matter what and go on with your life...all the best
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
As long as we feel and behave as masters of our destiny, we should be on the right track. Sometimes we deviate form our chosen path due to external factors. Coming back on track is made easier by a positive outlook about life. Positive outlook is the only balm which can erase the emotional scars. Thank you!
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@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
That's what thinking forward is all bout. Once you master it, you protect yourself no matter what happens. Being a resilient person is a great asset to our being!
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@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
Now that is a very unemotional and dispassionate view! As I have experienced in the past, emotional issues do not go away so easily. I think I should learn something from you. Why clutter your thoughts about something which is gone? Good for you!
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@strikeshado (61)
• Canada
21 Sep 10
Certain negative experiences really change you. I wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't gone through what I had. Sometimes, it crosses my mind and it still hurts even though it's been several years, but I try not to let it get in my way.
Ignoring it isn't an option sometimes. People are always searching for closure, so if it's unresolved, it's going to come back to haunt you.
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@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
I wish all the negative experiences had a positive effect on people. But all they leave is a deep scar. It is for us to be positive about it. As you say, closure should be the ultimate aim. It unfortunately is not possible always. When all the other options prove to be ineffective, perhaps ignoring the incident is a remedy.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
i don't think we should let that happen. after all, when we let our past get into the future, that will only overshadow our lives and i am sure it will change everything, even our decisions, and it will make a difference, more often than not, it will be a bad one.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
22 Sep 10
Let me tell you! You are one positive person who is positive, besides having a good judgment! Usually I meet these positive people who are reckless and land themselves into a jam. With your sort of thinking you will never get into trouble! Thanks!
@meemingNEW (2226)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
As what I experienced, when I broke up with the guy I dated for more than 5 years.. it really affected how I acted or thought about the present. As I was hurting after the break-up, even my concentration in class got affected which lead to failing marks.. It felt like that pain in my heart wouldn't go away no matter how hard I was trying to move on. Normally, your past somewhat affects your present and maybe even your future. But it really depends on how you handle the situation, how you handle your feelings. If you can just accept the fact that that person is no longer yours and would probably never be anymore, life would be easier for you. Its just a matter of time for one to move on. For one to set aside their negative thoughts and feelings and enjoy life.
Best of luck
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@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
I feel sorry for you for what you had experienced. Perhaps your partner was not worth you! To handle a given situation really matters. Wouldn't it be right if one said that adversity is a great teacher? The first step to come out of a situation is to accept it I suppose. Then we can work our way out! Now that you are out of it, I wish you all the best in your studies and future as well!
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
21 Sep 10
When you've been hurt that way, besides having to heal you must look closely to see where your responsibility was in the original situation, and what lessons you have learned. Once you do this, work on forgiveness of yourself and then move on. I know it's popular when people have been hurt to say they were not responsibile but that is not the truth. Each of us makes the choices that set the
situation up, if you had not made those choices it would not have happened to you.
This choice can seem as unimportant as choosing to leave a little early or late to drive to town or work. Whatever made you choose that time set you up for the car accident you had. In relationships of course the choices we make are must more complex. Each of us is living the life we have in order to grow in awareness of
our true purpose for living. If reincarnation is your thing, then you believe that whatever you are going through is directly linked to previous actions in this and other lives. So become aware that you always have a choice, it may not be easy to see that choice much less to do it, but the choice is yours. Blessings
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
22 Sep 10
That is a very fresh view and very valid too. You have set me thinking. I think I need to be more honest with myself to get any respite from this situation. You are right!
@meapas (2436)
• India
24 Sep 10
Yes you are absolutely right here my dear. Let bygone be bygones and move on. There are so many things asking for our attention. So let us not stay hurt and bury ourselves in the past.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
25 Sep 10
I agree looking forward to tomorrow is far too exiting than looking at yesterday and that too with regret. So, here's for tomorrow! Cheers!
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
I was been hurt and been into heartbreak from the past.
It is not easy to moved one,it takes me sometime to realize that life must go on.
It is also easy to judge people who can not lived out from their past.
But,it takes oneself to experience it to fully understand how does it feel and how hard it is to let go.
Acceptance and letting go is one best way to forget and forgive.
Forgiving is the ultimate for moving on.
The moment you let hatred lived within your heart,you will never let go of your past.
But when you accept and forgive about it,you will find it easier to let go.
And you will find yourself remembering the past without bitterness in your heart,but,with courage and determination not to commit the same mistake again at present and in your future.
Have a good day always
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
What you say is correct! Forgiveness is the key. Sometimes doing that is very hard, as is forgetting. Basically, all it takes is the willingness, that dogged will to do it and that, is rare. I am very happy to see that you had the courage to move on. Three cheers to that!
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
Thanks for the appreciation.
Becoz life is too short to waste regretting and living with the past.
Past is just a part of our today,and can be a good lesson to remember each step we make for our future,and not a hindrance to make our life a better one.
Have a good day always and happy mylotting
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
21 Sep 10
We all have a past. what we do with that past effects our present way of life. If we don't face how we lived in the past and leaern from it, we can have a very uncertain future ahead of us.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
Yes it comes back and haunts us. We can all recall ugly incident and face it if we were the guilty party. When it comes to being the injured party, somehow the thing demands attention all the times. When we can be impartial enough not to think of such things in the terms of "you" and "me", mature enough to recognize the problem, as "our", we may be able to put an end to this sordid affair. Thank you.
@princejhaizee (279)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
For me it is not necessarily to let your past hurt your present and coming years! Because, simply it is not good for you! We all know that what was our past is what will be in future. But I do believe that we can change our present.
"We may not change our past, but we can do changes in our present and future!"
Past is past, what matter is our present!
"Forget the past to get the best!"
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
22 Sep 10
I think some pain is a necessity to gain experience in life. Of course the old have said "A wise man learns from others mistakes, only a fool learns from his own mistakes." I have tried learning from my mistakes and have also used others advice to avoid some and now I will take your advice to plan my future. Thanks a lot!
@melanierg (129)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
in a relationship where you were hurt so badly, you can't really forget and move on so fast.. it'll need time and effort and ofcourse prayers for you to slowly move on in to another chapter of your life, open your mind in to new opportunities and believe that somewhere, somehow, you'll be okay and you deserve to be happy .:)
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
22 Sep 10
Yes time and effort! Pretty much in short supply in this world as of now. I wish the healing was as fast as the hurt. Only divine intervention can speed it up I guess. Thank you.
@godsgardener4002 (281)
• China
21 Sep 10
Hi webearn
I think you have to deal with your negative feelings and the hurt caused by what some one did. Mnay times it is good to get involved in self help groups to learn to deal with it
If the person that hurt you refuses to apologize I would ingnore them.
Reconcilliation means you forgive the other person. It also means they take responsability fro what they have done and apologize for it. If they do not apologize I do not believe they are sorry. I know. This has happened in my family where a family member said mean and cruel things to me, embarrassed and humiliated me in public. When I left I went through hell dealing with it.The hurt will always be there until they apologize.When I tried to talk about it with them ,they pretended it never happened and blamed me. ,even though they knew and know it was all their doing. People familiar with this incedent agree with me. Because of this I refuse to go back until there is an apology. If there is no apology they will know they got away with it and do it again. They did with me for three years every time I went home they put me through hell. When I got back to my home ( in another country ) they pretended it never happened and was all my fault.
Burying it and pretending it never happened does not heal the wounds. We must face up to them and talk them out in order for reconcilliation.
Have a good day
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
What happened to you is sad, there can be no second thoughts about it. Sometimes I am so bitter about things that I really am not satisfied with an apology. That is the root of my problem. I do call peace once there is a closure and behave normally, but a sort of thirst for revenge remains. I have to work on myself on that, because I know that, that is wrong. I will do it!
@davenhearst (327)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
Forgiveness has to do with you. Forgiveness sets you free. When you are focused on the past hurt you are not in the present. You will never experience happiness when you are focused on the past negative experiences. When you are negative, you are not loving to yourself or others. When you are not in the present, you are not living your life fully and you are not open to receiving abundance from the Universe that you deserve. When things come up in the future, you may say to yourself I am not going to hold onto their any longer. I love myself too much. Then you can forgive yourself and the other person. See if there is a lesson to learn and move on. Remember you always have choices. The exercise for letting go is to sit quietly and go within yourself. Relax yourself as you have in past exercises. Breathe in love and light each inhale. Breathe out all your negative worries, thoughts, doubts, etc.,on each exhale.
@webearn99 (1742)
• India
21 Sep 10
The basis of all scripture is forgiveness. Perhaps we realize that we are also a part of the problem. The subconsciously we may need to first forgive ourselves first and then others. You are right when you say " When you are negative, you are not loving to yourself or others." This realization is a great teacher. But then why do we learn only through pain? Ignorance? The misconception that we know everything and others nothing? There must be some guidance to this aspect somewhere.
The breathing exercise you have described is called as "Kapal Bhati" in yoga pranayama. I am doing it and it has given me enough strength and courage to talk about my problems. Thank you so much.
@melanierg (129)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
in a relationship where you were hurt so badly, you can't really forget and move on so fast.. it'll time and effort and ofcourse prayers for you to slowly move on in to another chapter of your life, open your mind in to new opportunities and believe that somewhere, somehow, you'll be okay and you deserve to be happy .:)