Which is more important to you, the past or the future?

I've been on this planet awhile now and there's one thing I've noticed: If you worry too much about the past and dream too much about the future, you will miss the most important time you have: the present. Learn from the past but do not hang onto it. Let it go. Those who hurt us can never hurt us again if we leave them in the past. You can forgive them if you choose but do not hang on to negative feelings. It will only hurt your future if you continue to harbor anger or hate. Chances are, those who have hurt you have moved on so you should, too. Live in the present while working for your future. In answer to your first question, neither the past nor the future is most important to me. The present is.

Neither. What is important for me is the present. How we live our life today is what matters most. Yes, we have a past that has long been gone. We can't change anything in our past. What was left of the past are the learnings which we can use in our present lives. What did we do wrong? We can correct that behavior now. What did we do right? We can keep on doing it. We must learn and move on. We must learn to let go. Until we let go, we won't be free to work on the present. The future is uncertain. It is the home of hope. No matter how down we are, we always say there is still tomorrow. Tomorrow bring new opportunities. To prepare for it we should do our best today. It is only in the present that we have the power to change. As a Sanskrit proverb say "Yesterday is but a dream, Tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope."

It is better to look forward to the future. Moving on does not mean that you are forgetting what was in the past. Although it is difficult to let go of unwanted circumstances, and yes they are painful, it is best to accept that they are real and they are now over. Life is a big gunk of mess. That's just the way it is. What's important is that you learn from previous mistakes and focus on what you need to do to have a happy and successful future. "keep moving forward" as said in a Disney movie 'Meet the Robinsons'. Live Life.

The future is more important than our past. Although it will always be a part of our life but we have to move on. Forget and leave everything on the past. And forgive those people who hurt you that much, thank them for hurting you that made you a better person now.

The important thing is you learn from your past and you have to continue moving forward. And yes you should forgive those who have hurt you no matter how painful it may be. Just as long as know how to forgive, then you will not be bringing a heavy heart when you move forward and face the future with happiness.

Hi, I am happy to talk about this topic.In my view,it goes without saying that the future is more important.Maybe it is because I still young now and I have not so much past things.Nevertheless,we cannot change the past,on the contrary,the future is held in our hands.What we should do is forgetting the heartbroken past and preparing ourselves well for the future.Believe yourselves,and meet the challenges in the future bravely. Good luck!

past is the part of our life. even we had passed it, we can't forget it. because past, we are here. we can learn from past to be better in the future. if you can't forgive, then give your self time to hate. when you are tired to hate, i guess that is the time you are ready to forgive

The FUTURE of course, b/cI CAN'T change the PAST no-matter how much I may WANT TO.

The future. You can learn from the past and those who were stupid enough to make your live tough to live and apply it to a future with knowledge you gained from that experience. Believe me if they have that kind of attitude chances are they will be in the dust behind you.

Nothing we have to upset to those they hurt us. This society is very competitive to survive. Concentrate in what we should do and ignore them if they are trying to give us the troubles. If those people keep on disturbing me, of course I have to confront to them so that they will stop in what they are doing. Forgiving someone is very easy to say but not easy to do. After passing some times, the sadness is no longer in my mind. At that time, I shall gradually forgive them.

Everybody has ups and downs in their life, Some face them move-on, some loss the battle and give up while others keep fighting all their life. It is always better to forget things and live in the present. Because cribbing over things and people will not only spoil your present but also your future. The desire to revenge itself ruins the life of people. What are you going to achieve by taking revenge ? The true answer is "Nothing", no matter you say anything to give false hopes to your mind. Rather than that plan better things, plan something for yourself and your future, importantly do all while still enjoying your present. Because there is nothing like the "Present". Brooding over the past only means that you have given up enjoying your present and thinking about your future. It does not make sense to cry over things which have already happened. Time waits for none and hence its a better choice to enjoy the present time and do something which also makes your future secured and bright. Always forgive and forget though hard it may sound, but its the best thing to do as the desire to take revenge spoils the life of many and does not let them enjoy life. Time will give them the punishment of their doings, they will also get hurt by some other person. So you should move on and enjoy your life now. There are many other priority's and beautiful things in life then cribbing over the past. Regards moneyspinner.

Present, past and future all are equally important for me, present will become past tomorrow, it was future yesterday. Life is full of struggles, we have to face it boldly. Better to forget who did what, and to take things lightly, that is real life thanks for this discussion happy posting, cheers kalyani

past is past, move on, face your future. just bring with you the lessons from the past to face to future better. and let time heal your hurts.

future is more important...past is past and you cannot do anything about it. but somehow, past is important especially the lessons that comes with it that will help us to face the future. they say that time is the best healer....so when it comes to people to have hurt and offended me, i just let time works it way to heal my hurts and press on to my future.

You have to face whatever happened. Either Choose to forgive or confront them or just decide to wish them ill. Then you will be fre to move on. If you just push it aside , it will Never be truly over. If it is a broken heart, give yourself time to heal. Believe me , Once you heal your heart And keep it open, good things will come to you. To answer your question, neither are important to me. The present Finally is important to me! I used to relive the good times I was blessed to have in thwe past. I never thought the future was going to be as good. But back then , I thought happiness wasn't Made for me. So each time I was happy , I would remember Every moment . I felt somehow I stole this moment so I Had to make it last, But after a Huge broken heart, my friend Finally help me heal and now I'm more happy now than in the past. I dont look too far ahead. And I am way too busy to look back.But I would have Never gotten to this point without going through my heartbreak and the healing time. So Whatever it is face it and then give yurself some time to heal And Then move forward.Take Care.

I think it depends on what you feel will help you get past the things that hurt you. For me, the best thing I did was separate myself from the person who hurt me the most. I moved away and moved on with my life. I don't let him have power over me anymore. I forgave him, but I did it from afar and on my own terms. If confronting someone will help you, then do it. If not, do what feels right in your heart. But, you have to let the past go. There is nothing you can do to change it. You can, however, make your future great!

Your not the only one suffer from pain , my friend. You need to forget the past because it will not good for you. The past is past and you never back it again. You should face the future...because I know the future will make happy in your life..

Um... depends. Sometimes the person does not know, or realizes they hurt your. In that case, you might confront them. On the other hand, sometimes the person does not think they hurt you, or does not care if they did. In which case, you should likely move on, and let it go. If you confront someone who doesn't care, or does not accept they hurt you, you'll end up being more hurt by that response which could make it harder to move on.

Well "people must move forward" is a line that must be remembered. There's not point dwelling over the past. What's important is the future, not the past. But if the past is what causing you not be be able to move forward then confronting it wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Sweet! The answer--of course--depends on the situation: do the people of your past still play a present role in your life? i.e. do you see them everyday and blast silent (and not-so-silent) feelings of hate at them? When God told me through the prophet Isaiah, "Ten-thousand will fall by your hand," He wasn't saying that I would kill 10,000 people ("I'm a lover, not a fighter!"); He was saying 'their effects will bounce off of me like bullets-off-Superman, I will brush them off like dust off my hat-brim.' If the people are present in your life now, meet them anew everyday that they haven't fixed what they did. If they're not around anymore, neither does their problem have to be!