Is our past a mistake?

I agree, no our past is not a mistake. It shapes us into the people we are today. And mistakes made in the past become lessons not to be repeated in the future

Well, I will not say my past is a mistake, rather I would say I have made a mistake in my life. And that was getting married. What was I thinking? Wow, I was a real fool for that one. Yes I agree everything we do in our life are all learning experiences. But not everyone of the things we do make things better for us later on. Look, I have made mistakes in my life, but they were all easy fixes and had no lasting hinderance on my life. But that one fatal mistake that I made robbed me of everything. It robbed me of 20 years that I cannot get back. It was like a prison sentence, looking back on it now. I am bitter as a result. I was also robbed of money and possessions. So, that was my fatal mistake and that was no learning experience. That was pure stupidity. I was never a trusting person at all. But I did trust my wife. And what a mistake I made. That obviously will never happen again.

Past is not a mistake. But always thinking about definitely a mistake. The most important moment is this present moment. When we are totally in the present moment, then we can live without committing any mistake. On the other hand, if we live in the past, then our life will be full of mistakes.

Well said! Our past is a series of lesson. If we didn't commit any mistake we will never learn and grow up. I have a dark past. I got pregnant at a very young age, but my son was not mistake he was a blessing. There was this lady who keeps on hurting me using my past, but I just ignored it. I keep on saying it and I will say it again " I am happy, where am I today"

No mistakes in our life only a lesson to be learnt ! Past teaches us things for the future. It is there to make us a braver , stronger and a better person . It is never there to humiliate us but to be a motivate us to life.

Mistakes happen. To reply to your post, I would like us to understand the word "past" in this context. Past is thus any moment that we have already lived. For example, I started to reply to your post one minute back. This one minute is considered as a past moment. Mistakes are important, but repated mistakes are dangerous. When we move ahead in life, we encouter many people, places and problems (3 Ps). We sometimes commit things which we believe are right but later when we advance to a higher level of understanding, we realize that those things were wrong. Therefore, at times we cannot even be blamed for mistakes we commit for they are commanded by situations. Our past is not a mistake, it is rather a journey through mistakes to become the person we are today. Don't look at it as an open door of regret, rather see it as a window from where you can only peek through and see the lessons you learned in life - whether big or small lessons. Now it is time to move ahead in life.

Personally, what most of us have to remember and many times learn, that their will always be things that happen in our life that there is nothing we can change, and many times is not our fault. The problem is many times we try to blame everything on things that have happened, or if we had only done this instead. But even when they are things that went bad, or things we would love to forget, it is up to us, what we choose to do from there.

I agree with you.. For me, our past is never a mistake but always a lesson. We may regret few things from before but that remains just that. I have learned lots of lessons in love and life in general so I don't consider them as a mistake. Through the years, every day will be our past and we should be thankful of whtever it is that happened.

How excellent and absolutely right you are. I was going to echo the same sentiments. We are here to learn some lessons and when we least expect it we are being tested to see if we have learned anything. We are not here for no reason at all. We are tested in this life and will be tested in the next one. We will pass out of this life and will have one more chance to get it right. The spiritual life you attained here on earth will be the level at which you leave this life. So we have to try our best in this life.

The past certainly is not a mistake! If it were a mistake, then the present would be too.

We should really commit mistakes. Not purposively, I say, but the actual results or consequences of actions and decisions. Mistakes makes us better in a lot of aspects, especially being better in life's decisions. It also helps us achieve goals and perfection in achieving them. Don't ignore mistakes but embrace them for betterment.

i agree with you. sometimes when i looked back to my past i could recall some funny and stupid things.if i could do them again i would adopt another ways .but this rediclous idea never comes ture.maybe there are many many mistakes in our past.but our past is not a mistake.it has given you lessons and shaped you more perfect as it always does.

I think its our past that makes us who we are in our present, if you talk about relationship yes there are so many regretful moments that you dont want to think of or repeat in you present relationship, but there are few very beautiful moments too that you cannot share with anyone... It stays with you forever... So i guess just as welcoming we are towards our success we should be towards our failures too, cause it teaches you something every step of the way....

A little while ago I also used a term 'mistakes' when it come about past, but then after some things that happened with me, I realised that the word 'mistakes' are not right, cause I believe that those small things we do or say build us as a hunman being and makes us more experienced.

NICE DISCUSSION!!! I can't wait for my next great screw up. It's going to be GLORIOUS!!!

yeah, we can make mistakes and learn from it. I suppose everyone makes a mistake sooner or later in his or her life. It can be a simple mistake such as making one in an exam or it can be a more essential mistake that has consequences for your life. If you go in for sports for example and make a mistake you can get hurt. This mistake may lead to serious consequences that cannot be undone, e.g. a pole jumper that breaks his neck. You can also do something morally and ethically wrong which has bad consequences for others. But you cannot say that your past as a whole is a mistake, that's true

i don't believe in regrets I somewhat affiliate mistakes to regrets since a person can never learn if he hadn't gotten any mistakes and mature to see different things in life in our way, it help us to grow, develop positive attitude and realize what should be done instead of just assuming or visualizing things than personal experience to reflect, no mistake that don't teach us a lesson it's always be a learning time for us for next encounter

It depends on what the purpose of the thing was. When at that time we have a good purpose of the thing, it is not a mistake. But when we knew that it was a sin, but still we did it, because it was very enjoyable, it is a mistake . But the most important thing is we could make the mistake as our good lesson and no more happened

Hi there Didi. I agree, our past is not to be considered a mistake. Everything we encountered in our life, be it good or bad, has molded us into the kind of person we are today. Other people have judged me about the choices I have made in my life, but I don't care. I got pregnant out of wedlock when I was 20, but I love my kids' dad and we've been together for six years. He's working abroad now and we're getting married next year. Lots of people said I should have waited before being with child, but I don't see my children as mistakes. They are blessings from above and I don't regret having them.