"Make peace with your past so it won't disturb your present."
I have lived by the motto of this quote every since I was in middle school. I wrote it up on my wall in 8th grade right next to my pillow. Now, it's covered with a calendar and blankets that are piled on the side of my bed, but the message still remains clear. In my life, I have made many mistakes, everyone has and everyone will continue doing so. But it's not about the mistakes you've made or fixing them. As this quote suggests, it's about making peace with them. You shouldn't be scared to live your life because of something you did. Suppose you told a lie to your best friend, and the lie was so out of hand that you and that person aren't friends anymore. Just when you thought everything had passed and it's been two years in the making, and someone else, suppose a new friend, heard what you said about the old one, they wouldn't want to be your friend. The past can destroy you. I have learned that the only way to really "fix" your mistakes is to say sorry. To put whatever you had, whatever drama that was in your old life, and apologize for it if, but only if you were wrong. I don't want any fights from years ago, something someone can't drop. No one would want to be hated, theres so much effort to hate someone so why would you do it?
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ReplyDeleteI really like this quote. I had a completely different group of friends in middle school and our friendship ended poorly but now we are all friendly and we put the past behind us. However, sometimes its more important to accept your mistakes than apologize for them to please others in the future.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you explain what this quote means to you, I think what this quote means to one person could be completely different than what it means to another person and I really like the insight I got from your explanation. I think its so cool when a quote or a string of words just resonates with a person like this does for you, regardless of how many times you read it over, and its so interesting to see what you think of every time you see the words next to your bed.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you decided to share this quote with us, and explain your own personal connection to it. It really is a quote and motto that everyone can take to heart and live by. You're lying if you say you've never made a mistake in the past that you have had to make peace with, and digging deeper into the meaning of how this can effect your entire life is very eye opening. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this post quite a bit. I think that truly everyone can somehow find comfort in this quote. Everyone has made mistakes, it's an inevitable part of life. The most important thing, in my opinion, is the ability to move on from these mistakes, like it says in this post. I find myself having a hard time making peace with my mistakes, but I know that it's all I can do. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was how I slowly ruined one of the most important relationships in my life, and I have come to realize that the only way I can truly move on from all the pain is to forgive myself, and make peace with everything that happened.
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