friendly ghost

today is thursday, #ThrowbackThursday;
tomorrow, #FlashbackFriday 😊

seven days in a week
and there are two
in which to specially look back to the past.

those who make a good present
also make a past they'd like to to remember.
those who do otherwise
make something they'd rather forget.


"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

those who forget the past
will have no idea
what actions they're repeating
and what patterns they're weaving.

some things become apparent only through the lens of time.
you will not know certain things,
for example, as simple as how long something has been going on,
if all you consider is the here and now.
you will not realize certain things
if you cannot think beyond a current event.

you can harp on all you want about the past being past
but if you don't let go of bad behavior
you should not expect others to forget it.

you forget things that are over,
not the ones that haven't stopped.

it's not really past
if you're still living it.

if you continue with the same behavior,
that is not bygone;
it is ongoing.

you don't bury the living,
you bury the dead.

if you want to bury your past,
change your ways.

in so doing,
you can move on to a past
you will not be ashamed to remember.