How Can We Best Benefit From The Past?

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The past is an interesting place--and, personally, I'm a nostalgia buff and very sentimental. I think that being able to remember the past helps us in a lot of ways, because we can not only remember what's good about it and want to have it remain a part of our present and future--or, if not a part of it now, to realize that it should have never left us and be willing to do whatever it takes to bring it back (either in the same way or in a new-and-improved version)--but we can also remember what was bad about it (e.g. The Holocaust, racial discrimination) and become aware of signs that history might repeat itself so that we can stop something like this in its tracks. Early this morning, I received an e-mail from Russell that I'd like to share with you. With the exception of correcting a typo, adding the boldface for emphasis, and enclosing it in a bordered area this is exactly what he wrote... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wanted to share this with you, I do not know how this got into my head, I certainly did not put it there: It is 3:13 AM my time, I am sitting here playing catch-up on my e-mail and enjoying the peace and quiet, without the roar of San Diego in the background. It is a new day, new opportunities and new decisions to make. The past is history it cannot be undone, tomorrow is the future it has not been decided yet. What have we learned from the past that we can use today in making the right decisions? Pretty deep huh, but nevertheless that is the way it is. I will probably go back to bed between 5 - 6 AM for a couple of hours, in the meantime I am enjoying the opportunity to hear myself to think, without the roar of San Diego in the background, Sort of like communicating with myself without interruptions. Like later! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In case you haven't heard of Russell T. Hartsaw before (though, if you've read very many of my writings, I can't imagine that! LOL), I would like to share something else he has written... http://cfetc.blogspot.com/2008/07/uncle-russell-wants-you.html Reading his words--and responding accordingly--will help to make both the present and the future more pleasant and promising for countless children, teens, and young adults as well as helping to make up for the hand that they were dealt in the past.