“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard
NOTE: When we look back, we know. When we look forward we don’t know. Looking back can give us a false sense of security. Looking forward is fraught with insecurity. We can’t escape it. It comes with the gift of being alive. In ways, it’s the looking forward that makes life exciting. Every day becomes an adventure. Even if we follow the precept of “living in the moment” it is still living in the unknown. We skip from one moment to the next moment unaware of what will happen in the succeeding moment. When we live forward into the unknown we grow, we learn, we develop a toughness and resilience to face unknown challenges. Don’t fear living forward. You’re already well equipped to do it and do it well.
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