“Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past.”
I found this quote while scrolling through my tumblr dashboard, and found it to be such an honest quote that I wanted to share it with our readers... along with my own thoughts about it. So many people dwell on the past, and how they can possibly change it. But in doing so, I believe that so many people fail to see that the best way to account for past mistakes is to avoid making them in the future- but so many people are drowned in their own past that they waste their life away making the same mistakes, time and time again. Throughout my 15 years on this earth, I've met a few different types of people and very few have noticeably changed for the better. If anything, as I've gotten older... I've seen good people turn cold, bitter, and hateful towards the world and anyone who ever showed a spot of care to them. All these people, mind you, have heavily reflected on their past. All of them talked to me endlessly about their past mistakes, and how they wish they could've altered their choices. Sadly, they forgot that the best way to alter the past is to not create an awful past for your future self to look back on with horrible decisions in the present! Alright, I'll put myself a bit back on track with the quote now. I'm sure you see my point here- dwelling in the past can't change it and often only clouds future perception. However, this only touches a piece of the quote I used. The second half of my thoughts are as follows. Of the embittered people who have fallen away from my life recently, I can say that I do not regret losing any of them. Where accomplishments cannot mask a horrible person, neither can a happy past. Most seemed surprised that I no longer wished to spend time with them as the divide was slowly created... failing to see their own change of character. I suppose I've changed too, but that's besides the point. All the happy memories in the world won't change a crude reality, and the crude reality so happens to be that good people change. Choices pile up, both good and bad... and ultimately, the poor decisions outweighed the good ones. Going forward, I ask my readers to remember this quote. Accomplishment in and of itself can't erase horrible behavior... in the past, or the future. - Maddie
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