I’ll tell you another secret, this one for your own good. You may think the past has something to tell you. You may think that you should listen, should strain to make out its whispers, should bend over backward, stoop down low to hear its voice breathed up from the ground, from the dead places. You may think there’s something in it for you, something to understand or make sense of. But I know the truth: I know from the nights of Coldness. I know the past will drag you backward and down, have you snatching at whispers of wind and the gibberish of trees rubbing together, trying to decipher some code, trying to piece together what was broken. It’s hopeless. The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside of you like a stone. Take it from me: If you hear the past speaking to you, feel it tugging at your back and running its fingers up your spine, the best thing to do–the only thing–is run. . Lauren Oliver
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When a person is in a state of deep depression or emotional pain, they may feel that they should listen to the past in order to make sense of their sorrows. However, this is a dangerous and foolish thing to do. The past will only lead you down a path that ends in destructive behavior. In other words, when you are in a state of depression or emotional pain, you need to focus on living in the present moment.

The past will only drag you down and back into the darkness from which you were trying to escape. The best thing to do when you are in a state of despair is to run away from your problems.

Source: Delirium

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