Past and Present I know well; each is a friend and sometimes an enemy to me. But it is the quiet, beckoning Future, an absolute stranger, with whom I have fallen madly in love.

About This Quote

When you are young, you are full of life and your future is full of promise. You are filled with enthusiasm, full of hope, but you are also filled with uncertainty. It’s easy to get caught up in the past, blaming yourself for things that have happened in your life. We can look back and regret things that we have done, but we can’t change the past.

The past is fixed. When you are young, you can see what lies ahead for you and it seems like a world of endless possibilities.

Source: Slaying Dragons

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