Memories of Past

I have been talking to quite a number of people lately who seem to be just as hesitant to let go of something that has long been gone and not within their reach anymore. They have made themselves believe that the relationship they have now is the one that they have been looking for all their lives. They are happy, fulfilled and simply contented with what they have.

But, somewhere along the way, they step on a stone that was left unturned in the past. Slowly, memories start coming back. Soon, they find themselves battling with emotions that threaten their present relationships.

Many of us have moved on after a failed relationship. But many of us fail to leave all the baggage behind. Unknowingly, we carry a little of that unresolved past hidden somewhere in our hearts.

We find ourselves in new relationships thinking that we have finally left behind the regrets of the past. But everything that we bitterly let go will always have a way of haunting us- sometimes making us doubt our own capacity to make unbiased and sensible judgments.

Let us always remember that the beautiful memories we had with someone will only be good for as long as they remain memories. The moment we confuse what we had yesterday with what we have today then we are head for trouble. There will never be any tomorrow for a memory. We can live forever in it but we will never be happy. Happiness dwells in the present, not in the past. Happiness is in knowing that even if we fail, we can find love again. And when we do, it will be better than what we used to have because it is something that we will share with someone who will wipe away our tears and love us forever.