Moving On

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

-The Lion King

             

              There comes a time in everyone’s life where they must choose to move on, despite the pain and struggle that comes with doing so. As said from the wise Rafiki, in dealing with the past, we ‘can either run from it or learn from it’, because in most situations, we’re usually given the choice of averting or confronting our issues.

Avoiding our predicaments is unquestionably something we all go through. Why deal with something when it’s easier to just ignore it and not think about it? Of course, this may seem like the best solution to difficult circumstances, but it only serves as a temporary solution; whereas facing problems head-on would be better for any one person in the long run. Steering clear of a problem can be seen in all aspects of life; in school, many face the infamous dealings of procrastinating, in everyday life, people avoid things like that of coping with loss, or a breakup, financial issues, medical conditions, the list goes on. Bottom line is that we all evade at least one thing in our lives, and whether we choose to brazen out our predicaments can often determine our inner strength.

Running away from my past is something that I’m undeniably guilty of. There’s been certain points in my life that I’d much rather forget and not cope with, mainly because the pain of just living with past issues seems less upsetting than the pain that would come with confronting them. As childish as it may be, it’s an eminent way of dealing with problems among everyone. Locking away tribulations in an air-tight vault and pushing it to the farthest depths of my mind is something I’ve fell victim to doing a number of times. But for how long will that crypt remain veiled? Sometimes it’ll stay hidden for days, weeks, months, or even years, but no matter how lengthy its dormancy may be, it will in due course divulge itself.

The past will always appear in our present, in one way or another; it affects our future, therefore we must learn from our past, in order to make do with our future. As painful as past happenings may be, we all encompass the potency to overcome and learn from them. We must take preceding pain as a means of pushing us forward, for suppressing our pain will only dig an even deeper hole of built-up misery within us. So how can we surmount our past? By facing it, moving on, and being content with still somewhat keeping it in the conscious part of our minds.