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Originally Posted by Sanity Panda  What I don't understand, is why we have to let go of the past unless it's of course holding us back emotionally (which seems to be the case here) |
The current human understanding of "self" involves remembering and telling and identifying with his or her own history, so we naturally tend to hold on to the past.
It can hold you back not only emotionally but also in your other beliefs about yourself, other people, the world... And personally most people I know *do* have *lots* of issues that could be resolved by just taking a step back from their own past (and ego :P)... including myself, of course.
Even letting go of the good things in your past might be a positive thing to do. Thoughts of what one used to have which now is gone can be negative, too. And there is the fear of losing something you used to have and still have.
But, of course, you are free to hold on to your past
