What do you enjoy most about writing?
What to write about,
C.S Lewis wrote about his “Meditation in a tool shed”. I believe this is the beauty of writing. Stepping out of the experience to look in.
Retrospect or introspect.
“Forget the past and look forward to the future”
Do they go together? Is one better than the other?
Retrospect: a review of or meditation on pastevents
Introspection: to examine (one’s own mind or its contents) reflectively
If we are to “forget the past”, what hope do we have for the future?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” -George Santayana
To achieve the future worth looking forward to, certain actions must be taken. “Forgetting the past” eliminates retrospection, which is used to eliminate future equivalent errors.
What consists of one “looking forward to the future”?
Anticipate:to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to
Hope:to cherish a desire with anticipation; to want something to happen or be true
Forgetting the past and hoping for a better future
Cherish: to hold dear; feel or show affection for
How can one show affection for a desire with anticipation?
Desire:to long or hope for;exhibit or feel desire for
How can a word be described by itself?
Selfish:concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself; seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
“Forget the past and look forward to the future”
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 KJV
“Forget the past and look forward to the future” Question now is: Is there an in between?
And down the rabbit hole we go…..
This is why I love writing.
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