"Men live in the future, lying and cheating so they 'don't get cheated on first,' while women live in the past, playing games with current men because past men have hurt them deeply. However, relationships take place in neither of those places. Relationships should be predicated on the past (based on lessons learned from past mistakes), constructing a better mutual future (so that no matter what happens, both parties benefit from the time spent), and most importantly enjoyed in the present (tomorrow is never promised). You can't live in the past, as while you may see everything clearly, you cannot change any of it. You can't live in the future, as it is a place that may never even exist; it is and always will be subject to change. To live in either place is to live in fear of what the present has to offer, though the only place in which we can literally live is the present. We must use our knowledge of the past and hope for the future to shape our now."
-A. Lewis
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An impressive degree of insight. This is really worth pondering over. Thank you.
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