We could spend hours thinking how every single little decision we made, or action we took, has affected how our lives are today.

It is fruitless and potentially counterproductive. Counterproductive, because, we become so caught up with wondering about what’s past, we lose sight of the present and the future. Think about the present and your future, what to improve and how to improve it. That makes a lot more sense.

The intriguing thing about life is, it is so dynamic and full of infinite possibilities, that we can never really know how one thing in the past would have affected the present

Sometimes, we assume that, with the benefit of hindsight, if we can change one thing in the past for the better, our lives today would be so much better. That’s not necessarily true. We have no idea how things would have panned out if we have taken that path.

Life is like a huge maze with infinite twists and turns. One little change in the past would mean we had taken a different route, and it would be extremely unlikely we would end up where we are today. Yes, it could have turned out better. Or it could be the same. Or it could have turned out much worse!

Perhaps you wished you had worked out in the gym when you were younger, so that you would be stronger today. But perhaps you might have injured yourself, and you now have to live with chronic joint pains every single day. Or you might have spent less time on your books, gotten worse grades, never gone to college, never gotten the good job you have now, and never met your wonderful wife while on the way to work one day.

The possibilities are endless. Quit wasting time wondering. You’ll never know.

(This piece is courtesy of JaneBond who writes on MySpace.  The articles are lovely pieces she either finds, re-writes, or writes herself.)