the time that is

Anytime you are unhappy in The Present
or feeling unsuccessful,
it is time to learn from The Past
Or plan for The Future

"only 2 things can rob u of the joy of The Present:
ur negative thoughts abt the Past,
Or ur negative thoughts abt The Future...

The young man said," so, anytime i feel something is interfering with
my anjoyting The Present and doin well,
that is the time to look at the Past and learn from it.

"yes," the old man replied

The young man asked," y is it a good time to learn when
i am feeling something negative?

"because u can use your feelings to teach u."
the old man answered.

"the best way i know of is to ask yourself 3 questions
and answer them as honestly and realistically as u can:

"what happened in the past?
"what did i learn from it
"what can i do differently now?"

"the good news is the more u learn from the past
the fewer regrets u hv
and the more time u hv in The Present

before he left the young man made several notes

look at what happened in The Past
learn something valuable from it
use what u learn to improve the present.

You cannot change The Past,
But u can learn from it.
When the same situation arises
u can do things differently
and enjoy A more successful Present