Do not live in the past whether you are thinking about your personality or your life; success means focusing on the here and now. While it is important to acknowledge the choices and experiences which resulted in you being where you are today, it is equally important not to allow yourself to become so caught up in thoughts of the past that the present day passes you by.

    Self-motivation is the key to ensuring that you do not continue repeating the same mistakes. You may have had one or more errors in judgment which led you to take the wrong path, or to make mistakes that were not in your best interest. You can acknowledge this without rehashing (重復談論) them over and over again in your mind, and simply be determined to make different, better decisions today.

Then is over; this is now. The less time and effort you put into looking at the past, the more you will have for living and experiencing this day. You will also find that letting go of the past will give you a deeper sense of strength. Instead of allowing past mistakes and worries to drain your energies, you will have a renewed energy to live your life to the fullest and enjoy it more.

Being content with yourself and optimistic (樂觀的) about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is over; learn from it and move on. When you are self-motivated enough to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of living life.

With that said, what can you do now? Sure it is easy for me to tell you to forget the past, yet it is a whole different practice to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events, much of which of course is real, yet a large amount is just your view of what really happened.

The first step in trying to minimize (最小化) the effects of your past in order to concentrate on your future is to find out how much of the past that you are certain happened was just mistakes on your part.

68. In order to enjoy one’s life fully, one should ________.

A. think more about his personality and life in the past

B. be determined to make different and better decisions

C. acknowledge his choices and experiences

D. let go of the past and experience today

69. Which of the following best summarizes the writer’s view of the past?

A. One should be content with himself and optimistic about the future.

B. Moving ahead without looking back can help concentrate on one’s life.

C. One should be self-motivated to learn from the past and concentrate on future.

D. Finding out the mistakes on one’s part can help minimize the effects of the past.

70. Which of the following can be the best title?

A. Work with the “Now”                            B. Being Where You Are Today  

C. Concentrate on Your Future                    D. Self-motivation, a Key to Future

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