RULE TO BREAK
“Put the past behind you”
You may have been through some tough times in your life. Maybe some terrible times.
A lot of people will tell you that once you become a grown-up, you need to put the past – or at least the bad bits of it – in a box and close the lid on it. It can’t be changed, and now you need to get on with the rest of your life. They’re not being unsympathetic, these people, they just want to help you. And they think that if you dwell on your past it will hamper you. So they advise the old-fashioned, stiff upper-lip approach.
Well, it doesn’t work.
You can put stuff in a box alright – some people find this harder than others; some find it very easy. Yes, you can close the lid too. What you can’t do, however, is put ...
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