Forget The Past Quotes Novels & Stories

“Are you still mad?” “No, I'm not... Not because I never forget the past, doesn't mean I'm still mad. I can't forget it because those pain are the reason for who am I today. I just realized those past years, hindi makakatulong sa'kin ang mag move forward kung mananatili ako sa nakaraan. Kung mananatili akong puno ng galit sa puso. So I already forgive those people who've hurt me, even they're not asking for my forgiveness. I'm not that heartless, Steve. You're forgiven, Dad is forgiven. Don't worry about it.”

Nakita kong bahagya itong siniko ni Jules. And for the nth time, I forgot what to say next. I already forgot the past and don’t want to remember what happened from the past. And still, I didn't know that it still has an effect on me. That house may bring back the painful past to me, but I still value it with my life. Ibinigay yun ng lolo ko sakin, sa amin. Though, it holds every piece of memory I have from my life before.

“Ni hindi nga niya ako binigyan ng second chance noon.” Parehong nanlaki ang mga mata naming dalawa ng kaibigan. Ito dahil sa kompirmasyon. Ako ay dahil sa pagkakamali. “Shoot! Sinasabi ko na nga ba at may hang-ups ka pa talaga sa past. Bruha, let go of the past! May rason kung bakit nakaraan na iyon. Focus in the present and look forward for the future.” “Kahit sa present, hindi rin ako makapag-focus.”

Pagkatapos niya akong yakapin ay tinanaw ko ang papalayo niyang bulto. [End of the Flashbacks] "So it really happen. I always thought they are the one who forgot us, but I didn't realize that I also forgot things that is important." I smiled sadly when I whispered it. "I always want them to remember us, but I don't realize that there is someone that are waiting for me to remember him." I'm sorry, Drix. ***

"We don't have to do it. We just need to make a new memory. Please, try to think it's me not Lawrence. At hindi ako si Lawrence para gawin ko ulit ang mga bagay na iyon sa iyo. Just stop comparing it to the past. Paano tayo makakausad kung palagi mong inaalala ang nakaraan?" His last words hit her hard. Paano nga naman talaga sila makakausad. Tumigil siya sa paglalakad at hinarap ito. "Fine. I'm sorry. I just..." hindi na niya naituloy ang ibang sasabihin nang simulang manginig ang bibig at kamay niya. "I just can't simply forget it," she managed to say.

"Gusto kong malaman kung ano talaga ang nangyayari, pero alam kong ayaw mo pang sabihin sa ngayon." Huminga siya nang malalim at pinagmasdan ang hindi mabilang na mga punongkahoy na halos takpan na ang kalangitan. "It's easy to say that we should forget all our problems for a while and let ourselves enjoy. But in every giggle I make, in every smile and in every guffaw, my problems always interrupt. Because we don't have the power to shut down our memory. When it wants to come, it comes."

Kahit pa siguro magkandakuba-kuba ako katatrabaho para maibigay ang magandang buhay sa anak namin, ay hindi ko pa rin matutumbasan ang buhay na kayang maibigay ni Ken sa kaniya lalong higit ang pagmamahal ng isang ama. “You know why some people cannot move forward? It is because they are living in the past, and overthinking the future. They forget that the present still exist,” ani Karl. “Maniwala ka sa akin, Laurice, alam ko at naiintindihan ko ang lahat ng pinagdaraanan mo ngayon. I already witnessed this before, and it is happening again right now. As much as I would love to help you to overcome that pain, pero wala akong magagawa. I tried it before, but I really can’t. And you know what,

“Hindi mo alam kung ano’ng pakiramdam na unti-unting mawalan ng pwesto sa buhay ng sarili mong ama. Wala kang alam, Cassandra.” Bahagya nitong ibinaba ang tingin. Pagkatapos ay dahan-dahang huminga. “Forgive and forget para sumaya ka at makalaya,” mahina nitong sabi. Napatigil si Candice. “Hindi ko alam kung saan mo nakuha ang ideya na ‘yan,” dagdag nito. “Pero isang bagay ang alam ko, hindi ka ampon. Kapatid kita. At kahit nakakairita ka, alam ko ’yon,” anitong tumalikod na.

Nawala ako sa pag-iisip ng bigla kong narinig ang malakas nitong sigaw na may kasama pang pagpalo. "Eh?" Takang tanong ko habang hinihimas ang nasaktan kong braso. "You're spacing out!" She exclaimed "Oh sorry I'm just remembering the day we met." Ngumiti ito ng malaki na para bang kagaya ko ay naalala din nito ang aming unang pagkikita. "I remember you're ugly back then, hanggang ngayon pangit ka pa din!" Tumawa ito ng malakas pagkasabi nun.

Life is not a rehearsal. Each day is a new show, new challenges, new audience, new participants, new characters. No-repeat, no rewind, no retake. Perform carefully, live the best, choose the best and do the best. We cannot do anything about what happened in the past but we can do something about our future. My past is not as important as what's ahead, I cannot let it poison my future...our future. But I have to do something to correct what's done wrong that almost cost me my life.