Masa Lalu Biarlah Berlalu Novels & Stories

“Well, whatever this is... I’ve got your back. Whether it’s a one-night fever dream or the beginning of something twisted and beautiful.” I smiled, the weight on my chest lifting just a little. I knew she would always be there for me. “Thanks, Mia.” “Always.” She flopped onto her back. "You know what I always tell you? Enjoy it while it lasts. If it will end, it will end. Don't let your past prevent you from enjoying the present. I know it might be difficult for you to act on this, but honestly, you just gotta figure it out. Let yourself go. If you hold onto too many things at once, if you have too many worries, you’ll never find what’s truly worthwhile."

“Let it go. Just let it go, Jeremiah. Let's start afresh. Let the past burn away. You are here now, she is here with us, let's start anew with three of us.” “You don’t understand, I can’t.” “I do and I am telling you none of that matters to me. I loved you then, I love you now and I will always love you. You don’t have to hide anymore.” “You don’t understand... I can’t let the past go, not when it has left scars all over my body. Scars that won't fade. Scars that I am afraid to look at! How can I let it go?” “For me. For us. I’m trying to hold on to what matters. Us. You, me… her. Just let it go. Forget the past, we have our presebt and future to us."

Do not blame yourself for anything, remember everything happens for a reason. Do not allow yourself to wallow in self-pity, remember what a strong pillar you are for those who care about you. Do not let past mistakes ruin the beauty of life, remember you are human. Do not let the shadow of the past block the sweetness and rays of sunlight of the future. You have to take the good with the bad, love what you have got, always forgive and try to forget but never REGRET. Lastly, do not forget to be happy and strong as a mountain.

Even if you want to move forward in your life, you may have to step on the brake pedal. To be free, we must learn to let go. Free the pain, let go of fear, and refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy required to hold on to the past is holding you back from a new life. Yesterday is not for us to recover, but tomorrow is our victory or defeat, so forget the past and live with me forever, Estefan. - Leticia Aragon- Eustacio.

Because they held so much meaning, despite she was completely drunk. "Loosen yourself up. Because life has so much to offer. Tomorrow isn't promise. One can fall ill, or Godforbid, die anytime. So why not live life to the fullest, now that you have the chance to?" She let out a yawn, then carried on. "You can do all these, when you stop giving access to your past, to hunt you. We are in the present, whatever made you this cold and frigid, is in the past. And should be kept in the past." She had taken a slow, careful breath after blurting all of these out. Looking like she wanted to loose conciousness.

“Sometimes, I have seen things I wished I could have stopped. But over time I have learnt that most of the time it is better to let people keep their free will” “Are you here to sway me now” “No, But I would like to gift you some wisdom. A successful future is determined by history. You don’t need a good past, to have a good future. But you need to accept the past as the pass. Learn to move forward, and not take the pain everywhere you go. Because that pain will only turn to hatred and hatred always festers. It will poison you, and you need to know the past to learn from it. Histories forgotten are histories damned to be repeated. You have your free will; you get to choose your next move”

“It’s nothing… just disappointment. Anger. Someone I trusted hid a bitter truth from me from the past, and it changed everything I thought I knew.” Marcus leaned back, tapping his finger against the counter. He didn’t say anything at first, but after a brief moment, he said, “Then here’s what I’ll tell you, Cole. The past is heavy, but it only keeps its weight if you carry it with you. You can’t change what’s already done. Don’t let old wounds poison your present and your future. Better to let go than let it consume you.” His words hit harder than I expected.

It will save us time and effort! "Tiara... It is best if you try to remember it yourself. It won’t do any good if I tell you a story about your life before you have forgotten everything. Who cares about the past now? You can’t do anything about your past life especially if you barely know a thing from it. Today is more important because you dwell in the present. " he flashed me a faint smile. I can see in his eyes that he is still holding back.

"Tetap saja aku salah dalam hal ini, Kak. Seandainya aku dulu mau mendengarkan mamah untuk--" "Sudah, sudah, kamu tidak perlu membahas yang sudah jauh berlalu. Kakak hanya ingin kamu lepas dari bayang masa lalu, kamu berhak bahagia, dan jika letakmu ada bersama Andra, dapatkan itu sampai titik penghabisan."

Larson then starts to disseminate the strip of paper and I can't help but grimace because I thought the first day would be the 'introduce yourself day', my bad. The class went smoothly. It's not that boring but I don't put so much attention to the class since I don't care about the past. Remembering the past will just gonna ruin the present and who knows? It will also ruin the future. So I think it's best if we just forget about the past and never looked back.