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olafminesaw t1_j8e7jff wrote

Replying to 1feralengineer (#1,796,672)

But the real C.S. lewis quote, is just as good!: “If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”

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decrementsf t1_j8enxf7 wrote

Characters written into CS Lewis books depict this. Surprised on revisiting Chronicles of Narnia the characters are flawed and through some failure have a redemption arc. Think Edmund in the first. Eustace in Dawn Treader beats you over the head with the theme. The mouse Reepicheep beats you over the head with contrasting the idea of cowardace by contrasting characters against his embodiment of courage.

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Throwaway_97534 t1_j8esgfr wrote

Totally untrue, all modern word processors can edit any part of the text.

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Kotopause t1_j8ewbb8 wrote

No I can’t. Because my past didn’t allow me to develop the means to start a new beginning.

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MaxXCeption t1_j8f2wcg wrote

Great life advice, terrible writing advice

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raouldukesaccomplice t1_j8f66xm wrote

I've been litigating and relitigating my past and marinating in regret this past week about everything - the past few years, college, high school, childhood, the whole thing. I'm currently trying to do things I really should have done like a decade ago or more.

This gives me hope.

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ONESNZER0S t1_j8fdt3u wrote

Replying to Kotopause (#1,800,054)

Exactly. I hate these bullshit motivational things that try to make it sound so easy to just make positive changes in your life. I dropped out of college because i couldn't afford it and didn't have time to work full time and pay all my bills AND spend the time on classes. Now, I feel like i have less time and energy to devote to classes, and don't have much more money either.

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Angelo_Aman t1_j8fg21c wrote

Only the guy who wrote Narnia could believe this applies.

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clondike7 t1_j8fikwm wrote

Replying to Kotopause (#1,800,054)

Because you weren’t allowed back then doesn’t mean you’re not allowed now.

Everyone’s situation is different, and you might have plenty of obstacles; don’t let your own cynicism be another obstacle against yourself.

It’s not about having an easy answer that will fix all your problems. It’s about having a goal to work towards.

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thaddeus423 t1_j8filyc wrote

I hope so. I’ve been saying this for years.

At any time you are allowed to say,

“No. This isn’t how my story unfolds.”

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AltoGobo t1_j8fj1mc wrote

Stupid as it is, I think of this whenever fans online throw a shitfit about a reboot or an adaptation they don’t like.

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MonkeyBred t1_j8flucl wrote

Replying to ONESNZER0S (#1,801,203)

Why do people believe that if time travel were a reality, then going back in time could drastically alter the present? However, they believe that their actions today will have little impact on the future.

I see this as a slightly better illustration of the same point as the post's quote.

While I don't think of the quote as being "bullshit," I also don't question my past decisions. I feel like every bad decision I ever made was due to lack of foresight and perfect information, and consequently, I will perpetually make poor choices.

I find that true control is not worrying about the ending or the beginning... while also ignoring that shitty adage, "live every day like it's your last."

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Svalor007 t1_j8fr2ch wrote

I don't like how this makes me feel.

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J--EAZY t1_j8frzvs wrote

Yea its called restart in turn start all over once your out of lives the game is over.

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[deleted] t1_j8g2ep5 wrote

im really fucking miserable and want 5 years back.

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Kaneshadow t1_j8g5vb3 wrote

Unless the ending already happened. In which case it's time to start thinking of a new story

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MyBeardTalks t1_j8gcmzn wrote

This is just an Eagles fan misquoting CS Lewis.

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LTinS t1_j8gehbu wrote

You can't change the end if the end hasn't happened yet.

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ducknips t1_j8gkf9c wrote

.....but the end is literally always the same, regardless of the story and its many potential variations.

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mustbemagical t1_j8grn5n wrote

I think the decisions we make are easy to see if they were positive or negative for us in retrospect. I also think, while we don’t know how life unfolds, we can trust our gut and know that the direction we’re choosing is the right one. I’ve been having to learn to trust my gut more these days. In the past I never did, I only chased what I thought I wanted.

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caustic4 t1_j8gw7fr wrote

Isn't The Horse and His Boy exactly that?

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Kotopause t1_j8h5i4s wrote

Replying to MonkeyBred (#1,801,724)

Because knowing consequences of the actions that seemed like a good idea in the past would allow you to avoid doing the mistakes that led you to the life you have now.

You not questioning your past decisions just shows that you were lucky and you have no major problems in life.

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postfuture t1_j8hlf79 wrote

You can't change the facts in the past but you can change what it means to you.

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Thank-you1234 t1_j8hn448 wrote

Replying to raouldukesaccomplice (#1,800,759)

As someone who did everything they “should’ve done” and still winding up on the shit end of a stick, cherish that hope and use it as motivation.

Instead of even starting to rebuild my entire life, I’m stuck trying to decide why. And I’de damn near kill just to get that hope/drive back.

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unclemik9 t1_j8iidvo wrote

Replying to Thank-you1234 (#1,806,105)

It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life. if you keep trying, long term it gets better. 30 yr old me never saw where 53 yr old me wound up. Hang in there.

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Thank-you1234 t1_j8ku0p7 wrote

Replying to unclemik9 (#1,808,197)

I appreciate that advice and love that quote. But particularly because this is r/getmotivated, I feel like I should clarify. My life is very successful on a surface level (while the quote you gave is 100% true I do not want to lead anyone to think they shouldn’t try).

But I’ve always cared far more about the people in my life than economic success, career achievement. I always viewed those as a means to get to spend time with the people I love doing fun shit, investing my time and energy into them etc. And the shit “end of the stick” is the one time I asked some of them for some emotional support it turned into an argument instead of them really offering anything. Then after said argument my GF (now ex), my best friend and her boyfriend decided to hack some of my accounts and threaten me with pictures of me. Then instead of apologizing they said we can never talk about it again, but we’re not apologizing. So I walked away and they immediately started denying anything & everything to all my social circle who literally believed my ex best friend (and she’s known as loose with the truth). So I feel like I did right by everyone, and then got immediately outcast over the people that I literally just asked for the only apology I think I ever asked them for.

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genuinely_insincere t1_j8n4j6v wrote

Yes. The past is the past. It's better to leave things in the past rather than let them continue to live in the present in your reality. Because what you're thinking about is what you are experiencing. So if you leave something in the past, that's where it will stay. You can't erase it from the past, but you can leave it there. And you can forget about things.

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