You have heard it said before, put the past behind and get on with the job and look to the future. What that means or people are trying to say is, don't look back on what you have done in the past, but stay focused and head or aim in the direction of what is still too come. Sure we don't klnow what the future holds, but we must strive to achieve a better life for ourself by getting on with the job of doing and seeing what comes out of it as we seek to address the problems and pitfals of life and make amends and corrections where needed to fix the future for a brighter path ahead and to come. We can create and control our futures by always looking ahead and not behind, if we can see clearly where we want to go and work towards that in a positive direction then we will get to that place or destionation as we intend to do. Of cource there is a chance of things coming up and crossing our path to stop us or slow us down form achieving our goals but we careful management and contingency palnning we can avoid those obstacles and find a path around them or just wait for a more opportune time to tread that particular path. By puttting the past behind is just another way of saying don't look back on what you have done allready but continually seek and strive forward towards the future. Sure we have learnt how to do what we have done by all the work we have done in the past, but we must only use that by retrieval methods from our memories, to make the future better and that gives us the know how in order to do so. When we make a mistake, it is not the end of the world and by putting the past behind us, we are saying OK, I did it wrong, but I am willing to forget my error and move on and get it right next time, now and in the future. No good dwelling on things that went wrong, don't through effort after foolishness by making the same mistake again and don't look back and say to yourself, wasn't I such an idiot for doing it that way. At least you tried and you have learnt from your failure, not to do it again that way. No problem is too big that it will always get the better of you, time heals all wounds if we will just look to God for the right way out of the bad situation. A comforting word from a friend to help point you in the right direction is also well advised to be acceptable as well. But don't listen to the advice of fools, they will just lead you up the garden path and get you into more trouble. Learn to be discerning and understanding in everything you do, look to the tried and proven trusted ways of doing things and try not to divert or stray from them too much at all if you can help it. God has a desired waya nd a perfect plan for all of our lives and looking towards Him and what that is that He has for you will see you well and good for as long as you can follow Him. The simple answer is put the past behind and learn from your mistakes, don't make the same mistakes again and look to God for the way out fo your hole. Remember that you can't stay in that hole forever and the sooner you realize that the sooner you are on your way out of that and on to greater and bigger and brighter things to do. Leave your hole behind you, don't dwell in the past, put the past behind you and move onward and upward in life leaving those who dig there own holes and can't get out of them to stay there, if they can't achknowledge God that is. Holes are the rutts and life has so much more to offer than being stuck in deep despair, look up to God and he will show you the way to get out of your hole and lead you to a place of peace and well being. He will give you the commfort and love of being His treasured posession in heaven, there is not much more that you can want in life than that. There is so much more to life than death, put the past behind you and move on and up into a brighter future, you owe yourself at least that.