Rearview Mirror

A weird thing happened the other day. Yesterday. There was an adult camp type thing this weekend at the church, kind of an evangelical English type program. During a discussion time we were sharing some memories we had. Someone asked me about elementary school...I couldn't recall any specific memories. Then high school...again I couldn't get any clear pictures. All I could see in my head was Japan.
I guess I could take this as a blessing.
If you drive while looking in the rearview mirror, you will undoubtedly get into an accident. It's the same with living life. I have to take what I have now and keep looking ahead, no matter how much my heart wants me to look back. Someone once said, "I have to be a pillar, though I'll not be made of salt." You can't live life looking backwards. You have to be fully in the present, satisfied with where you are, open to how God is using you now, and not wishing you were back in the safety of your comfort zone.
I really haven't forgotten my life that ended three months ago. Life up to that point has shaped me into who I am now. Everybody who I've laughed and cried with are deeply engraved in my heart. I have a lifetime full of memories and amazing people that my heart will never forget, even if it can't always see.