A river flows forward

As far as I can recall these words were spoken to me by a college friend in the summer of 1988. We were having a conversation about whether I should allow my ex-boyfriend another chance to be in my life. He wanted to come back and of course he was the love of my life and I wanted nothing more than to take him back with open arms. I had conveniently forgotten of the things he did to cause the end of our love affair. My friend who had just graduated from college simply said to me just remember a river flows forward not backward; you have already been there and seen that, move forward! I decided in my infinite wisdom that he did not know the true depth of our love, we were supposed to be together and I could not mess with fate by walking away from the very thing I had prayed for... We all know how this story ends right, I took him back and he broke my heart a second time. I could have saved myself the heartache by simply listening to that small but powerful piece of advice that was offered to me. How many times has this been the case in our lives? We know better but we don't do better or we shun the advice of others and follow our own misguided judgment and we end up making a bad situation worse. Life and the experiences that we learn should serve as a guide for our future. Nothing happens by accident or coincidence it is all part of a strategic plan so even before we take the wrong turn, our destiny lies before us waiting to unfold. So in theory I made the decision I was supposed to make to learn the lesson I was supposed to learn, crazy how life works that way. Just life as I see it!