Most of us recall our Past and have many different reactions in the present. What position / place should we give the Past?

Reflect upon your present blessing - of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens.

Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa. - Harold MacMillan.

You can't change the past but you can ruin a perfectly good present by worrying about future. - Unknown.

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't a dream? - A. Brilliant.