Lola is like other animal that does not waste time reliving old failures. She just lives! (Photo by Jamie)

BuddhismDay By Day: Its Foolish to be Obsessed With Past Failures

“Its foolish to be obsessed with past failures. And it’s just as foolish to be self-satisfied with one’s small achievements. The present and the future are what are important, not the past. Those who neglect this spirit of continual striving will start to veer off in a ruinous direction.”

Credit Daisaku Ikeda for the quote