How do you feel about the statement….

“You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What you are suffering is your memory and imagination.”



I just shared this quote with Virguy because it came up on IG and has always been one of my favs from growing up. I’ve always found it very helpful in trying to manage my own stress and happiness. Seems very rational to me, but Virguy disagrees (of course, lol).

What do you feel/think about this statement?

The way it is worded is not ment for a virgo mind.

Future consists of expectations of what may or may not.

Past consists of what was.

So you are in the present and neither should affect it other then your own thoughts which linger between the two.

Always got to make it more complex then it is Lol

Interesting. I'd not heard or seen this statement before. I understand the concept of it and think it holds some merit. I'm not sure it will transfer well into real life for most people but the philosophical concept is sound.

But you can suffer today because of the past.

Posted by AbbyNormal

“You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What you are suffering is your memory and imagination.”



I just shared this quote with Virguy because it came up on IG and has always been one of my favs from growing up. I’ve always found it very helpful in trying to manage my own stress and happiness. Seems very rational to me, but Virguy disagrees (of course, lol).

What do you feel/think about this statement?

But if it weren't for specific events, your memory and imagination wouldn't be suffering so ultimately it's still about these specific events. Saying it's memory or imagination is just deflecting 😂

But I could be totally misunderstanding the quote..

Posted by AgentP911

Interesting. I'd not heard or seen this statement before. I understand the concept of it and think it holds some merit. I'm not sure it will transfer well into real life for most people but the philosophical concept is sound.

I honestly think some people cannot wrap their minds around this one. It makes so much sense to me that it boggles my mind when it doesn’t to others. Interesting to hear other people’s perspective on it….. because that’s what it’s all about right?

I like this one more. 😂

lol easier said then done

awkward coz a virgo said it

personally i'm okay suffering the past, but not the future

In past years (or more like - a decade or so... years upon years) - the terms "Present Time" and "Now" - were quite heavily mediatized by celebrities like Allan Watts, Eckhart Tolle and others alike... Supposedly - that's the true nature of things - while Past and Future doesn't really exist (just a state of mind - as they put it - or something like that). Didn't think much about it and since it kinda made sense - i rolled with it... But now - that i did (think about it), well... Present/Now - is basically the middle ground between Past and Future. Yet... that's the part that can never materialize for a human being. I mean... time would have to stop - thus, Present and Future can be removed from this equation - leaving only the Present Time (Now). Then (if time Stops) you can truly say - that "Now is all there is...." The way i see - the true nature of things is a never ending treadmill - where you have the Present Time (Now) - in the middle - but one foot is always in the past - while the other in the future.

Tho, yes... distant past is composed memories (even imagination - cause most people struggle to remember every detail to a T - so ones imagination fills the gaps) - and distant future is... the unknown (one can imagine or have expectations - but precognitions, well... i'm not gifted in that regarded - so personally - i don't know what to say about that). That being said - i do agree that a lot people screw themselves - by investing energy in the past.... As for the future - to do need goals/aspirations - or else you're bound to drift aimlessly - in this big ocean we call life (or existence). Just don't fall in the trap of thinking you know things... unless you have enough evidence - to foresee a possible/probable outcome.

Just my impromptu opinion (: don't have any cents - since i don't live in U.S. - and the local currency could confuse a foreigner).

That is not a new phrase Virgo got it elsewhere

It’s not just memories and imagination. Although I do agree that we are better off living in the present, it involves letting go and letting life evolve.

There are things that have affected us so much in the past, that we get triggered when sometime feels familiar. Not just about the memory. So it is important to work through these things to move forward & ignoring the past does not help work through things. The thing about the future is we don’t want to repeat the triggering events, so we need to be aware & therefore careful.

I guess reality is just more complicated than the quote 🤷‍♀️

Sounds like delusion, anxiety, and over thinking are replacements for past, presence, and future.

Why suffer at all?

Posted by AbbyNormal

“You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What you are suffering is your memory and imagination.”



I just shared this quote with Virguy because it came up on IG and has always been one of my favs from growing up. I’ve always found it very helpful in trying to manage my own stress and happiness. Seems very rational to me, but Virguy disagrees (of course, lol).

What do you feel/think about this statement?

I get it.

People often feel trapped but they’re not really trapped, they just lack the imagination to see a way through.

Kinda like I think that DEPRESSION is the result of the denial of ones own current circumstances. People who are depressed just are reluctant to accept reality. Whether that reality is death, a breakup, or job loss. Etc

Posted by PlowSeason

I don't think Virgos like inspirational quotes in general.

I wonder if Libras like motivational quotes

Posted by CookieMonster123

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Posted by PlowSeason

I don't think Virgos like inspirational quotes in general.

I wonder if Libras like motivational quotes

Cancers cry reading sappy quotes

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It’s true.

#cancerrising

Posted by AbbyNormal

“You cannot suffer the past or future because they do not exist. What you are suffering is your memory and imagination.”



I just shared this quote with Virguy because it came up on IG and has always been one of my favs from growing up. I’ve always found it very helpful in trying to manage my own stress and happiness. Seems very rational to me, but Virguy disagrees (of course, lol).

What do you feel/think about this statement?

I like it. It is a statement meant to ground an individual, keep them in the present and reduce anxiety.

Virguy's probably bothered he didn't come across it first. Did he say why he disagrees? I am curious.