I always like to compare a person’s life to the game of Jenga.  Simple game, love it to death.  It starts off blank, with a lot of promise as to what you can build.  Sort of like life.  The direction of what you build has some initial influence based on the actions of the creator, sort of like how your life took on a particular role based on the actions of your parents.  Then at some point you stop building up and the game begins.  Here is where my comparison truly begins.  Many people think, or as I see it – wish very, very hard, that their past actions can be forgotten.  Erased.  But to do so, to get rid of your past, you are only aiding in the destruction of your future.  Take your Jenga tower.  Take away 2 blocks, from the third row from the bottom.  Watch your tower shake.  Those 2 blocks, those are one of the moments of your past you wished away.  Take away some more memories.  Let me know how long it takes before your tower, your future, crumbles.

So what’s the point?  If you cannot handle your past mistakes, don’t try to erase or get rid of them.  Don’t make them.  Or man-up and deal with them.  Who you will eventually become is a direct result of who you have been.  And get Jenga, its a wonderful game!!!