The "self"

As we started talking about how we see the difference between the "you' and the "self" I started to realize how much my past has affected what my present is,professor Trapani made me realize that many times we dont take into account something that has happened in our past and how this affects our present and even part of our future.When the class was discussing this new concept for us, my mind started to go in the past and try to remember things that I had left behind on purpose but that now that I think about it,it has made a big impact in my life.Another of the parts of the class was talking about how much we carry in our backs, how much we carry in our shoulders and how we dont let this, he tought us that leaving behind everything that affect us in a negative way, will make us happy people in the future, it will make us be proud of we have done, and we will be able to say that we had a full life,he made the comparison between two older people living in a nursing home, one that is angry all the time, that shows how angry they are because they never had the chance to fulfill their goals or just be happy,that they never had the opportunity to leave behind everything and move forward, then there is the other kind of older people that are always happy, always ready to tell you a story, that are sociable, this people are th eones that have lived their lives fully, they are the ones that have learned how to forgive, forget and move on and have nothing to carry intheir shoulder, it made me want to be that kind of person, the one that will accomplish her goals but at the same time, still be able to enjoy life and what it has to offer.Cant wait for next class and how much I will think about what is happening around me when Im there.