Hindsight Is Never 20/20

People often say hindsight is 20/20, and it is for good reason...most of the time. It is true when they have reached a conclusion, when they've effectively placed a period at the end. But life consists of many "to be continued," or "..."s and not a simple "." mark. It is all how you frame the issue. How you view something or someone constantly changes, because YOU change. Will your perspective change 10 minutes from now? 10 weeks from now? What about 10 years? It's ignorant to assume it won't.

Life does not stand still and unless you've ceased to consider a situation, you cannot claim to say that you see it clearly. That you know it for what it is, that it is immutable. Your ongoing experiences frame your perspective, which in turn allows you to re-write history...to an extent of course. You can't change what you can't change, but you can always change how you think of something.

In this way, your future shapes your past and not the other way around. The problem is when you can't see into the darkness ahead. When the past doesn't make sense, you can only grope around in front of you until you grab onto something that will ultimately, help you see. Someone said that the uncertainty of life and not knowing what will occur next is what surprises and rewards us...that we DO want the mystery. I agree that life would be an absolute bore if we knew anything and everything that will happen to us. But I still beg to differ. When you put one foot in front of another, terrified that the next step will lead into an abyss...that's not so fun. Or when you take one step after another towards nothingness, sameness, and the same circles of despair...well, who needs that? Calculated steps make sense. Confident steps forward make sense. I guess it's your own footing that makes the difference --making sure that you do what you need to in order to feel that you are guided somehow, that the blindness is natural.

So yes, hindsight is almost never 20/20...unless you've stopped moving forward and you've stopped thinking.