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One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.

It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.

I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.

We can't let the past be forgotten.

We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.

You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

Your past is something you cannot change. You can't live it; it's dead.

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.