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Relate to the big topic - Using this hope for the future, you get this idea in your head that you can make it through whatever peril you are going through, and you do because you believe you can.

Wandering into the present I recall earlier that day volunteering with kids again at a different preschool. Hope fills my emotions when I look into the future at my job teaching two after school clubs starting in the fall. This is a new challenge that I will face, and I am excited to not only help children with math and reading but also to grow further as a person.

The notion that time will always continue to march forth can be likened to a small and bitter pill:; seemingly plain and amusingly easy to conquer when laid out, yet in actuality shockingly difficult to swallow. Every minute, every hour, every day is insignificant when contrasted against the length of our lives yet we are so wrapped up in our egos that we are too stubborn to accept that, preferring to immerse ourselves in fanciful fantasies of “what if?” in an effort to relive the past rather than look towards the future. Flashes of nostalgia strike us when we come across an old flame or the setting of a fond memory, and we often try to recreate those memories and joy once felt without any consideration for the person we have matured into.

Meaning, we simply overestimate the happiness we can receive/achieve from future events. Over time, Daniel Gilbert a professor at Harvard, has made it a goal of his to study what he refers to as the ”impact bias”. Gilbert shares with Jon Gertner in “The Futile Pursuit of Happiness”, exactly how the “impact bias” can affect current or future decisions,somewhat for the worse. “When we find pleasure derived from a thing diminishing, we move on to the next thing event and almost certainly make an error of prediction,and then another,ad infinitum…”. It’s in the nature of humans to begin to lose interest and jump to the next “big thing”, But is it beneficial? You’re overestimating how much difference that they will make. This is just considered “miswanting”. So, ask yourself the next time you take a risk,” Is it really worth

“When people find it easy to imagine an event, they overestimate the likelihood that it will actually occur” (Gilbert, 2006, p.19.) Gilbert explains that this causes us to be overoptimistic about our futures and thus changes what we do in order to be happy. Young people imagine traveling the world, starting a successful business or becoming a star. Later on in one’s life they may realize that they do not have the funds to travel the world, the talent to become a star, or even the desire to start their own business. Perhaps they come to the conclusion that they would be happier starting a family or writing a book. Humans have an undeniable want to control. The reason somebody imagines the future is so they can do something about it (Gilbert, 2006, p. 21.) We imagine a future better than today so we can take the actions necessary to get to the better tomorrow. I imagined college being a whole lot better than high school. The freedom and the separation from my parents was something I wanted. So in order to get here I studied hard in high school, strove for a good ACT score, and applied to universities. The actions I took in high school were in order to control the future. Gilbert answers the question of “Why should we want to control our futures?” “It feels good to do so-period. Impact is rewarding. Mattering makes us happy. The act of steering one’s boat down the river of time is a source of pleasure, regardless of one’s port of call” (Gilbert,

I partially agree with Pangloss’s statement because we never know what the future holds for us and we can never predict our fate therefor what happens to you today (now) or what you have is the best you can get or have in your live. For example, considering

plan for the future. When you recall memories and plan for the future, it makes you happier.

The quote in the book Three Times Lucky, “We can’t change the past, Solider. We can only be grateful for a new day, and move on”(Turnage, 225). This quote means a lot to me in life. The past already happened and we can’t go back in time to change it, but what we can do is be glad that there’s new day coming to us and not make the same mistakes as we did in the past. We learn from our past, so in the future we can become a better person than what we were in the former years. Also we can’t be living in the past forever, so we have to be thankful that there’s a destiny in front of us and move on. This quote inspires me this year in English class is I can’t change what I did or did not learn in my previous years in English class, but I can use

Sometimes, as we grow older, the future can seem unimaginable. I feel as if the future is like a firefly on a summer night. Yo go around trying to catch one, and once you think you caught it, it is gone. Then, you come back the next day, waiting to catch another, but once again, it is out of reach. The cycle keeps going.The main point is that we may think that we are nearing the future, but we will never arrive to that place. This said, I want everyone to know that we should be living in the moment. I occasionally remember the memories from elementary school, and I wish I could relive them. In the future, I want to look upon these days and want to relive them as well. Live each day to the fullest because it will never come

I believe that it is important to live in the present because whatever happened in that past is history. I'm not saying to let go the past but to learn from it, the mistakes you've made and the joy you've brought to others. Don't try to run away from it because it will only come back. The present is here and now. Enjoy the moment like it's your last, because sometimes you won’t get a second chance. Aside from now, always set goals and try to the best of your abilities to achieve them. The future is near yet far away so live in the present to the fullest, learn from the past, and look forward to the future.

Characters in The Odyssey and The Lord of the Flies confirm this in that their denial of the upcoming potential happenings are masked by their deep feelings for friends and family, thus enhancing present relationships. The future is always hurtling toward us, but that doesn’t mean we have to assess the damage right away. Sometimes the only thing one can really focus on is the present because that's all they are ever in. But truly, we just cannot handle the

Past, present and future are all important to keep in perspective. Looking back and not having regrets is extremely satisfying. Your current situation and your contentment with it are also very important, and having goals and milestones to work toward in the future keeps you motivated and keeps life interesting and challenging.

This how I learned from the three text how to fix my future.Also I wanted to show you how it helps and it is good to look at the past.Then when you even need to be happy look at the things you have done in your lifetime and share it with somebody.Finally when it comes to the way you have the past and future don’t always dwell in your past.That is how this essay shows how the past helps the future.

As Emerson perceived the world, “Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoes to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time” (“Self-Reliance” 833-834). Even if a man finds himself with both self-trust and originality, he may never realize his true potential if he is preoccupied with past events or future fortunes. Emerson finds these obsessions to be utterly useless: “Discontent is the want of self-reliance; it is the infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired” (838). In contemporary society, a willingness to “live in the moment” is highly regarded, especially among youth, yet this acceptance seems to wane with age. Nevertheless, excessive anxiousness and nostalgia are a waste of the potential that can be realized when the truths of the present are

The future is a time or a period of time in which we follow through from the moment of speaking or writing our intentions. It is a time that has yet still to come. The future is what we work for, to go through school and have a career, in order to have a better life. My parents have taught me to work hard for the things I want, and I wish to have a bright future. That is one of the reasons why I am here at CI, to get an education that will help me find a career with sufficient salary that will support me and my future family.