Learn from the past and move forward...

Recently, there were a couple of occasions the phrase "Forget the past and look forward" was discussed. Should we actually forget the past? How can we forget the past unless we suffer from dementia? The objective of "Forget the past and look forward" is to leave behind the baggage and the negative influence the past may have on our present progress. Of course, the past would remain in our memory. But, we should not let them hinder or dampen our desire to move forward. We should instead learn from the past, draw lessons from it, and be wiser as we step and move forward towards a new and higher goal.