Often as our awareness and consciousness grows and we glean further insight into the workings of this most amazing Universe we are a part of, our previous misconceptions and ignorance can become laughable. When we see things more clearly, we can’t imagine how we ever managed to live behind such foggy glasses for so long.
And just as we may be able to laugh at some of the things that we did/said/thought before we knew better, there are things that we may look back on with regret, shame or possibly anger. We may scold ourselves for acting in less than a manner we now hold as acceptable. Our past may haunt us, full of things we can never take back though we wish we could. We may want to make excuses for our behavior or may want to distance ourselves from past discretions, shaking our heads in disbelief, “I can’t believe I did/said/thought that.”