The concept of the past is so abstract that not a single person can interpret it correctly and without any "buts". Despite this, there are many definitions of this term. But it is better to consider it from the angle of different sciences.
Literature
“He who does not know his past is deprived of the future” - this phrase can be heard more than once in various interpretations at lectures on literature or philosophy. We are taught from childhood how important it is to know your family tree. The history of the life of one's own ancestors, one's roots and one's native land is what a conscious person should know. That is why already in the first grades, children at school are given various tasks on this topic. For example, draw your own family tree. The child gets acquainted with the past, studying his family and thereby realizing the infinity of the countdown.
Definition
The past is certain events in time space that have already happened. It is practically impossible to consider this concept without defining the present and the future.
The past may include events or times, people or objects characteristic of a particular period. This isthe concept is often used in colloquial speech to define what will never return and will not happen again. And then there is the phrase "the last century." Using it, a person indicates the untimeliness of objects or events.
The past is something that can be associated with pleasant memories or, on the contrary, cause negative emotions.
Where do they study?
The past has become an object for the study of various sciences: history, astronomy, archeology, historical geology, linguistics. In addition to these sciences, the concept of the past is associated with auxiliary historical disciplines, namely paleobotany, paleontology, paleography, chronology and cosmology.
History
Most of all, history is aimed at studying the past. This aspect is very important, because it gives the concept and basis for all the processes and events that human civilization and the world in general have gone through.
Without studying this science, it is impossible to imagine any general education course. Without knowing the secrets of the past, a person is not able to learn lessons and use the accumulated experience.
Historical experience of various peoples makes it possible to learn the world culture in general and the generally accepted laws of human development. Each stage of history, one way or another, is connected with the present, and the restoration of the chain of logical events helps each person to correctly identify himself in the modern world.
Physics
Classical physics appliesconcept of the past and explains it as half of the time axis. This concept is widely used in the theory of relativity, but with some amendment. According to the conclusions of scientists, the past is a certain number of events that allow you to reach the present. Physics considers the concept of the "cone of the past", where certain events affect the present. So it's a whole chain, a causal relationship.
But now physics has revised its views on the past and does not consider it a fixed value. Albert Einstein's theory, together with practical experiments, proves the possibility of moving in time space and even the possibility of influencing it.
Properties
Most sciences and philosophical systems attribute certain properties to the past:
1. Immutability - the past will always be the past.
2. Uniqueness - each event from the past is concrete and cannot be replaced by another past.
Real
How are past and present connected? Even in childhood, we were taught to associate it with the present, and the present with the future. But the future will not be complete without what is happening now. After all, the future is the result of not only the present, but also the past.
For many centuries people have noticed that the experience of the past cannot be ignored, because past events can remind of themselves at the most inopportune moment. And what this reminder will be is unknown.
So it's better to remember the past. After all, it can eliminate errors inthe future not only of a particular individual, but of humanity as a whole. After all, what happens in the future and present is quite natural and inseparable from the past.
People are not accustomed to analyzing past events and are not able to weigh their decisions, linking them to previous experience. This sometimes leads to “stepping on the same rake.”
The past and the future are inseparably connected, and between them is the present, which in a couple of moments becomes the past.
Future
The experience of the past sometimes interferes with the future, and sometimes simply irreplaceable. We learn from our mistakes, and what lesson we learn depends only on our perception.
Is it right to live in the past? It is impossible to answer the question unambiguously. But the past often gets in the way of the future. It has passed and we are no longer there. And it is simply impossible to live or linger in it.
Living in the future isn't quite right either. After all, twisted constantly in dreams, it is impossible to notice the present. Although everything is very relative. We can analyze the past and the present, but we cannot see the future, especially the distant one.
Living the present life, we have every right to make plans and at the same time learn from the past. Therefore, it is important to appreciate the moments that are happening here and now.
From the point of view of human perception, the past is always the result of some kind of change or action. For each person, this is a certain life experience. There is also a historical past - this is also an experience that a person uses. It cannot be changed, but perception is changeable. It depends more on the present.
Can Ichange the past?
Practical esotericism and psychology argue that through exercise you can change some points. They claim that the past and the future do not exist. These, according to them, are simply subjective categories that people perceive differently. But in fact there is just a moment in which a person is.
Understanding this simple fact makes it possible to reconstruct the past. Nothing can be done in it. Working with the past to change events and emotional reactions, you must turn to the imagination. A person creates his own past and future, can do anything with it and bring into his present the desired quality of emotional experiences.
Having comprehended the secrets of the past, a person helps himself and learns to live in the present and look to the future with faith.
Forget the past
Sometimes the past gets in the way of our present. In the life of any person there are events that he wants to forget, only memory does not allow this. After all, psychologists say that dwelling on the past and the future does not allow you to fully live in the present.
Man is an emotional being. The more vivid emotions an event causes, the more difficult it is to forget it. For the most part, a person remembers the negative.
There are many ways to forget, but it is intentionally impossible to do so. The more we try to forget something, the more we remember it.
The most powerful way to forget the past is to remember. Dianetics allows you to do this. It is worth simply living through the event associated with the negative one more time untiluntil it stops evoking any emotion at all.
Psychologists use this practice to help people let go of the fears of the past and start living in the present.
One way or another, despite the definition of the concept, a person is the creator of his past.
