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Nostalgia- the niche to ditch the inner self

From this post onwards each day I will be sharing 20 ways we use to  hide from our inner selves. This is first one.  I love driving, and that energizes me. While driving, I often use the rearview mirror to see the vehicles behind and be safe on the road, but viewing the rearview mirror is only for a fraction of seconds. This is because looking back would be fatal, whereas looking forward would prevent it.  We utilize rearview mirrors for the sake of safety. Similarly, our lives are our past. The past is something we have already lived. We can do nothing about it to change it, but yes, we can learn a lot from it and safeguard our future.    Now nostalgia has claimed the title, steering my conversation towards the past, yet it acts as a barrier, disconnecting me from my inner self.   Our inner selves are always growing and evolving over time. I mistreated someone, and I learned the lesson and corrected myself. This makes me a new me. I indulged in prosocial behavior and experienced