Building brick walls...

Forget what hurt you in the past, but never forget what it taught you. However, if it taught you to hold onto grudges, seek revenge, not forgive or show compassion, to categorize people as good or bad, to distrust and be guarded with your feelings then you didn't learn a thing. The universe doesn't bring you lessons to close you off and build walls around your soul. It brings you lessons to open it, by developing compassion, learning to listen, seeking to understand instead of speculating, practising empathy and developing conflict resolution through communication. If we were only exposed to perfect situations, how could we ever think to evolve?