Ancestor veneration fosters a backward-looking philosophy, but it is folly to consider the past as the sole truth source; truth is continually expanding, relative, and found in the present moment. [1]
Jesus portrayed deliverance from sin and evil through his personal love, offering a triumph over the past and a path to a better future through forgiveness and salvation. [2] To progress spiritually, one must forget and disown the past in order to embrace the greater realities of the kingdom. [3]
The past, restful to contemplate; savors of things already mastered, brings agreeable pleasure in reminiscing and allows for relaxation in a carefree review. [4] The aggressive militarism of the Chinese of 15,000 B.C. was due to not being weakened by an overreverence for the past. [5]