When people fail to take the fact of change into consideration, we are likely to find the1. Labels stick — coward, failure, delinquent.
following situations:
2. Old grudges stay alive.
3. Maturity is lacking — voting straight ticket, sentimental attachments, nostalgia, childish fears.
4. Discouragement and despair are common because of inability to believe in a change in a bad situation.
--Minteer, Words and What They Do To You, Lesson 12
When people do not examine the mistakes of their past, they are likely to repeat them.