"You may have a pleasant memory from the past that brings a smile to your face each time you think of it. But if you were to go back and truly analyze that moment in time, you might discover that not every aspect of it was so wonderful. In fact, it may have held heartache, aggravation, and unpleasantness. Time has allowed you to fill in the dark spots with color, and the pain with something more soothing. So don't base and upcoming choice on something that transpired in the past, unless you can be completely objective about it."