Do not dwell on the past

I quote from Alexander Graham Bell:

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.


In a way, he has summarised what usually happens in a situation. A door will close, but one or more doors will open. Often, we lament what we could have done to prevent the door from closing. While this is useful to prevent us from making the same mistake, the immediate concern should be to look for the doors that are opened and try to resolve the situation.

Look out for the open doors and you may be surprised on what you can find.