blog #6

"Looking back, a person risks losing hold of the present while being confounded by the past." This quote on page 77 tells me that the author is almost scared of his past. He knows by looking back he can get caught up in his past and lose grip on his potential chance for success, something that has never necessarily been done in his families past. In many cases people given the chance to succeed will look back and try to live their families past, ruining the opportunity which is why I agree with Rodriguez. Getting caught up and looking back can only hurt his opportunity so while trying to reach success he should look ahead and not in the past.