As George Santayana wrote,
"Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it."
You can't create the future without knowing what came before it.
Keep gratitude at the forefront of everything, if you are not grateful for what you currently have why would you expect the universe to reward you with more?
Perspective shapes everything. The same action can be protection or destruction depending on where you stand. Before judging, ask who is telling the story.