I'm learning American English - Don't let yesterday use up too much...

0I bet Kooyeen can explain this one for you, Tom. 050010id1

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00well, I don't know exactly what it means and if it's a good way to express that concept, but I found it on a website and I copied it.02br
00I think it's a way to say "Don't let what you did yesterday affect what you are doing today", or something like that. 05002br
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10I'm learning American English - 21b20Don't let yesterday use up too much of today22b20 (American Indian Proverb, Cherokee)22blockquote

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00Could you please explain to me the above given prover

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01b10Don't let yesterday use up too much of today12b12blockquote

10I think it means 01i00Don't cry over spilled milk.02i02br
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00...but what connection does it have with learning American English? 050010id3

0 They are two seperate thoughts, I believe. Kooyeen can confirm. 0-

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11b20Don't let yesterday use up too much of today22b22blockquote

20I think it means 11i10Don't cry over spilled milk.12i12br
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10Yeah, that's another way to say that, maybe a better way...02br

0That's interesting - I was thinking it was not only the "don't cry over spilt milk" meaning, but also "don't spend too much time basking in faded glories." What you did yesterday is over - and you need to make each day its own day worth living. Kind of like "Carpe Diem"0-

My understanding of that saying is...............

Try not to let the pain, suffering and hurt that you encountered before interfere too much with enjoying life at this present time.

Ray.