“Give up all hope of a better past.”
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
“Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past.”
“... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.”
“Who was it who said that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past?”