How to miss opportunities I

Maybe you have met one of them:  People who for some reason or the other keep their eyes fixed on a past event or a person from their past.  They orientate their decisions back to that single event or person. They have good, even great sounding reasons for their inability to look ahead.  The problem is that they miss beautiful scenery, great opportunities and the ability to be surprised.  Creativity takes note of the past but grasps the new and exiting opportunities tomorrow offer.