Don't talk about your past life script as if it were a big drama. And only that. Look at your life now. It is made up of dozens of prior choices. Be wide- awake and choose correctly when you make friends, eat, act or speak.
Life goes by like a speeding train.
Before you jump on a car full of tramps, take a good look, choose carefully. Leap onto a clean passenger car. Every vow they make translates into daily disciplines. Sometimes teachers are found in a book. Repeat what you learn, teach another, you learn the material better.