Ancient Greek Smarts

Part of a longer essay, but worth extracting for y'all:

...a very precise Ancient Greek idiom holds that we do not march forward into the future. We’re facing the past, the future is behind us, and we back into it. [We all] navigate by seeing only where they’ve been and are often blind to what the future might bring....

Beware those who "lead us to the future."  They're leading with their ....ahhh....fannies.