"If only I had ..."
"I should have ..."
"I shouldn't have ..."
"It was too harsh on me ..."
"That wasn't too fair ..."
... and many more such common refrains we hear, here and there. The underlying thing remains the same - regretting things which could have been different, had some decision or some input been different.
Often these phrases seem to be excuses for things having gone wrong or unfavorable, and often they are the reasons why others did better than us. But, if I lost to any of other factors which I may regret, there might be some other factors in which the person who wins may regret. Maybe, there wouldn't be any person in the world without his share of regrets, including the most powerful or the wealthiest person or most successful person in any field. Probably, that young business tycoon sitting in his ivory tower still feels bad having fought and broke up with his girl friend few years ago, but he chose not to regret. Or that half-successful actor still feels that he should have completed his higher education, but he doesn't lose sleep wishing "... if only". But the outside world never sees this as it is carefully concealed withing the safety of his or her brain.
Every person has regrets. But whether he regrets or not, makes a huge difference!
Better said than done!
"I should have ..."
"I shouldn't have ..."
"It was too harsh on me ..."
"That wasn't too fair ..."
... and many more such common refrains we hear, here and there. The underlying thing remains the same - regretting things which could have been different, had some decision or some input been different.
Often these phrases seem to be excuses for things having gone wrong or unfavorable, and often they are the reasons why others did better than us. But, if I lost to any of other factors which I may regret, there might be some other factors in which the person who wins may regret. Maybe, there wouldn't be any person in the world without his share of regrets, including the most powerful or the wealthiest person or most successful person in any field. Probably, that young business tycoon sitting in his ivory tower still feels bad having fought and broke up with his girl friend few years ago, but he chose not to regret. Or that half-successful actor still feels that he should have completed his higher education, but he doesn't lose sleep wishing "... if only". But the outside world never sees this as it is carefully concealed withing the safety of his or her brain.
Every person has regrets. But whether he regrets or not, makes a huge difference!
Better said than done!
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