Twentieth Entry: 11/29/09 2:21:39 PM
What do I regret? First of all what is regret? Is it self-reflection? Is it getting caught up in the past? Is it a necessity or a commodity? I do have the burden of regret. Whether it be the tone I used, or the words that spilled out of my mouth. Or it could it be the time where I failed to act? That rare occurrence of not acting when I knew that a girl I liked also liked me. Some reasonably small event like that is a regret. If I had gone back in time, things would have been different. But where would I be today? What could be different? I can only guess. Regret is wishing you could go back in time to change your actions. I am learning to make regret less of a burden. Yes, I do regret that time where my confidence faltered, but I learned from it. When I let my mouth run too long, there were consequences. However, I have learned when and where is the right time to protest and when and where it is right to shut up and take it. What is regret? It is guilt that hopefully drives us to better our selves as human beings. Or hopefully it does. A little regret is fine, as long as it does not consume one’s lifestyle.
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But I keep on going with my head held up high
ReplyDelete'cause I don't stop believing bad times'll pass by
Many tears have now fallen; nights I'll never forget
But a life filled with sadness is one I'd regret.
...the bottom line, it sucks and it's seriously not worth worrying about because you can do without it. Why worry about how it could've gone? It didn't go that way, it went what brought us here and now, and now is of the most concern. Now and the future, but most certainly not the past.