What are your regrets in life?

Pasay, Philippines
March 20, 2012 9:26am CST
What are your regrets in life and how come you say it is regrets? How were you able to cope up with your regrets in life? So what is your moral lesson in regards with your regrets? Do you think you were able to change it?
5 responses
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
20 Mar 12
My regrets in life is that I didn't take enough time to consider my decisions carefully. I thought that I had given myself the time that I needed. But as time now has gone by I see areas where I should have made different decisions. Since I can't change the past it's important for me to live in the present and try to make the most of my current situation. I can only go forward and strive my best to provide my family with what I think is a good way of life. My moral lesson would be to listen and consider carefully what others tell me when they are trying to help.
• United States
20 Mar 12
I have the same regrets. I never take enough time to consider my decisions carefully until I'm regretting them. They say hindsight is 20/20. They're right. I guess my reasoning behind making quick decisions is the fact that life is so short. Why spend time thinking about life when you can just live it? And I still feel that way, even though I've made numerous mistakes in my life. I'm living. I'm cautious when I really need to be, but I'm not so cautious that I shelter myself from enjoying the one life that I have. I know this might seem like a bunch of nonsense, but it makes sense to me. There are a lot of things that I regret in my life, but nothing that I would change, because my mistakes have led me to the life I have now and to be the person that I am now.
• United States
20 Mar 12
I also want to add that, while I might regret jumping too soon to make decisions, if it was the other way around, I might regret taking too much time to think about things before doing them. Its opportunity cost; we give something up to enjoy something else. I figure I'll live, not spend my life thinking about living.
• United States
20 Mar 12
I agree that we do give things up in order to do other things. And it is definitely a good thing for us to live and enjoy our life because life really is short. I'm learning to make wiser decisions and to not be hasty. And I'm striving not to live in the past focusing on what if's or things that hasn't happen in my life that I would like to. Now I'm working on moving forward enjoying my life in the present and striving to accomplish all that I would like too.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
3 Oct 12
hi, actually i have many regrets in my life that i want to turn back the time in my life,and one of this was when i was with my live in partner and we were together in one home,i want to correct it because i really like that guy,but its too late because its already happened.
@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
20 Mar 12
well, there was this job opportunity that i rejected. I focused on the negative sides of the job like, long working hours, no OT pay, only 2 days off in a month, wide job scope and responsibilities plus a huge placement fee required by the agency. I was already there... the job was being given to me, but because i allowed myself to be picky, i refused the offer and now, i am jobless... i regret that decision i made so much now...
@samson1 (738)
• Jamaica
20 Mar 12
I have two main regrets. I wish I had the opportunity to share more of my innate skills and knowledge to the world at a faster rate than now, and I regret making some financail decisions that- despite the actions were done, and have made other persons lives more liveable- the implications of those decision ulutmately hurt my posoition in life. Curently, I am getting myself involved in more social work activities, so that I may help to develope other people's potential and skill levels. These actions do help me to equip my fellow human beings with the requisite skills, so that they can become more productive citizens
• United States
20 Mar 12
I have so many regrets in my life and I'm only 22. I also have so much to be proud of, but my regrets hang over my head and haunt me almost daily. I know that I'm young and bound to make mistakes, and that each mistake builds character and teaches me a lesson. But as I continue to make more and more mistakes, I wonder if I will ever really learn. I don't know what, if anything, I would every change if given the opportunity. We've all heard of the butterfly effect. If one thing in the past were to change, it could cause everything in the future to change. If I had done one thing differently in my life I would not be where I am today. I don't know if I'd be better or worse off, but I know I wouldn't be where I am. And while I'm not completely satisfied with where I am currently, I know that I am on the right road to my destination. I feel that I'm so close to everything I've ever wanted in my life. I try to say I have no regrets, but I know that I do. But instead I tell myself that we live and we learn. Without the mistakes that we make, we would not learn and grow as human beings. We live by trial and error. To gain knowledge and abilities, we must fail. I don't think I would ever change the things in my life that I regret, because they have made me who I am today, and who I will become in the future.