Do You Have Any Regrets?

[Trip]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Simply defined regret means to feel remorse for or be contrite about. Regret does not mean that you wouldn't have done it or that you want to change it. It literally means that you feel sorry about it.

I agree with fasternyou....the rest of you are just playing the semantics game.

I feel I have made mistakes, but I am not remorseful about them. It may be a game of semantics, but I feel remorse and regret means you would have some inkling to want to change things if you could. I don't feel that way, I would make the same decision again. I feel regret is a much much stronger word than mistake.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Trip

I feel I have made mistakes, but I am not remorseful about them. It may be a game of semantics, but I feel remorse and regret means you would have some inkling to want to change things if you could. I don't feel that way, I would make the same decision again. I feel regret is a much much stronger word than mistake.

So, wishing it a certain way would affect anything?

That said; shit in one hand and wish in another - which do you think would fill up first?

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by azoomm

So, wishing it a certain way would affect anything?

That said; shit in one hand and wish in another - which do you think would fill up first?

Dear Moira,

Thank you for your letter.

Unfortunately, the position of spokes-person has been filled.

Sincerely,

The Make A Wish Foundation

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

Dear Moira,

Thank you for your letter.

Unfortunately, the position of spokes-person has been filled.

Sincerely,

The Make A Wish Foundation

Looks like I aint gonna be spokesing anytime soon....

[Trip]

Originally Posted by azoomm

So, wishing it a certain way would affect anything?

That said; shit in one hand and wish in another - which do you think would fill up first?

Since when are humans absolutely logical about their lot in life? A lot of people wish they could go back and change things even though they cannot. Some people can accept things the way they are.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Trip

I feel I have made mistakes, but I am not remorseful about them. It may be a game of semantics, but I feel remorse and regret means you would have some inkling to want to change things if you could. I don't feel that way, I would make the same decision again. I feel regret is a much much stronger word than mistake.

So there's not one thing you've done that you would do differently, knowing what you know now?

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by Trip

A lot of people wish they could go back and change things even though they cannot. Some people can accept things the way they are.

Interesting. So if a person tells you they regret something, your interpretation is they can't accept things the way they are?

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Interesting. So if a person tells you they regret something, your interpretation is they can't accept things the way they are?

Clearly.

Geez, get with the program....

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

So there's not one thing you've done that you would do differently, knowing what you know now?

nope, I am happy with the way things turned out. Mistakes can be great learning experiences.

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Interesting. So if a person tells you they regret something, your interpretation is they can't accept things the way they are?

This is where you get into the semantics game. What type of regret are they referring too? Is it a stupid error on a math quiz or a major life regret? The definition of regret is a very loose one and doesn't give any power to the word. Just cause I feel regret is a powerful word when used with life circumstances, doesn't mean everyone's use of the word is as powerful of a word to them.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Trip

nope, I am happy with the way things turned out. Mistakes can be great learning experiences.

Of course they can.......But the "happy state" you're in could have started sooner, had you not made certain mistakes.

Example: Maybe at 15 y/o you had no game, so you missed out on a girl you wanted to go out with. If you had the guts, you would have asked her. But you didn't. Calling it a "learning experience" doesn't prove that your success with the next girl was due to what you learned.

It's almost like you're saying that if you didn't make a mistake with Girl #1, you never would have been able to score Girl #2. And that's not proven.....In fact, odds are the reverse is true.....If you had scored your first girlfriend earlier, you would have automatically had an easier time landing the next girl. Result: more time spent with girls, more happiness, better life.