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Do you have any regrets?

Elba101

Was reading an article just there about the most common things said on a death bed - number one being "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

Have you ever been held back, or not done something, because you were too afraid of what people might think? Do you have any regrets?

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kfallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRuLFR91e4

TanG411

No, I don't smoke.

jaykay74

Too few to mention.

harmoniums

Elba101 wrote: »

Was reading an article just there about the most common things said on a death bed - number one being "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

Have you ever been held back, or not done something, because you were too afraid of what people might think? Do you have any regrets?

Theres a few wet holes I wish I hadn't gone spelunking in

Dravokivich

hmmm, nothing that seems to stand out right now.

[Deleted User]

nope

John Doe1

not saying that really funny thing in my seminar just a few mins ago, may aswell kill myself now:(

Elba101

jaykay74 wrote: »

Too few to mention.

So that would be a yes then.

I do. I wish I had learned to not care about what people think of me years ago. Not even learned, but understood how insignificent someone elses opinion of me (who's not important to me) is.

Elba101

John Doe1 wrote: »

not saying that really funny thing in my seminar just a few mins ago, may aswell kill myself now:(

If it was really funny you should share.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Yes some big one's but I try to keep looking forward. That's the beauty of time it keeps rolling on and new opportunities will arise. I'm convinced I'd drive myself insane if I dwelt too long on the past and what I didn't or did do.

Seachmall

"Regret" is just another word for "Lessons unlearned".

My mistakes have made a better person.

In short.

Elba101

Seachmall wrote: »

"Regret" is just another word for "Lessons unlearned".

My mistakes have made a better person.

I think it's much more "lesson learned" though.

Sindri

My dog died today, and I have to bury him.

I regret not spending more time with him and loving him more. I regret that his injuries were so serious and nothing could be done. I regret that that he died. I loved him.

Bodhidharma

I dont think I made the most of college from a social point of view. Thats my only real regret.

ciano1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP7pdAn3foE

John Doe1

Elba101 wrote: »

If it was really funny you should share.

Sorry but you probably wouldnt understand

davet82

i sort of regret opening this thread...

Lombardo86

Bodhidharma wrote: »

I dont think I made the most of college from a social point of view. Thats my only real regret.

Would agree with this. Made a handful of friends nothing major - Didnt bother with others. Still see other friends keeping in touch with people from college quite regularly and it wouldnt be the same for myself.

I think it's harsh to say you regret it.. you made an informed decision based on the information you had at the time. Who were you to know that it wouldn't work out for the best?

cynder

I regret not joining the army!

I love the life i have, but there is this niggling feeling that i missed out by not joining up back in 1996, i had everything ready but i didn't do it, hid the application form under my bed

thinking my parents would disapprove since im female and only a few years earlier my cousin was paralysed in Kuwait and my grandmothers brother was killed in ww2.

I really, really wanted to join, prehaps i would be dead now if i had of done and wouldnt have my husband and 3 kids.

Immaculate Pasta

Of course I have some regrets in my life but there hasn't been anything major. A lot are either wishing I had the courage to ask a girl out, should have gone somewhere with mates, acted an idiot when I shouldn't have done etc. Nothing major and rather banal considering how long your life actually is.

I think though with regrets and opportunities that while in hindsight you should have done it, you can't regret it too much because I feel you would still make the same decision again based on your context and knowledge at the time. A regret is usually just a life lesson.

Looking at that article one thing I really need to learn though is to enjoy life more. I'm only 21 but I feel I'm living life always looking forward to the next stage rather than living and enjoying life at the moment. I think as a consequence I'm not relaxed enough and am needlessly cynical. Since 16 I've been looking forward to go to uni and now I'm here all I'm looking forward to doing is leaving. You can't enjoy life as much if you're always on to the next thing. :cool:

Snazzy_Chazzy

Regret I didnt become a civil servant :mad:

Would be sorted now...lucky duckers

Carter P Fly

I regret the girls I believe I could have slept with, but for one reason or another, I didnt give it my best shot.

Conall Cernach

Bodhidharma wrote: »

I dont think I made the most of college from a social point of view. Thats my only real regret.

Hmm my major regret is just the opposite, I made the most of the social aspect and didn't apply myself at all hence failing second year and then not bothering to repeat. Jesus! I was a moron.

im invisible

regrets? I have a few
but, then again..

jaykay74 wrote: »

Too few to mention.

Pissmire

Sindri wrote: »

My dog died today, and I have to bury him.

I regret not spending more time with him and loving him more. I regret that his injuries were so serious and nothing could be done. I regret that that he died. I loved him.

Sorry to hear that.

ciarang85

regret the shít i got up to the other nite:o

Nuttzz

I regret I never shot that bastard when I had the chance...

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Snazzy_Chazzy wrote: »

Regret I didnt become a civil servant :mad:

Would be sorted now...lucky duckers

+1

You'd never be a millionaire, but theres a job security with it that you don't get in most private sector jobs.

xsiborg

Elba101 wrote: »

Was reading an article just there about the most common things said on a death bed - number one being "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

Have you ever been held back, or not done something, because you were too afraid of what people might think? Do you have any regrets?

i'll probably regret not being able to come up with something more original on my death bed.... oh no, wait- i wont!

Bruce7

Elba101 wrote: »

Was reading an article just there about the most common things said on a death bed - number one being "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

Have you ever been held back, or not done something, because you were too afraid of what people might think? Do you have any regrets?

I knew a guy once who, when under the influence of some chemicals, decided to strip naked and fight a cat to the death, mano a mano in a completely empty room. Man vs Beast if you will.

The cat scratched and bit the sh*t out of him, damaging one of his eyes and messing up his face. One of the cuts on his legs got infected with some nasty sh*t but he was too ashamed to go to the doctor about it. When he finally did, it was too late, and he had to have part of his leg amputated.

I'd say he'll probably regret that more than the dreams he never pursued or the songs he never sang.

He didn't even manage to hurt the cat that much, let alone kill it.