July 22, 2004
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Regrets?
Generally speaking, I consider everything in life, good or bad, to be a learning experience. As much as one would like to say that they've lived their life with no regrets, we're only human. Mistakes are made, opportunities lost. Think of the one biggest regret in your life...Was it something you DID or something you DIDN'T do? One results from acting in a rash or impulsive manner while the other results from being overly cautious or too passive.
My guess would be that most females would respond by saying their regret is over something they've done. (ie. hooking up with/dating some guy who turned out to be a player/asshole) Guys on the other hand would probably respond by saying they regret something they didn't do. (ie. not hooking up with/dating some girl they could have)
So what are some of your regrets?
Here are some of mine:
- Not studying as much as I should have in school. I always did enough to get by and never pushed myself on a regular basis to excel even though in the few instances I did so, I did really well. Perhaps if I did better, I would have gone to a better college and a better law school.
- Not being a better role model to my youngest brother Timmy. When my dad moved to Korea 9 years ago, I took on the role of "father figure" but being young and immature myself, I don't think I did a very good job. I can only hope that Timmy comes around on his own now that he's older.
- Wasting my time with relationships in highschool/college. Unless you live in some hicktown with a population of 500, the likelihood that you're going to end up marrying your high school sweetheart is little to none. If it hadn't been for having a gf in college, perhaps I could have enjoyed things like going away on spring break or even Mardi Gras. You only live once and your youth should be filled with more than the emotional stress and pain that comes from heartbreak.
Comments (27)
I regret eating the street meat for lunch today. My stomach hates me now and my ass will hate me later.
i regret not kicking your ass for stealing my dorm room back in college.
i share ur first regret
I wish I played more video games. Esp now since most of the new games coming out are pretty crappy.
Well if you hadn't "wasted" your time w/ a relationship in college, you may now be regretting not dating while in college. You win some you lose some.
why couldn't you travel with your gfs back in hs or college? i don't regret in relationships.... that's mean things to say for the ones that dated you. =(
hmm iono...a LOT of ppl do not meet neone post-college for some reason...i have madd single frnds that are still looking...
well i had a 9 yr relationship outta college (started when i was 20) so u can SAY that it was a "marriage" so i did...but it didnt work out neways...im much happier now..xP but all i meet and get macked on are wid younger ppl!!!! -=P
i hear ya on the last one.
you always have thoughtful entries......my biggest regret is trying to grow up too fast.....my other regret is putting too much bad substance into my body.....
Looking around at my peers, most of us went thru "emotional stress" when we were younger (jr. high - college). Obviously lessons were learned from the "stress & pain" but we all agree that it was better to have gone thru it then as opposed to now. The few friends I have who didn't share those experiences but instead had somewhat of a "late childhood" in terms of relationships are now going thru things that most people went thru back in the day...
Everyone has regrets.
I don’t understand people who sacrifice spring breaks for gfs/bfs. I don’t think I’ve ever been single but I always went on spring breaks.
I plan to go to Mardis Gras this coming Februrary and I have a BF.
Having a BF shouldn’t stop you from living life…
regrets are as much a part of life as eating and breathing. We all need to experience in order to grow. I use to struggle with this concept, trying to live a life with as little regrets as possible, but as I come to learn, small and large decisions have to be made everyday, opportunities are presented...taken up or passed up. We can't take anything back.
How can we move forward if we're always looking back? How can we face a new day, always thinking about the last? People say life is short and yes I do agree. But it is also long enough so that a mistake made today can be made up tomorrow. (granted tomorrow is available to you)
i think people regret b/c they made bad judgements but that's the only way you learn or what not....life is all about decisions...
I do regret not studying as much.....haha.....what else.....I regret taking my job and I should have stayed in finance....ahha...what else...but I would have never known some of the things that I do if it weren't for making those mistakes...haha....
None really, I am serious...Made my peace with everything....Even the worst shit...had a possitive effect of some kind...Could die today....wouldn't have any regrets...plus would be happy with the life I have lived.
I regret not trying to achieve what I know I am capable of achieving. Wasted a lot of my life on insignificant things.
- ditto regarding studying.
- i should've been more honest about my feelings with other ppl. i never had the ballz to say "i like u". instead i would act like i had no interest at all. kekeke. i'm more ballzy now. but i should've started earlier. ^_^
- i wish i had been a better daughter to my parents, especially to my mom. i've said & done things i wish i could take back.
oh yeah... I REGRET NOT GOING BACK TO THE KALBI PLACE WITH YOU! u rock. hahaha.
yes please...
well like you said, its all a learning experience. to hold regrets are to still linger emotions in the past. there is nothing you can change about the past, only know your mistakes, and open your eyes to today so as to make a better tomorrow. and whyyy would you be scared haha =)
good seeing you.. we never talk but a nod here and there but good seeing you!!!!
hey, how come you DIDN'T come to Space? i went!!!
haahhaha
going out sucks!!!
today sucks.. rain, rain GO AWAY... if you don't~ um... don't know the rest~
I totally agree with you. I had a gf all through my college years. I missed that single life during the college years too.
hehe. i thought i was going to marry my high school sweetheart. we were each other's first bf/gf. relationship lasted six years. i still spent vacations with friends and travelled though. it was a very positive experience. it was a long-term, healthy relationship and probably made me who i am today
first. gay boys' gaydars never go below a certain frequency nor misdirects. they can spot their breed, using scent identification and whatnot, from miles away. they'll never mistake the cute asian female sidekick as the "significant other." if they do, they should be out of commission and on pension plans. second. why have regrets? why why why. that is SO five seconds ago.
I feel you on the high school/college relationship. Mine took up all of college and two years of high school...as a result, I've lost all my social skills and it is soooo hard to get back in the game...oh yeah, and if you remember that convo we had where you argued for "everything in moderation is okay"..you win. I completely agree...=P
haha thanks for pointing it out. i guess even im prone to a grammatical error or two or three or four.
it looks like that amatuer batman movie you showed me.
Even if you DO live in a town where there are 500 ppl the chances of marrying your high school sweetheart is low. Maybe you should say you regret letting your girlfriend prevent you from doing those things.... maybe...
Regrets:
You are right, my biggest regret concerns a relationship. After that, I wish I could have, now, a brain that would allow me to learn as I once did. I regret I am not computer knowledgeable as much as I'd like to be and, I regret I am not better at spelling. I could use more money if that counts.
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