Saturday, August 31, 2013

Past: A good place to visit but not to stay

Wish I had, wish I could, Wish I hadn't---!
A thought that comes to all of us at some point in our lives. That is human. I too have many.
Regret is what defines this feeling. An anchor that keeps us stuck somewhere.
We do something and then it becomes past but this regret fogs the path ahead.
When the outcome is positive, we cherish it but that is not the case with everything we do.
Sometimes we are not happy with something we do. That is where regret plays a role.
So what can we do to this?
Oh its a huge burden that we carry after its gone out of our control. Now what we can do about this is try to go back and see again what is it that makes me regret it. Well answer will be visible but almost impossible to change in many cases. OK, I did something and I hate that and nothing I can change about that.
So the basic philosophy is don't regret what you can't change.
Don't regret but don't repeat too.