ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRegrets

In my short years of existence, I've always heard people tell other people to not have regrets for a number of reasons: life is short, wrinkles are ugly to look at, past is past, stress are fattening, always live for tomorrow, blah blah blah, and etc. because the list freakin' goes on. With that, also comes the realization that telling other people to not regret anything is easier said than done. And some people who think that it's annoying are mostly the ones who believe that it's hypocritical because seriously... how many people can retrospect and truthfully say they do not have any regrets whatsoever? None, right?

The thing is, at some point in our lives, we regret something. When there are lost opportunities, we regret. When we miss random chances, we regret. When we make mistakes, we regret. When we fail to do something, we regret. When we hurt someone's feelings, we regret. When we just do something negative, we regret. That's just how life rolls.

Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who are easily misled and misguided. And for the life of me, I don't usually realize how much easily I believe people when they say things like regretting your past will make you look ugly. Which is incredibly sad. Trust me. So don't be like me people. Be free from that kind of self-imprisoning belief. See? There. This paragraph right here is an example of regret.

So I'm going to backtrack. I'm going to be honest. I'm going to simply let go and blog about what I've learned about regrets and regretting certain things in my life. Hopefully, it will teach you a thing or two. So that you'll remember how to live freely as best as you can for the same reasons people tell other people to not regret. Simply scroll up.

In the words of a complete, unbelievable jackass whom I almost fell for in a I'm-Going-To-Cook-Him-Dinner-For-Valentines'-Night (but this is another story ;-p), "Don't fight the inevitable." And that is exactly what regrets are, inevitable. How? We're imperfect human beings programmed to endure "Trial & Error" lives, naturally making mistakes along the way. End result? A guaranteed, inevitable regret. It may be small and short-lived. Or haunting and lifelong. Either way, it's still a regret. And it's something we shouldn't stress about. It's something we shouldn't fight.

The thing is, regrets are meant to be lessons. And just like all lessons, we all need to be open-minded about it, yeah? First, we must be accepting that past is past, and that there's no use in crying over spilt milk. Why? Because of the ever flowing river of time... because things do get better in time.