Regrets... Ever had them?
Wrong question to ask...
Of course, you would have had them.
"NOOOO!!! I ticked the correct answer and then changed it last minute..."
"I could have given my name for that competition, I would have done a lot better..."
"Why did I lash out at my mom for my own problems?"
Needless to say, there's a steady flow of regrets in everyone's lives.
You regret doing a few stuff, you regret saying some stuff and sometimes you might even regret ever being born...
No, it's completely true, trust me.
Here's what I want to say.
I had gone to this camp for two days.
My only thoughts before going? To have the least number of regrets when I get back.
Needless to say, that worked out pretty well because I generally knew what I would regret and I tried to make sure I didn't do the same mistakes again.
But then, not everyone would probably have as much as time as me to go into self- discovery mode.
And all you unfortunate souls would regret stuff for the rest of your life.
Living regret-free is as possible as travelling at the speed of light.
You can't blame me for these science references, a close friend is a bit of science freak.
Her name is Sanjana and you can look up her blog by clicking the link at the end of the post.
Now we've come to the conclusion that living regret- free is err... IMPOSSIBLE!
No one can ever claim that they've led a regret- free life.
Even the biggest paragons of virtue will have some regret, I mean it.
And because we are all far from that category, we have to have some regrets.
I regret not being close with a lot of my previous close friends turned ex- close friends turned acquaintances turned strangers.
I regret cutting my hair to shoulder length and I regret wearing that same faded pant and shirt everyday in my house.
I'm pretty sure you don't want me to go on and on because I sure have a huge list of regrets.
Let's talk about some common regrets that I feel almost everyone might have.
If you have them too, then I'd be glad to know that I'm not some crazy weirdo to have all these regrets when no one else does.
REGRET NUMBER 1:
Making that horrible decision during a test to correct your correct answer to a wrong one just because your so- called Know-It-All friend got that answer.
"Did you get 45 as the answer?"
"No, I got 142 as the answer. I did this sum already while practicing for the test so I know this is the correct answer."
"Ok, 142 it is."
"The correct answer is 45! Why did I even trust you??"
REGRET NUMBER 2:
Committing a huge fashion blunder and driving people around you to consider suicide.
"I cut my hair! Whoosh! See!"
"MY EYES!!! I'M BLIND!!!KILL ME NOW!!"
REGRET NUMBER 3:
Making that joke in a group expecting people to laugh but no one does and you're feeling the awkwardness.
"And the the next leg to land on the moon was also Neil Armstrong's! You get it?"
"..........."
"HA! HA! Ha! ha? ha........"
REGRET NUMBER 4:
Getting the small popcorn at the beginning of the movie thinking it'll be enough for you and finishing it even before the intermission and feeling extremely sad that you didn't buy a large.
REGRET NUMBER 5:
Figuring out an answer in class but not answering for fear that it might be wrong and half an hour later another kid yells out the same answer and gets the praise.
'I found it out half an hour ago, you filthy little mudblood!'
REGRET NUMBER 6:
Making that movie/book/TV series reference that no one gets and you regret not bringing your best friend with you then.
"Who are you? You're a girl! Get it? It's that line from Baahubali! OK, never mind. I wish my best friend was here!"
REGRET NUMBER 7:
Planning on finishing all your work but then wasting the day doing meaningless stuff and regretting having to do a lot of work the next day.
REGRET NUMBER 8:
Making awesome plans but ending up cancelling them because you forgot you had a class that day.
Well, maybe I could go on and on, but I guess, I'll probably kill you all.
But I'll just tell you this...
Live life as it comes.
If you want to do something, do it without fearing about what will happen next.
Worst case scenario, you fail.
But, the experience will be worth it, if all those quotes by famous people are to be believed.
Phew!
I'd been wanting to write about this for a while now and I just got the time to finally complete the draft and post it.
Well, I've completed 12 posts now.
I know that it isn't a milestone like 10th or 50th or 100th but, considering that 12 is technically a huge part of our life considering the fact that it is half a day, etc etc.
So, I'm glad I made it.
For those people who've always been a good support to me and my writing, a huge thank you.
You guys are a huge part of my life just like 12 is a huge part of a day.
Now that the cheesiness is over, have a great life!
Till then,
Bye Amigos!
PS: Here's the link to my friend's blog
Sanjana's Blog
Wrong question to ask...
Of course, you would have had them.
"NOOOO!!! I ticked the correct answer and then changed it last minute..."
"I could have given my name for that competition, I would have done a lot better..."
"Why did I lash out at my mom for my own problems?"
Needless to say, there's a steady flow of regrets in everyone's lives.
You regret doing a few stuff, you regret saying some stuff and sometimes you might even regret ever being born...
No, it's completely true, trust me.
Here's what I want to say.
I had gone to this camp for two days.
My only thoughts before going? To have the least number of regrets when I get back.
Needless to say, that worked out pretty well because I generally knew what I would regret and I tried to make sure I didn't do the same mistakes again.
But then, not everyone would probably have as much as time as me to go into self- discovery mode.
And all you unfortunate souls would regret stuff for the rest of your life.
Living regret-free is as possible as travelling at the speed of light.
You can't blame me for these science references, a close friend is a bit of science freak.
Her name is Sanjana and you can look up her blog by clicking the link at the end of the post.
Now we've come to the conclusion that living regret- free is err... IMPOSSIBLE!
No one can ever claim that they've led a regret- free life.
Even the biggest paragons of virtue will have some regret, I mean it.
And because we are all far from that category, we have to have some regrets.
I regret not being close with a lot of my previous close friends turned ex- close friends turned acquaintances turned strangers.
I regret cutting my hair to shoulder length and I regret wearing that same faded pant and shirt everyday in my house.
I'm pretty sure you don't want me to go on and on because I sure have a huge list of regrets.
Let's talk about some common regrets that I feel almost everyone might have.
If you have them too, then I'd be glad to know that I'm not some crazy weirdo to have all these regrets when no one else does.
REGRET NUMBER 1:
Making that horrible decision during a test to correct your correct answer to a wrong one just because your so- called Know-It-All friend got that answer.
"Did you get 45 as the answer?"
"No, I got 142 as the answer. I did this sum already while practicing for the test so I know this is the correct answer."
"Ok, 142 it is."
"The correct answer is 45! Why did I even trust you??"
REGRET NUMBER 2:
Committing a huge fashion blunder and driving people around you to consider suicide.
"I cut my hair! Whoosh! See!"
"MY EYES!!! I'M BLIND!!!KILL ME NOW!!"
REGRET NUMBER 3:
Making that joke in a group expecting people to laugh but no one does and you're feeling the awkwardness.
"And the the next leg to land on the moon was also Neil Armstrong's! You get it?"
"..........."
"HA! HA! Ha! ha? ha........"
REGRET NUMBER 4:
Getting the small popcorn at the beginning of the movie thinking it'll be enough for you and finishing it even before the intermission and feeling extremely sad that you didn't buy a large.
REGRET NUMBER 5:
Figuring out an answer in class but not answering for fear that it might be wrong and half an hour later another kid yells out the same answer and gets the praise.
'I found it out half an hour ago, you filthy little mudblood!'
REGRET NUMBER 6:
Making that movie/book/TV series reference that no one gets and you regret not bringing your best friend with you then.
"Who are you? You're a girl! Get it? It's that line from Baahubali! OK, never mind. I wish my best friend was here!"
REGRET NUMBER 7:
Planning on finishing all your work but then wasting the day doing meaningless stuff and regretting having to do a lot of work the next day.
REGRET NUMBER 8:
Making awesome plans but ending up cancelling them because you forgot you had a class that day.
Well, maybe I could go on and on, but I guess, I'll probably kill you all.
But I'll just tell you this...
Live life as it comes.
If you want to do something, do it without fearing about what will happen next.
Worst case scenario, you fail.
But, the experience will be worth it, if all those quotes by famous people are to be believed.
Phew!
I'd been wanting to write about this for a while now and I just got the time to finally complete the draft and post it.
Well, I've completed 12 posts now.
I know that it isn't a milestone like 10th or 50th or 100th but, considering that 12 is technically a huge part of our life considering the fact that it is half a day, etc etc.
So, I'm glad I made it.
For those people who've always been a good support to me and my writing, a huge thank you.
You guys are a huge part of my life just like 12 is a huge part of a day.
Now that the cheesiness is over, have a great life!
Till then,
Bye Amigos!
PS: Here's the link to my friend's blog
Sanjana's Blog
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