regret

when i was 14 i wanted to go to military school got all the paper work and everything
but my mother and farther said no mom wanted to keep me in the UK and dad i was too
young

i regret no going i wish i could have gone

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Permalink Reply by Hampton Kennedy on January 5, 2013 at 10:32am

Was it the school you wanted to go to or did you want to join the military?

Permalink Reply by William on January 5, 2013 at 10:56am

both i wanted to go to the school and after go into the marines

Permalink Reply by Hampton Kennedy on January 5, 2013 at 4:10pm

Unfortunately that chapter is done with, it was out of your control (which makes it even tougher i bet), but you could still join the marines if you wanted. I had dreams of joining the military and joining special forces, but my vision prevented that. Things like that we cant control, its just life. 

Permalink Reply by Adam Adams on January 5, 2013 at 11:11am

I tend to avoid regret by learning to not dwell on the past. We all make mistakes but we move forward regardless.

Permalink Reply by William on January 5, 2013 at 11:39am

very true but i would have loved to do it 

Permalink Reply by Jack Bauer on January 5, 2013 at 12:37pm

What's done is done.  Don't waste time dwelling on the unchangeable.

JB

Permalink Reply by William on January 5, 2013 at 12:45pm

with you o

Permalink Reply by Ryan Yeager on January 5, 2013 at 1:48pm
When look back on things and what could have been, the final question i ask myself is would any change still allow me to be the man i am today? Mostly the answer is no. No matter which path you chose in life, you did choose it. And its those choices the shape your past , present, and future.
Permalink Reply by William on January 5, 2013 at 1:56pm
Very true and very well said
Permalink Reply by Carl Monster on January 5, 2013 at 2:13pm
How can you regret something out of your control? Your parents have a strong say in your education at that age as they have to pay for it. It was their decision, not yours.
Regret comes when we look back on our own decisions, not others.
It is a useless emotion anyway. Look to now and ahead, that is where you need to direct your energy.
Permalink Reply by William on January 5, 2013 at 2:28pm
I see where your coming from my regret is that it's something I wanted to do but did not get to do but you are 100%right
Permalink Reply by StaggerLee on January 5, 2013 at 4:02pm

Well said Carl.  The only part I take exception to is the uselessness of it. Our regrets often are our strongest motivators. I deeply regret some of my decisions and so will not be repeating them. It is only useless if it does not inspire that moving ahead you speak of. Many get stuck in their regrets and give up. Hopefully people in that boat will come to regret that choice in time to make a change for the better.

On the other hand...

I sometimes ponder if it truly is possible to live fully if on occasions risks, well thought out or just plain dumb as hell, aren't taken that, with the blessed gift of hindsight, we do not come to regret.

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