Man (and woman) is a creature more prone to regret than to make the best of circumstances and grab an opportunity. It's almost like we prefer to lament about the 'what could have been' then rejoice taking the proverbial bull by the horns.
Countless times I have seen people regretting not patching things up with someone who had just passed away, or perhaps wishing they had treated the person better, or not exchanged harsh words so often. Somehow none of these sentiments ever arose when the person was alive or when there was time to correct the circumstances.
Most times, I think, people regret NOT doing something more than they do actually DOING it – discounting for murder and other heinous crimes of course. Yet when an opportunity comes up we more often than not find justification for not doing it because it seems the time is not right (in the inane logic that there is ALWAYS a better time in the future).
On occasion though, time is not always on our side. Granted the best time is always now – but sadly that particular truth is lost in ironic procrastination.
Ever hear “The Living Years
” by Mike and the Mechanics? Click here for the lyrics, or simply below to hear the song.
I fear when someone close to us dies we regret the lost opportunities than we do the actual passing. The memories are lost to painful concerns of what we ‘should have’ or ‘could have.’ Yet the very next day we pile on another laundry load of regrets for next time and the next passing.
Countless times I have seen people regretting not patching things up with someone who had just passed away, or perhaps wishing they had treated the person better, or not exchanged harsh words so often. Somehow none of these sentiments ever arose when the person was alive or when there was time to correct the circumstances.
Most times, I think, people regret NOT doing something more than they do actually DOING it – discounting for murder and other heinous crimes of course. Yet when an opportunity comes up we more often than not find justification for not doing it because it seems the time is not right (in the inane logic that there is ALWAYS a better time in the future).
On occasion though, time is not always on our side. Granted the best time is always now – but sadly that particular truth is lost in ironic procrastination.
Ever hear “The Living Years
” by Mike and the Mechanics? Click here for the lyrics, or simply below to hear the song.I fear when someone close to us dies we regret the lost opportunities than we do the actual passing. The memories are lost to painful concerns of what we ‘should have’ or ‘could have.’ Yet the very next day we pile on another laundry load of regrets for next time and the next passing.
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