if you died tomorrow... - Page 4

MissHell · 07-23-2009, 03:12 PM

I have regrets, but they are in the past, nothing I can do about it now.

smileyman · 07-23-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MissHell

I have regrets, but they are in the past, nothing I can do about it now.

First rule of Italian roadracing...'Whatsa behinda you, dunnot matta!

fasternyou929 · 07-23-2009, 04:38 PM

If I were to die tomorrow, I'd regret not doing everything I wanted to do sooner. I've done a lot of the things I've wanted to, visited much of the world I want to, but there's still more. But for now, I'm assuming I have time left.

And people crack me up with the "no regrets" Utopian cliche. I don't believe you can live 30+ years and not have a single "maybe I should've done that differently" moment.

Particle Man · 07-23-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

First rule of Italian roadracing...'Whatsa behinda you, dunnot matta!

I thought the first rule was "You do NOT talk about Italian Roadracing!"

Oh wait... that's Fight Club...

HurricaneHeather · 07-23-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fasternyou929

And people crack me up with the "no regrets" Utopian cliche. I don't believe you can live 30+ years and not have a single "maybe I should've done that differently" moment.

I think the mindset it not looking at it negatively. Yeah I have done stupid things I shouldn't have. With the little stuff, it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. For the big stuff, it shapes who you are and therefore not worth regretting. Take it for what it is, learn from in, and move on.

That's just the way I see it anyway.

Amber Lamps · 07-23-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

I think the mindset it not looking at it negatively. Yeah I have done stupid things I shouldn't have. With the little stuff, it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. For the big stuff, it shapes who you are and therefore not worth regretting. Take it for what it is, learn from in, and move on.

That's just the way I see it anyway.

Yep, I agree with that. Hell, I could give you a mile long list of things that I've "regretted" at the time but looking back and taking in the big picture, I'm "okay" with my life for the most part.

Example, I shot my mom's boyfriend when I was 16. I "regret" that happened but if I wasn't there he may have killed my mom and/or sister and I would have had to regret that... see what I mean?

IMHO regrets are a waste of time.

fasternyou929 · 07-23-2009, 08:44 PM

So if it's in the past, it's not a regret anymore? Sounds like a coping mechanism to shrug responsibility for poor decisions to me, I mean, what's wrong with looking back and saying "yeah, that was a poor choice"? Is a regret really anything more than that?

ETA: I'm not talking about a situation like shooting someone/defending family, but what about not doing your best in a job interview and losing the spot? Or not dedicating more time to something you enjoy rather than work? Do those not qualify as regrets? Or am I one of the few that have had a few speed bumps in the road of life?

IMHO regrets are not a waste of time if you learn from them. And learning from something doesn't have to nullify it as a regret because it "made you who you are".

askmrjesus · 07-23-2009, 08:58 PM

What's tomorrow, Friday?

That works.

JC

karl_1052 · 07-23-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

What's tomorrow, Friday?

That works.

JC

Just don't come back on Monday this time.

Smittie61984 · 07-23-2009, 09:55 PM

Well I wouldn't technically feel anything because I'd be dead and I don't believe in an afterlife.

But if I did have an afterlife and time to think I'd have some regrets but would be upset that my life is finally going in the right direction and I'm finally happy for once to have it taken away from me.

07-23-2009, 08:44 PM	#37
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	So if it's in the past, it's not a regret anymore? Sounds like a coping mechanism to shrug responsibility for poor decisions to me, I mean, what's wrong with looking back and saying "yeah, that was a poor choice"? Is a regret really anything more than that? ETA: I'm not talking about a situation like shooting someone/defending family, but what about not doing your best in a job interview and losing the spot? Or not dedicating more time to something you enjoy rather than work? Do those not qualify as regrets? Or am I one of the few that have had a few speed bumps in the road of life? IMHO regrets are not a waste of time if you learn from them. And learning from something doesn't have to nullify it as a regret because it "made you who you are". Last edited by fasternyou929; 07-23-2009 at 08:50 PM..

07-23-2009, 08:58 PM	#38
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	What's tomorrow, Friday? That works. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

07-23-2009, 09:55 PM	#40
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	Well I wouldn't technically feel anything because I'd be dead and I don't believe in an afterlife. But if I did have an afterlife and time to think I'd have some regrets but would be upset that my life is finally going in the right direction and I'm finally happy for once to have it taken away from me. __________________ lifts - R.I.P.

07-23-2009, 03:12 PM	#31
MissHell Followed the crowd over. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawaii Moto: '07 Yahama R6 Posts: 911	I have regrets, but they are in the past, nothing I can do about it now.

07-23-2009, 04:38 PM	#33
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	If I were to die tomorrow, I'd regret not doing everything I wanted to do sooner. I've done a lot of the things I've wanted to, visited much of the world I want to, but there's still more. But for now, I'm assuming I have time left. And people crack me up with the "no regrets" Utopian cliche. I don't believe you can live 30+ years and not have a single "maybe I should've done that differently" moment.