Bjcorbin's Blog

I’ve often heard people speak of having “No regrets”, both when looking back on their lives or in the context of their hopes for the future.  I’ve even heard some say things like, “if I could live my life over again, I wouldn’t change a thing”.  And while those sorts of bold proclamations may sound good as T-shirt slogans or on sports drink ads, they don’t actually play out well in real life.  The truth is that we all make mistakes and if we have any conscious at all, that is bound to stir up some feelings of regret.  Though unpleasant, it is often those feelings that provide the incentive to grow and change.  A wise man doesn’t pretend that he’s never done things that he wishes he hadn’t; he simply owns up to his failures, learns from those mistakes, changes his mind/direction and leaves those regrets on the side of the road (where they belong).  I would suggest that there is a world of difference between not having any regrets and choosing not to live with regret.  It is a healthy thing to live without regrets, but the only way to be truly free of them is through an act of genuine repentance.