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Jan 13, 2008 7:50 AM CST Regrets
Scottishlass
ScottishlassScottishlassKnoxville, Tennessee USA491 Threads 23 Polls 3,324 Posts
At the end of your life would you be more likely to regret something you did or regret smoething you didn't do?
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Jan 13, 2008 7:52 AM CST Regrets
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
Depends.

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Jan 13, 2008 7:53 AM CST Regrets
p_seg
p_segp_segCentral, Xlokk Malta340 Threads 4,497 Posts
Most probably it would be a mixture of both, as there things which shouldn't have been said or done and vice-versa.
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Jan 13, 2008 7:59 AM CST Regrets
Well,I will say it just like Old Blue-Eyes in his Song.

I did it my Way

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.

Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Been close a few times,but there must be still something left to do for me heredunno smile wave
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Jan 13, 2008 8:01 AM CST Regrets
BnaturAl
BnaturAlBnaturAlSarnia, Ontario Canada107 Threads 7 Polls 6,811 Posts
yes Depends comes at the end of your life, will you regret this? rolling on the floor laughing
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Jan 13, 2008 8:11 AM CST Regrets
olive111
olive111olive111pdown, Down Ireland5 Threads 1 Polls 128 Posts
hopefully i wont have any regrets, if i learn from all my mistakes then i can't regret them.
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Jan 13, 2008 8:12 AM CST Regrets
Solitarius
SolitariusSolitariusSalem, Indiana USA5 Threads 589 Posts
I will never regret the thing I have done but those that I did not do.
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Jan 13, 2008 8:21 AM CST Regrets
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
Of course there are things I would have done differently but there will be much I will regret not having done.... for sure!! cheers
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Jan 13, 2008 8:24 AM CST Regrets
The_Kansan
The_KansanThe_KansanKnoxville, Tennessee USA303 Threads 1 Polls 3,395 Posts
At the end of my life, the thing I am most likely to regret is that my life is at an end.

Your question is a paradox of sorts. Admittedly, there will be those who will regret things they have done, but most - if honest with themselves - will regret those things that they have NOT done and will not be able to do because their life is ending. (I,e, I wish I could have seen my grandchildren grow up, I would liked to have seen one more sunrise in the Rockies... etc.) Very few are ready to leave this life unless it has been one of pain and suffering. Even then, the regret - whether voiced or not - will be of something not done, even if it is only that simple wish to have led a less pain-filled life.

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Jan 13, 2008 8:27 AM CST Regrets
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
blushing i missed the end of life part .

hmm.. If i have learnt , forgiven and improvised on what i did ( if that is something to regret about ) i will not regret.


The things i didnt do ,

If i didnt say or show enough to the people i care about that i really do ..

If i havent stood by my friends and loved ones when they needed me the most..

If i didnt tell the person i fell in love with that i would give up all to fall in love with him again and do anything to see him happy.

If i havent served any purpose for having this life, the comforts and love bestowed ...

yes !! I would definitely regret !!!
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Jan 13, 2008 8:32 AM CST Regrets
Solitarius
SolitariusSolitariusSalem, Indiana USA5 Threads 589 Posts
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Jan 13, 2008 8:33 AM CST Regrets
Daniel4021
Daniel4021Daniel4021Somewhere, Tennessee USA157 Threads 8,986 Posts
Probably something I didn't do...
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Jan 13, 2008 8:36 AM CST Regrets
Got shot back in '97,and as I lay there on the Floor in the Office,presumably dying,there was strangely no Fears,no Regrets,just a quiet Acceptance:If it happens,yeah well,so be it.Also felt immensely peaceful.

If the Ambulance hadn't arrived as quick as it did,I would have most likely bled to death.
My Number just wasnt called on that day.
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Jan 13, 2008 8:37 AM CST Regrets
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
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Jan 13, 2008 8:38 AM CST Regrets
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
I believe that we all will have regrets in some shape, way or form. I don't know too many people who don't say, "I wish I could do that over, I'd do it differently." The best we can do is learn from our mistakes and move on.

Without being neurotic about it, I do try to do things "better" as the sand drops through the hour glass.
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Jan 13, 2008 8:38 AM CST Regrets
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
I believe that we all will have regrets in some shape, way or form. I don't know too many people who don't say, "I wish I could do that over, I'd do it differently." The best we can do is learn from our mistakes and move on.

Without being neurotic about it, I do try to do things "better" as the sand drops through the hour glass.
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Jan 13, 2008 8:43 AM CST Regrets
Eupho
EuphoEuphoWild Wild South West, England UK49 Threads 12 Polls 6,581 Posts
I think it would be a mix of both for me..

Though I try to live without regrets now.. that's why I will try /see and do as much as I can.


I don't want to sit in an old folks home one day thinking.. *Daaamn! I never did know what that was like*


I don't have many regrets now of what I HAVE done.. not many that I haven't already tried to put right anyway..

a la *My name is Earl* laugh
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Jan 13, 2008 9:24 AM CST Regrets
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
One of my regrets will be if I end up in an "old folks home". No way Jose'
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Jan 13, 2008 9:26 AM CST Regrets
StarliteFantazy
StarliteFantazyStarliteFantazyFantazyLand, Missouri USA33 Threads 2 Polls 3,243 Posts
the only thing i would regret ..........is if my kids did not grow up into healthy stable HAPPY adults, with rich full lives doing what they love to do
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Jan 13, 2008 9:28 AM CST Regrets
fireliter
fireliterfireliterAllen Park, Michigan USA502 Threads 14 Polls 5,902 Posts
that about covers anything i could addthumbs up
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