The beauty of a regret

I won’t call you a human if you didn’t have at least one regret in life. Planned decisions or a sudden leap of faith, a regret often squiggles its way in the due course of time, just to constantly remind us about what went wrong and how we should have selected the alternate way. No matter what the age or stage in life we are in, as we begin to face the consequences of our actions, the horrendous feeling of a regret begins to trickle in, often leaving as guilty as charged.

This is the image of Regret, an emotion often felt by people. I wonder if you feel the ssame?

Wrong lover, wrong life-partner, wrong friend, wrong career, wrong investment, wrong advice, wrong whatever you feel like, the sources of a regret can be endless. Gems of questions such as, “What was I thinking?”, “Why didn’t I see it coming?”, “I should have known better!” and “Why do I end up making such decisions?”, hound us day and night, and we pledge to never make the same mistake again and pray for better sense to always prevail. We are ashamed, embarrassed, and full of regrets, just because a situation didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to be.

But do we ponder on what we may have learnt from a regret, albeit the hard way? Maybe to listen to the heart for once and respect that inner voice? Maybe to stand our ground for our beliefs and not turn around for the “sensible” way? Maybe to not act in a haste and wait for a clearer judgement of the situation? Maybe to just be ourselves and not give in to the pressure of conforming to the societal needs and standards? Maybe to not trust anyone so easily? Maybe to submerge ourselves in the pain of the regret and appear stronger, calmer, and wiser than before?

This is the image of a man, sitting on a cliff, while pondering over his life.

Am I saying that we should treat regrets like God-sent and embrace them wholeheartedly, howsoever painful they maybe? Am I suggesting that the beauty of a regret lies in the lesson that we were taught, as decided by the universe, and though we might be left with lifelong scars and wishful thinking (“What if I would have considered that option?”), it was a necessary bitter medicine for us?

Your guess is as good as mine.



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