Let me put it in a more generic way: Do you believe it is better to have something, and then lose it and know you can never get it back, or is it better to simply never have had that thing at all?
Personally, I think the latter is better. If you are never exposed to something, you can't regret it. Too much of my time has been spent regretting, and the fact that you can't do anything about it or change anything...at least if you never had that thing, you never could have made a mistake to/with it.
Do you believe it is better to have something, and then lose it and know you can never get it back, or is it better to simply never have had that thing at all?
It's why I hate hind sight. It makes me feel stupid looking at past errors.
Too much of that kind of thinking will make you too afraid to experience life, Firetail. You gotta experience all you can in order to learn, or else you will stop in time. If you did something you regret, then learn to not do it again. If you were embarrassed about an event that you feel foolish about, then look back on that moment and laugh. Tell a friend about it, and most of the event will disappear. You will even feel better about getting it off your chest.
The quote speaks truth. At least you knew what that experience was like. You cannot shut yourself away from all sorts of things you are afraid to get hurt from.
well because this term refers to relationships and what not i dont agree with it. i hate really liking a girl and then just getting my heart broken, its never fun
I prefer the former for the exact same reasons as Freakenstein. You can apply this to your entire life. My life experience so far, has shown me that it has been much better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved before. While this doesn't apply to any romantic relationships (I'm fourteen, what do you expect?) it does apply to other things.
I take pride in being able to learn from my mistakes. No matter what, I have always been determined to soldier on. If the **** hits the fan, I'll find a way to fix it.
I dunno sometimes i look over all the ****y things i have done. It isn't fun and i usualy do something stupid the next day (i look ovr my life be4 i go to sleep usualy).
I think it's good to look at past errors but not dwel on em.
Making a mistake and learning from it is part of being human. We would not grow as individuals if we didn't fail, weather in life or love. If it weren't for my abysmal relationship I had with my ex that ended in disaster, I would not have met my beautiful wife.
When you think about it, this quote is almost interwoven with the saying "Ignorance is bliss."
My opinion on it is that, while you may have lost, at least you experienced it, I would rather have a few fleeting moments of happiness and joy more than a lifetime of ignorance.
i think its better to have something and then losing it. hapiness and then saddnes is always better then feeling nothing. you will always lose something you like but you will still have the happy memories. and last thing: it bad to regret something you did or have but its even worse to regret something you didnt do or didnt have
ya, my theory is, dont regret anything you do cause in the end its what makes you who you are.
but again i think that statement is garbage. i mean. if you loved somthing/someone and then lost it, thats not fun...... and i would have preferd to have avoided the sistuation completley then go through heartbreak
ok so say that you fall in love with a girl. you guys date for a while, make out etc.one day she leaves you. you cant get her back but at least you got to be with her for a while.
lol thats exactly what happened to me with my sonic 2 for the sega all i have now is the box but the actuall game is nowhere to be found. i would never let go of those memories. it was my ever 1st video game and im happy i got to play it so many times and enjoy it for so long
