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Well, who of us haven't heard this quote? For many of us, this quote is the motto of our life. But are we able to fulfill it?
In a world triggered by the instincts of needs and necessities, where dreams are just a mental nightmare, where everyone from a child to the oldest is under pressure, 'no regrets' is an illusion. We are imprisoned in the overwhelming pressure of responsibilities, expectations and results that we can't afford to be true to ourselves. Failures and challenges are rather hard on us due to the unforgiving nature of time. Therefore, a life with no regrets is an impossibility, right?
Isn't it pleasing to be agreed with?
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No, I am not empathizing with you, I am pitying you.
Do you know, when does an unfulfilled dream leave the least sorrow?
When you have no regrets! Because...
"Regret is the only wound your soul doesn't recover from." - Sarah Ban Breathnach
While some regret not working hard, the others regret working too hard. Sometimes it's the time we wasted, other times it's the time we utilised doing the wrong thing. From the 10th question in the maths test that you didn't attempt to the extra syllabus you unnecessarily studied can be the reason for your regret. Regrets might be inevitable but to dwell on it only bear more regrets rather than erasing the ones that already exist.
It's a challenge but it's a challenge worth betting yourself on. To live a life of no regret, you need to know your true self. It takes courage to realise and understand yourself while truly acknowledging it. When your choices reflect what your true self desires, that's when you free yourself of the horror of guilt and pain of regrets.
Regret surfaces mainly because of two reasons:
▪ You didn't take action to achieve somethingthat you desire.
▪ You made the wrong choice even after realising what you truly desire.
Life surely gives us inevitable choices and we lose to it because we dare not choose the one with the least hope. Sometimes in what we see hope is not in what the society sees hope. Then break free! Overcome pressure! Only you can shape your future and life, the moment you let someone else do it, you are enslaving yourself.
Some common regrets we all share are:
▪ The opportunities we missed
▪ Company of people we never desired
▪ The time we wasted idling
▪ Trying too hard to meet expectations
▪ Hiding your true self
▪ Not voicing your thoughts
▪ The passion we abandoned
▪ Changing yourself in the desperation to be accepted
▪ Refusal to empathize with others
And it goes on.
So, how do you overcome these regrets or how do you lead a life of no regrets?
◉ The choices is your key. Make choices that you feel you can stay true to. Don't choose to carry a balloon because it's easy but choose to carry it because a bundle of them can help you soar high.
◉ Stop questioning your decisions based on an outsider's opinion. A 'what if' can be your worst foe or your best friend depending on how you use it.
◉ Follow your dream. Don't compromise with it because it's too high or unachievable. Don't lose it to chase someone else's dream.
◉ Failed to achieve your dream? Then modify it! If you have lost the last chance, broaden your vision and strive for the new dream. If you couldn't run on the track, then train the legs that can run on it.
◉ Make failures your stepping stone. If you lost, then try again because you have earned yourself a lesson and time to explore it.
◉ Invest wisely! You never know, today you might be a science student but tomorrow an author! Invest on your passion before you need the amount of your investment.
◉ Forgive yourself! There's nobody who hasn't made mistakes in life. Just as you forgive and forget, others also do the same. It's only you who care about your mistakes, the world is too busy to be occupied with it for a lifetime.
◉ Trust your instincts. They are your sixth sense. William Shakespeare once quoted, "Our doubts are traitors that make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt."
◉ Take risks! What else can add essence to your life?
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