i also believe that regret is so beneficial to our growth as human beings. i realized this earlier this week. i messed up a minor thing at work, and i was so angry at myself. i lost sleep over it, and was wallowing in my regret. i just kept thinking about what have happened if i had done this instead of this. i changed the outcome in my head about 700 times, and was furious with my mistake, until i finally realized that this was a good thing. regret is neccessary. it makes us humble. it also gives us a story to tell, and a lesson to teach. i thought about all of the things i do differently now because of things i did and regretted in the past. i thought about all of the things that i do or don’t do because of my parents regrets. having past regrets and learning from them, is kind of like setting up little road signs, for your future. reminding you which path to go down, and where to stay clear of. if you think about what humanity would belike without regret, it’s actually kind of disgusting. no one would know what it was like to be humbled. people would have a lot less to connect over. think about how often people talk about their regrets with each other, and how much we learn from that. without regrets, we couldn’t teach others the right way to go, or what to avoid. regret is inevitably a necessary evil.

    elizabeth israelsen (ellie)

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