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Originally Posted by fasternyou929
^You copied a novel of definitions and highlighted one buried one.  -10 points.
What about these, near the top?
to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.)
imply a sense of sorrow about events in the past, usually wrongs committed or errors made |
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that my definition is the only one, just that it is one of the possible definitions. That's why I posted all of the definitions. I believe that you and Kel both said that regret is not "wishing you could change things". I just wanted to point out that it can be and that is how
I see regret and that is why I don't "wallow" in it.
Btw I like your example but on the other hand, maybe your friend should have not been following you so closely, made a better personal decision, etc. I too have led rides where people have crashed, fatally, and I'm sorry that it happened but I don't regret riding that day or even leading.
I don't know, I agree with Chi in that it's more of a matter of POV and how you deal with things personally than "right or wrong".