tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384239176297609141.post4396835436661779751..comments2021-05-12T11:50:17.908-07:00Comments on Behind Green Eyes: To Regret or Not to Regret?Risahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892151843764033730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384239176297609141.post-36792683590020085772013-11-15T23:10:53.909-08:002013-11-15T23:10:53.909-08:00I don't know that I agree with you, for your i...I don't know that I agree with you, for your interpretation of the connotation. If we all had perfect, orderly lives, we'd never learn, never grow. We are the sum of those regrets and how they have moved us, how they have changed or informed us. I think it's how we grow. I agree we are the sum of our regrets, otherwise we would be terribly boring. <br /><br />You could say pervasive regret is problematic, but I counter with this; isn't the idea of history to keep regret alive? The civil war, world war two...we learn from past mistakes if we can still feel the sting--the moment we dismiss or move aside that regret we repeat those mistakes. Regret doesnt mean to wallow. I think like death, we need to embrace it as part of a healthy life? <br /><br />Or gee, maybe I get points for turning negativity into constructive learning? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384239176297609141.post-69143136734591063942013-11-10T12:00:53.802-08:002013-11-10T12:00:53.802-08:00So so so love this. So refreshing. So hopeful. So ...So so so love this. So refreshing. So hopeful. So encouraging. You are sunshine. Pure and true.Freckled Philologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249352979695529622noreply@blogger.com