Posted May 13, 2014
OldFatGuy: Let me give you some advice from a much more advanced age.
Have. No. Regrets.
You're only young once, and despite what you may think, which is what we all thought when we were 18 and immortal and middle or old age was a thousand lifetimes away, it doesn't last long. At all. Before you know it, you're graduated, working full time, married, and in your mid 30's and wondering what the fuck happened. And then the next thing you know you're older and looking back on every "opportunity" you ever let get away because of guilt, or fear, or insecurity, or whatever, and.... you regret every one of those choices.
Have as much fun as you can, while you can. I can't put it any more explicit than that without offending many here I fear. Believe me, I was very much explicit in explaining this to my son and nephews.
Have. No. Regrets. Life is a privilege. Live it. Because you never know when you can't anymore, at least the same way you used to.
I actually agree with you, because this truth is already coming into effect in your late 20s, but "have no regrets" and "carpe diem" does not mean say yes to everything. While one tends to regret more the things he didn't do than did, you can still seriously regret something you did. When you really care about someone hurting them profoundly is something that can scar you for life.Have. No. Regrets.
You're only young once, and despite what you may think, which is what we all thought when we were 18 and immortal and middle or old age was a thousand lifetimes away, it doesn't last long. At all. Before you know it, you're graduated, working full time, married, and in your mid 30's and wondering what the fuck happened. And then the next thing you know you're older and looking back on every "opportunity" you ever let get away because of guilt, or fear, or insecurity, or whatever, and.... you regret every one of those choices.
Have as much fun as you can, while you can. I can't put it any more explicit than that without offending many here I fear. Believe me, I was very much explicit in explaining this to my son and nephews.
Have. No. Regrets. Life is a privilege. Live it. Because you never know when you can't anymore, at least the same way you used to.