Regrets

Having watched Fight Club for the first time last night a particular question struck me. Its the part where the narrator has just beaten the crap out of angel face and is driving a car with 2 guys in it and Tyler asks them "What do you regret not doing if you died right now".

There answers were "see the grand canyon" and "build a house" I believe.

So my question to YOU good tropers is what would you regret if you died right now?

Actually, it was paint a picture and build a house.

Not joining the military, writing a book, or making an album.

Curse my damn memory, thanks for that.

And why those things, if I can ask?

I want to have done some missionary work, and would like to have kids.

That's all I can think of regretting, other than stuff like wanting to say goodbye to my sisters.

Is this thread about things one regrets having done, or regrets never having done?

I would regret not ever traveling to another country, regret not saying goodbye to everyone, regret not finishing my education, and I would regret not being famous, or even infamous.

Well, if that is the question, this one would regret never properly learning to draw, sing and shoot. Also, this one would regret never taking a stand, never knowingly putting herself into danger, never taking risk and thus not having a more respectable reason for death.

But honestly, this one would not be too upset at dying right now, for her fear for the future is way greater than regret for things not done.

I would regret not making anything out of myself or becoming someone. There's so many things I'd love to do but I can't do them right now for various reasons. I'd like to leave something behind if I were to leave this world.

Not a damn thing; the dead have no regrets.

Say as you are dying and the thing you think of is what you most regret not doing.

edited 2nd Jul '11 12:21:52 PM by JosefBugman

@Josef Not living longer, lol.

Regret not going to my aunt's funeral.

Regret not seeing my sister again, or my brothers.

Regret how I never fixed my home situation.

edited 2nd Jul '11 4:53:50 PM by cutewithoutthe

Not learning Japanese to fluency. Not memorizing a sutta. Not meeting my girlfriend in real life.

edited 2nd Jul '11 4:58:24 PM by Aondeug

Where do I begin? Not graduating university? Thats a start I guess.

The second time I transformed into a kind of heron.

I'd regret not finishing my stories.

Today? Not hitting on that goth chick who ran a t-shirt kiosk at the Stars and Stripes festival. Damn, I so wanted to... But I was helping my Army recruiters recruit and such, so hitting on her would have unprofessional.

But now, I really regret putting professionalism over my wants.

I refused someone who asked if I wanted a free hug. Granted I had a backpack full of expensive electronic devices on my back at the time and was paranoid about her getting into it and stealing something, but I still feel guilty about it.

There's also a lot of other things I missed the chance to do at some point that I wish I would have done. I don't remember any specific one.

edited 2nd Jul '11 7:04:24 PM by theLibrarian

Way, way too many things.

Nothing comes to mind. Hmm. I do regret things, but... I think death will end it.

Never finishing anyth

Not doing anything important or meaningful. Not being famous/infamous. Never writing a book, or learning a language, or having a job, or leaving the country, or a thousand other things I'd like to do at some point in life, several of which I probably never will.

Not beating Duane Fish upside the head for his politicing and back stabbing.

I regret nothing , except everything , wich is something .... ?

I regret being so damned confused.