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From: seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Regret
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Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 15:52:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 15:52:36 1985
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From david@tekig5.UUCP (David Hayes) Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969

>In the paraphrased words of John Huston when asked if he had it all
>to do over again would he change anything.....

>	"Hell yes, I'd change a lot of things, and I think 
>those people who say 'I'd do it the same way' are a 
>bunch of lying assholes."

>perfect....

	I think there is a big difference between regreting something
you and saying you wouldn't want to change anything.  If I had my
life to live over again, I would do things differently in some instances.
But I don't feel any regret over the things that I actually did. Regret
implies dissatisfaction - you did something wished you hadn't done, now 
that you're looking back. Sure, it's easy to say now. But back when I 
did it I didn't know what would happen. I made the best choice at the time. 
If I knew what the consquences would be before I made the decision
my choice  might change. But we don't have that luxury.
	I don't see any reason to regret anything I've done. If you go
through life with 20/20 hindsight, you're cheating yourself. You can't
live your life now if you're busy rehashing the past.
	Is this lack of regret particular to women? I saw the original
article and the question seemed to be "Is this true for more women than
just the ones I know?" Well, this woman can honestly say that she doesn't
regret anything she's done.

Sharon Badian
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