Some Ideas Are Almost Universal
On the role of regret
A lot of people, their regret is kind of hedged with justification or with a continued commitment to the cause that they were fighting for. A lot of the [Irish Republican Army] guys will say, "I don't regret being in the IRA; I think our aims were correct. But I regret some of the things that happened. I regret some of the things that we did.". This is from NPR and a story about the troubles.
Amazingly, these thoughts on the role of regret seem to roll around in a lot of thinking on an awful lot of topics. I wonder if the regret is for what was or what was not accomplished. It is difficult to not have a life where regret does not take some place in our thinking.
A lot of people, their regret is kind of hedged with justification or with a continued commitment to the cause that they were fighting for. A lot of the [Irish Republican Army] guys will say, "I don't regret being in the IRA; I think our aims were correct. But I regret some of the things that happened. I regret some of the things that we did.". This is from NPR and a story about the troubles.
Amazingly, these thoughts on the role of regret seem to roll around in a lot of thinking on an awful lot of topics. I wonder if the regret is for what was or what was not accomplished. It is difficult to not have a life where regret does not take some place in our thinking.
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