HOW TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS?
“Live your each day as it is the last day of your life.”
I have heard this statement many times. But how to do this, how to implement this statement, into reality, I couldn’t figure out. Probably it means to give your best in whatever you are doing and live your life fully, thinking tomorrow is not going to come.
But every day is not the same. We don’t have control over life. And life is not a fairy tale where there is a happy ending all time. Where there is a prince charming waiting to rescue you from the monster.
The brutal reality of life sometimes hit us so hard that it might take a few days, sometimes months, and sometimes years to recover. In this case, how to live a life without regrets?
These days I am reading a lot of cases of people losing their lives, because of natural calamities, because of technical glitches, or terrorist attacks…. the reasons are endless.
But people are losing their lives and people losing their dear ones. For spectators, it can be news, they read it, mourn for a while, update on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media, criticize the government, criticize the people behind it and after some time they forget like any other stories of our lives.
These incidents reminded me again, our life is so unpredictable. We don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. Why can’t we forget grudges and learn to forgive people? Why can’t we openly tell our dear ones that we love them and we care for them? Why it gets so difficult to let go of things and give them a new start?
HOW TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS?
Not holding grudges, learning to forgive people, accepting your mistake, and giving one more opportunity to people to improve. Think that it is the last day of your life, so please yourself by doing things that you enjoy the most, don’t wait for tomorrow to work on your dreams, never hold any hard feelings for anyone, and try not to hurt anyone’s emotions. At least this is the thing we can give ourselves and others every day.
I believe life will be less complex if we freely express our emotions. We can’t force someone to forgive us or to accept us but we can give it a try from our side.
Expressing your thoughts is much better than having regrets. Doing things that you love and don’t wait for the right moment, because you don’t know whether you will witness the right moment or not. Make ‘now’ the right moment.
I WISH I COULD I didn't get time to say goodbye to you. I didn't get time to say how much I love you. I didn't get time to say that I am sorry for what I did to you. I didn't get time to say that I forgive you. You were right there, in front of my eyes. You were right there walking side by side. I ignored my feelings, I held grudges. I wanted to say sorry, but something held me back. Now you are gone, not returning back. And there are a lot of regrets, that I have in my heart. I wish I had told you before it was too late I wish I had told you, when you were right there and I couldn't speak. Naseema Khatoon
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