Regrets

REGRETS

Regrets come with choices. 

You were wearing stilettos,  you fell down the stairs, broke your bones and remained static for weeks,

You regret.  " I shouldn't have wore those."

You took your motorbike out on the slippery street amidst the piles of snow. Your vehicle skidded to halt and you had to live with deformities your whole life. 

You regret again.  " I should have known. "

Regrets come in all shapes and sizes. 

You were bullied for wearing a cardigan your mom made. You regret making the choice.

You were trolled for stuttering, fumbling with words while giving your presentation. You regret not practicing.

You were trying hard to please everyone and were drained striving to meet their expectations.

You regret falling short or sometimes you even regret trying.

Regrets are multitudes. 

You fell, you failed, you tricked,  you tripped,  you embarked upon a journey, you left it midway, you made a choice and it led you nowhere. 

Again you regret. Ah!  Great. 

Sometimes regrets come in fragments, sometimes bulk.

Sometimes it's a missed date on a hot air balloon, sometimes it's a missed play. 

Some days it is an uncontrolled laughter on seeing someone fall down the ditch and

Some days it's linked to someone's grotesque death. 

And life goes on... 

But my friend, to me it seems,  regret shapes you and me. 

You are you,  I am me and we are we and these regrets marks our individual differences, individual experiences and identity.

Regrets have varied consequences.

Regret throws away the shoes and accepts that flats are the new rage. 

OR Regret tries it again,  a bit more careful this time,  a bit more practice and voila!  ready to go. 

Regret bans the future generations from ever using the motorbike 

OR Regret embraces the fact that caution was missing.

Regret isolates you and blame it on your mother who forced you to wear one

OR regret teaches you to defend the cardigan your mom made the next time. 

Regret asks you to be happy with what you have achieved so far and leave it off

OR Regret teaches you to get up,  stand again and run. 

Regret allows you to wallow in grief throughout your life

OR Regret embraces the fact,  understands it and moves on. 

With Regrets Choices come again. 

©srijaprasita