Would you rather do something wrong and feel guilty, or not do anything and regret it?
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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do that by the ones you did do."...Mark Twain
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Great question! I like action. My Grandfather used to say, "Do something! Even if it turns out to be wrong. Don't just sit there being inert." He was a genius IQ scientist, and, yes, his attitudes were very influencial in my life. He wasn't always right, but he sure made life interesting. :)
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In my line of work, I have done wrong things for the right reasons to help others. At the same time, my inactions have caused harm as well. I try to do the right thing when I can.
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I would rather try to do something. Even if wrong.
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I have almost been overwhelmed by guilt in the past. And I have felt some regrets. Speaking personally, I'd much rather bear regrets than die a little each day with guilt, even for just a few days. I don't do guilt very well, I don't hold up under it. I drown.
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Guilt is insanity. If you acknowledge you did something wrong, the correct action is to correct the action (if you can), make amends (if you can) or simply acknowledge it and move on. What useful purpose does making yourself feel bad about something serve? When you understand that negative thinking about oneself slowly poisons the mind and body, you understand the insanity of "guilt". Blowing you head off is quicker and involves less suffering.
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How wrong exactly? That would depend.
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I'd rather just put up with the guilt, because it fades pretty quick. Regret is hard for me, because I analye "what if"s more than anyone could deem possible. I can, however, log guilt away eternally.
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That's a tough one.+ I don't "do" guilt well, as it has a tendency to haunt me for longer than I'd like, so if I had to choose, I'd say not do anything and regret it. (although that seems like a yucky option too)
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Wrong and guilty. “Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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with guilt comes regret for doing or not doing anything. i know this from person experience. You try to reason out why you did something and can't find a valid reason and then the guilt and regret comes along with depression and it just gets worse from there.
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