The biggest regrets in life are definitely not those things you tried and subsequently failed at doing. Contrarily, the biggest regrets in life are those things you never had the courage to attempt in the first place. You simply never bothered to stick your oars in the water. You simply never bothered to open the door to the next room, let alone the one after that. You simply never bothered to dance unless the dance floor was already teeming with other couples. You simply never bothered to draw outside the lines for fear of being scolded. You simply never bothered to walk the tightrope without a secure safety net in place beneath it. You simply never bothered to venture into any dark room without the aid of a powerful flashlight. You simply never bothered to bet on yourself when the stakes were at their all-time highest. You simply never TRIED. Regrets like these gnaw at your guts as the past recedes into the distance at an ever accelerating rate while the future—Yes, the time left in your life and thus the only time that authentically matters!—shines with markedly less luster than during days gone by. Trying begets memories. Not trying leaves behind nothing more than a hollow sensation at the very core of your soul.
Fred's Soapbox 