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blacko · 11-18-2010, 01:53 PM

If you could go back and change one thing in your life what would it be?

mikej · 11-18-2010, 02:36 PM

nothing.

ssandra · 11-18-2010, 03:43 PM

Nothing.

everything I did, every experience, has gotten me where I am today. And I am so happy with the person I am today, and even more happy with the person I will be in the future.

So, nothing.

blacko · 11-18-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Watanabe

I would have asked her to marry me, she's long gone now and life goes on. Where ever she is, i hope life is treating her well

No words to say***hugs**

blacko · 11-18-2010, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandra

Nothing.

everything I did, every experience, has gotten me where I am today. And I am so happy with the person I am today, and even more happy with the person I will be in the future.

So, nothing.

Only few people would say this I believe. You are lucky.

. I am happy for you.

Correct me if I am wrong. I think I misunderstood this sentence

Quote:

And I am so happy with the person I am today, and even more happy with the person I will be in the future.

So you are going to change your spouse in the future??

ssandra · 11-18-2010, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacko

Only few people would say this I believe. You are lucky.

. I am happy for you.

Correct me if I am wrong. I think I misunderstood this sentence

What I mean to say is that I would change nothing, because I am happy with who I am today.

Quote:

So you are going to change your spouse in the future??

No.

I mean to say:

I am happy with the person I am today (I am happy with ME today)
I am happy with the person I am tomorrow and in the future (I am happy with ME tomorrow and in the future).

blacko · 11-18-2010, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandra

What I mean to say is that I would change nothing, because I am happy with who I am today.

No.

I mean to say:

I am happy with the person I am today (I am happy with ME today)
I am happy with the person I am tomorrow and in the future (I am happy with ME tomorrow and in the future).

Oh my God!!! I am really sorry I misunderstood you. I was wondering why a person would say such things!! I really did not understand the real meaning behind it. I am sorry again

Firefly55555 · 11-18-2010, 04:44 PM

If I only could change the fact of my mother's death when I was 11... but I cant.
I'd change the decision to marry that person whos my husband now,but in this case i wouldnt have such a wonderful daughter who makes me happy.

ssandra · 11-19-2010, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacko

Oh my God!!! I am really sorry I misunderstood you. I was wondering why a person would say such things!! I really did not understand the real meaning behind it. I am sorry again

Don't worry! Glad you asked and gave me a chance to explain.

blacko · 11-19-2010, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandra

Don't worry! Glad you asked and gave me a chance to explain.

Hmmm ok. Listen, your husband can smile a bit. He looks like he was gonna beat someone.

ellie · 11-19-2010, 11:45 AM

When I was in high school I wished I listened to my inner voice, that told me I loved all things entrepreneurial.

sorter · 11-19-2010, 12:02 PM

Buy lots of tech stocks in the late 90s, then dump 'em in 2000.

Oh, you mean spiritually?
Not give my parents such a hard time.

MySweetLuck · 11-19-2010, 12:05 PM

well there's one thing that I would change if its possible....

My

Father's Death.....

James81 · 11-19-2010, 01:10 PM

Posting in your goodbye thread.

SlicK · 11-19-2010, 03:08 PM

Regret is psychological cancer.

ssandra · 11-19-2010, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacko

Hmmm ok. Listen, your husband can smile a bit. He looks like he was gonna beat someone.

Who says he wasn't??

anusha · 11-20-2010, 03:54 AM

i can't change what wouldve happened.. but i wish i could go back in time and say bye to him.. and tell him how much i loved him and what a good soul he was.

elucidate · 11-20-2010, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandra

Who says he wasn't??

You're hilarious!

I bet whoever he was about to beat on was asking for it!

lookcloser · 11-27-2010, 04:54 PM

Well this one thing is REAL hard for me to get over. This regret will stick with me all my life!!

It happened last year... I left for home real late and I had to take a bus back home. But just my luck, there wasn't a single bus that was going my way... It was nightfall already and I have always had this phobia of the dark and the after hours in my city is far from safe for young women.
There were some suspicious looking men staring at me, which freaked me out CONSIDERABLY...and ALSO I was really hungry

...So I thought I'd get to this tea shop close by, but I didn't realize the road to the shop would be dark, scary and would have sleazy men lurking about. But anyway, I get to the shop all relieved and eager for something to eat. The shopkeeper looked super grumpy! I asked him what he had to offer and he goes "Well, this is a TEA shop, so we've got tea,..and its real late so we have run out of pretty much everything else and I'm closing down the shop today to settle down in my home town". But after a brief moment he goes "Oh but wait, we still have Sambar Noodles left!!" ... Pea brained ME said "uh...I'll just have some tea".(I had money left JUST enough for the tea OR the 'sambar noodles') I took the first sip and it HIT ME!! WTF is Sambar noodles?!!! I've never eaten, seen or heard of a 'sambar noodles'!! What COULD it be like? Would it be like Sambar, with just noodles in it? Or would it be noodles cooked with unique sambar masala?!! And how would he serve it to me? And why oh why does it sound so darn appetizing!?!!! If only I could get as much as a wiff of it"...If only...
It was a loooooong journey home that night.

But apart from that, I'd say what Ssandra said!
I love me now, I love me then, I love me later. Period.
Really, what's NOT to love?

And I also love all the sweethearts, 'jerks', angels, ****-stirrers, teachers teasers I have come across so far in my life.
And I'm gonna love the new bunch or the same olds that I'm gonna come across later in life.
With the risk of sounding super cheezy I HAVE to Life is a heck of an adventure!! I have no energy to spare for regretting and for the 'What If's'. Its all in constant motion yo!

Quantum Blue · 11-27-2010, 04:57 PM

I would go back to sixth grade and beat the ♥♥♥♥♥ out of Sarah J--- until she wailed like a fire alarm and her nose dripped blood. Just thinking about it feels fabulous! Ahhhhhh!

QB

lifetimelearner · 11-27-2010, 07:18 PM

I would have turned that New Years Eve kiss many years ago into something more

greatmind · 08-05-2011, 03:52 PM

There are many things I would like to change but because with age we grow wiser. So I know for sure that fretting and worrying about the past are not going to change it even 0.00001%. So why worry. Also I always believe in this eternal statement "whatever happens, happens for good".

Ne Cede Malis · 08-06-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlicK

Regret is psychological cancer.

Then by definition we all have them - since we all have cancerous and mutating cells in our body. Besides, the OP focus isn't on regret - merely asking what you might do differently - not the same thing.

Ne Cede Malis

11-18-2010, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
blacko Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: India Posts: 347	If you could go back and change one thing in your life what would it be? If you could go back and change one thing in your life what would it be?

11-19-2010, 12:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
MySweetLuck Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 74	It's One Thing... well there's one thing that I would change if its possible.... My Father's Death.....

11-27-2010, 04:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
lookcloser Retired Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,941	Well this one thing is REAL hard for me to get over. This regret will stick with me all my life!! It happened last year... I left for home real late and I had to take a bus back home. But just my luck, there wasn't a single bus that was going my way... It was nightfall already and I have always had this phobia of the dark and the after hours in my city is far from safe for young women. There were some suspicious looking men staring at me, which freaked me out CONSIDERABLY...and ALSO I was really hungry...So I thought I'd get to this tea shop close by, but I didn't realize the road to the shop would be dark, scary and would have sleazy men lurking about. But anyway, I get to the shop all relieved and eager for something to eat. The shopkeeper looked super grumpy! I asked him what he had to offer and he goes "Well, this is a TEA shop, so we've got tea,..and its real late so we have run out of pretty much everything else and I'm closing down the shop today to settle down in my home town". But after a brief moment he goes "Oh but wait, we still have Sambar Noodles left!!" ... Pea brained ME said "uh...I'll just have some tea".(I had money left JUST enough for the tea OR the 'sambar noodles') I took the first sip and it HIT ME!! WTF is Sambar noodles?!!! I've never eaten, seen or heard of a 'sambar noodles'!! What COULD it be like? Would it be like Sambar, with just noodles in it? Or would it be noodles cooked with unique sambar masala?!! And how would he serve it to me? And why oh why does it sound so darn appetizing!?!!! If only I could get as much as a wiff of it"...If only... It was a loooooong journey home that night. But apart from that, I'd say what Ssandra said! I love me now, I love me then, I love me later. Period. Really, what's NOT to love? And I also love all the sweethearts, 'jerks', angels, ****-stirrers, teachers teasers I have come across so far in my life. And I'm gonna love the new bunch or the same olds that I'm gonna come across later in life. With the risk of sounding super cheezy I HAVE to Life is a heck of an adventure!! I have no energy to spare for regretting and for the 'What If's'. Its all in constant motion yo!

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11-18-2010, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
mikej Family Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,635	nothing.

11-18-2010, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
ssandra Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 11,168	Nothing. everything I did, every experience, has gotten me where I am today. And I am so happy with the person I am today, and even more happy with the person I will be in the future. So, nothing.

11-18-2010, 04:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Firefly55555 Family Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Volcano :P Posts: 2,161	If I only could change the fact of my mother's death when I was 11... but I cant. I'd change the decision to marry that person whos my husband now,but in this case i wouldnt have such a wonderful daughter who makes me happy.

11-19-2010, 11:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
ellie Family Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,432	When I was in high school I wished I listened to my inner voice, that told me I loved all things entrepreneurial.

11-19-2010, 12:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
sorter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 965	Buy lots of tech stocks in the late 90s, then dump 'em in 2000. Oh, you mean spiritually? Not give my parents such a hard time.

11-19-2010, 01:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
James81 Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,690	Posting in your goodbye thread.

11-19-2010, 03:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
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anusha Retired Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: bangalore, India. Posts: 844	i can't change what wouldve happened.. but i wish i could go back in time and say bye to him.. and tell him how much i loved him and what a good soul he was.

11-27-2010, 04:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
Quantum Blue Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: US Pacific Northwest Posts: 271	I would go back to sixth grade and beat the ♥♥♥♥♥ out of Sarah J--- until she wailed like a fire alarm and her nose dripped blood. Just thinking about it feels fabulous! Ahhhhhh! QB

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