[Maritime Q-Scout]

I have had regrets over the years. What's kind of funny about them is that they lead me to do things later that make me appreciate what happened (not in a "I'm glad it happened" way but in a "just because I did/didn't do something doesn't mean the outcome would be ideal).

I used to regret not asking out a girl I was head over heels for in high school. I did ask out a girl I was head over heels for in university and it destroyed me. Now when I think back of the girl from high school I don't think about what could have been.

I used to regret not taking an extra 2 minutes to say goodbye to my dog before leaving my parents place one weekend going back to university. My best friend quickly died before I returned home. I always took take those extra few minutes to take those departing moments when I'm leaving family. I'll always cherish those last few moments I spent with my grandmother.

If you learn from your regrets, are they really regrets?