When you've done something you wish you hadn't, or hadn't done something you wish you had.
To argue which is worse is an exercise in futility; for the weight of their pain is subjective: the falling out of a friendship because of an unbridled tongue, the loss of the one you love because you didn't speak up, someone committing suicide because of something you'd said. The pain is there, festering; gnawing at your soul; relentlessly reminding you of its reason for existing: yourself. There's no one else you can blame; for there is no one else TO blame. All you can do is bear this burden, because it is a burden you've forced yourself to bear. And you do so willingly- subconsciously seeing it as penance for your sins.
To argue which is worse is an exercise in futility; for the weight of their pain is subjective: the falling out of a friendship because of an unbridled tongue, the loss of the one you love because you didn't speak up, someone committing suicide because of something you'd said. The pain is there, festering; gnawing at your soul; relentlessly reminding you of its reason for existing: yourself. There's no one else you can blame; for there is no one else TO blame. All you can do is bear this burden, because it is a burden you've forced yourself to bear. And you do so willingly- subconsciously seeing it as penance for your sins.
"Nowhere can a man run- no matter how far- from that which resides in his mind's eye. In vain, he persuades himself that he's able, that he can roam the world eternally until his thoughts fall to the wayside in exhaustion, that he can outlast them as though they were bound by mortal limitations. In his delusion, he forgets that he cannot outrun himself; for his antagonist does not rest from without, but from within. Like a demon sitting on his shoulder, the imp whispers his barbs wherever he goes, piercing him with every step; and yet he continues, thinking his consolation to be measured in miles..."
Regret cannot be satisfied with distance- that is the moral of this story.
Regret cannot be satisfied with distance- that is the moral of this story.
by WhatYouThinkVWhatYouKnow June 24, 2013
Get the Regret mug.(Noun) The wheel on a shopping cart that is wobbly, squeaky (or otherwise noisy), off the ground (rendering it useless), or stuck.
This leads the individual pushing the cart to deeply regret choosing the cart, being at the store, and ultimately life itself.
This leads the individual pushing the cart to deeply regret choosing the cart, being at the store, and ultimately life itself.
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A local man was killed today when he was struck while trying to push a shopping cart across a busy intersection. Witnesses say the man inexplicably tried to guide the cart into the path of a bus, but was killed when his shoe lace became entangled in the cart's wheel, trapping him in the middle of the street.
A review of the cart's maintenance log suggests it may have possessed a squeaky wheel of regret.
A local man was killed today when he was struck while trying to push a shopping cart across a busy intersection. Witnesses say the man inexplicably tried to guide the cart into the path of a bus, but was killed when his shoe lace became entangled in the cart's wheel, trapping him in the middle of the street.
A review of the cart's maintenance log suggests it may have possessed a squeaky wheel of regret.
by BlackjackII June 26, 2008
Get the Wheel of Regret mug.I hit the regret ceiling last night regarding my comment toward Jody's weight several weeks ago. Her fat ass just needs to get over it.
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Get the Regret Ceiling mug.by cheem1981 May 3, 2012
Get the Regret Nut mug.Post Ejaculatory Regret Syndrome (PERS) is a condition developed when a person (usually a male) ejaculates while masturbating to hardcore pornography.
An example of a typical post ejaculatory regret syndrome scenario
Person: "Damn, I can't believe I jerked off to that disgusting shit!" *Deletes history from the beginning of time*
Person: "Damn, I can't believe I jerked off to that disgusting shit!" *Deletes history from the beginning of time*
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Get the Post Ejaculatory Regret Syndrome mug.The good feeling you get that follows you doing something really good or doing something you probably shouldn't have.
*Side effects of the second senario may result in some or many regrets at a later date.
*Side effects of the second senario may result in some or many regrets at a later date.
1. I'm proud of what I did today. I tried my best, no regrets.
2. (After doing something crazy) That was awesome. I can't believe I did that, no regrets!
2. (After doing something crazy) That was awesome. I can't believe I did that, no regrets!
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Get the No regrets mug.A feeling often accompanied by sadness, shame, and guilt; regret is when you wish you had done things differently in your past.
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