- Sep 25, 2001
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it was the last day of junior high school (8th grade). i was hanging out w/my best friend at the time. she was moving to england in a week. that was the last day i was going to see her because she will be busy packing, and getting ready for the move. we went back to her place and hung out. when i was ready to leave, we said our goodbyes and hugged. at that point, i wanted to kiss her, but i didnt. EVER SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN WONDERING WHAT IF. i;ve lost touch w/her after a couple of years 
in high school and college, every female friend that i;ve asked out but got rejected gradually no longer stayed friends. i asked them what's happening and they all said the situation has gotten too weird for them. THIS WAS REGRET. Losing friends was painful.
After my 1st job out of college, i was looking for a house. i found 2 i liked. one of them was 3 years old but was an hr away from work. another was 50+ years old, but was 30 min away from work, and i could have taken public tranportation to work. it was also $20k more expensive and would have maxxed out my morgage limit. it would have also meant that i would be living on peanut butter and jelly for a couple of years because the morgage would have stretched me to the limit. and i didnt want to go into credit card debt. so i got the house an hr away from work
REGRET1: for 5 years i was driving an hr each way to work.
REGRET2: My house appreciated $100k. The other house appreciated $175k. yeah, i know, 20/20 hind sight...
The good thing about it was that it made me buy a car. if i bought the other house, i would have never bought a car since public transportation was easily accessible. and i was lazy in getting my car. my father said his coworker was selling a car. i bought it, and it lasted me 200k miles. RISK PAID OFF. but it no way even comes close to offsetting the REGRETS.
So for much of my life, i took the risks rather than the what if's, but unfortunately, it hasn't paid off so far. but would i take those risks again? YES because i *HATE* the feeling of what if. And 15+ years later, memories of that last day in junior high keep running thru my mind.
Now i'm facing the biggest RISK/What If in my life. But that a story for another thread.
How have you been living your life? Risks, or playing it safe and wondering what-ifs?
in high school and college, every female friend that i;ve asked out but got rejected gradually no longer stayed friends. i asked them what's happening and they all said the situation has gotten too weird for them. THIS WAS REGRET. Losing friends was painful.
After my 1st job out of college, i was looking for a house. i found 2 i liked. one of them was 3 years old but was an hr away from work. another was 50+ years old, but was 30 min away from work, and i could have taken public tranportation to work. it was also $20k more expensive and would have maxxed out my morgage limit. it would have also meant that i would be living on peanut butter and jelly for a couple of years because the morgage would have stretched me to the limit. and i didnt want to go into credit card debt. so i got the house an hr away from work
REGRET1: for 5 years i was driving an hr each way to work.
REGRET2: My house appreciated $100k. The other house appreciated $175k. yeah, i know, 20/20 hind sight...
The good thing about it was that it made me buy a car. if i bought the other house, i would have never bought a car since public transportation was easily accessible. and i was lazy in getting my car. my father said his coworker was selling a car. i bought it, and it lasted me 200k miles. RISK PAID OFF. but it no way even comes close to offsetting the REGRETS.
So for much of my life, i took the risks rather than the what if's, but unfortunately, it hasn't paid off so far. but would i take those risks again? YES because i *HATE* the feeling of what if. And 15+ years later, memories of that last day in junior high keep running thru my mind.
Now i'm facing the biggest RISK/What If in my life. But that a story for another thread.
How have you been living your life? Risks, or playing it safe and wondering what-ifs?
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