As Long As You Are Alive, Everything Is Fixable
Lessons On Improving Self-worth by Pascal Okeke
As long as you are alive, everything in life definitely is fixable. The person you hurt? Reach out and apologize. They may be happy to hear from you, or they may never respond. It isn’t for them. This is for you.
Did you blow the opportunity of a lifetime? Push away the love of your life? Assess your life objectively and find the opportunity that is right under your nose. Make a grand gesture and prove to yourself you did everything possible to win that person back.
Regret is not absolution. You don’t get extra credit for flagellating yourself with sorrow. You have one life, and you help no one by hating the part that you already lived. Regret is a cop out. It is easier to punish yourself with regret than to accept reality and make it right.
The point of being alive is not to pass life with straight As. The point of being alive is to make the most of the mess.
I say this with love: grow up. Let that mistake go. Make amends. Do it now. You are not privy to the past and you have no claim over the future.
Either fix it, or leave it well enough alone. Yes you might have messed up, but it would be weird if you hadn’t.
Keep pushing!
