This quote comes from Nelson Mandela, and I honestly love it so much. For those of you who haven't read any of my previous posts, I am an advocate of the way you think being the key to changing your life- and also an advocate of even the smallest of choices and decisions having the largest impact on your life. This quote ties both of those things together, and I wanted to talk about it a little since I've really nothing else to write about.
I think this quote is telling people in a way that it's better to look at life like "it's better to look back and regret doing something than to look back and wonder about what could've been", and I think this way of thinking comes largely into play whenever we make decisions in life. When brought to a decision, we automatically weigh the odds and analyze the different outcomes... and sadly, most of these outcomes are driven by negatives. In my own case even I can say that anxiety and pessimism does tend to drive most of my choices. Granted, most of my choices haven't turned out too badly... but even so, they do leave me wondering what could've been had I chosen to follow my hopes instead of my fears. On the other hand, there is something to be said about following your fears. As long as they aren't controlling you, they can be a good thing. Fear in and of itself is a natural safety measure for the body based on previous experience... any fear that you have has a reason for being a part of you based on things that have happened in your past. It's up to you to decide which of your fears are realistic and are strong enough to sway you, and it's up to you to make your decisions based on past experiences with similar decisions... but in the end, everything you do winds down to how you think and how your mind processes different things. Fears and hopes can go hand in hand sometimes... don't get them confused. - Maddie
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