Zack, sometimes I look back and shudder.
We've all done things that, with hindsight, we might have done better. We're not perfect and we have to accept that, at times, we made mistakes. But all those mistakes were a part of what we later became.
In a sense, I suppose we're a bit like roses that develop from a bud, and bloom, and have beautiful colours, and get aphids, and a bit of wilt around the edges, until we fulfill our destiny and become *sigh* dead heads.
Yes i regret being a alcoholic addict but i have 17 yrs sober
I have no regrets. Those mistakes I learned from and if others were involved, I always admitted my mistakes and apologized. A heartfelt apology and a conscious effort to not repeat that mistake can go a long way.
Live and learn. Some people hurl through life without ever having an awareness of the mistakes they've made and the people they've hurt.
Accept the fact that you are human like the rest of us and aren't perfect---whether you are guilt of murder or breaking the speed limit in residential areas.
Learn to forgive yourself---you were younger then and didn't fully understand what you were doing or choosing to do.
Make amends if you can, but be reasonable in trying to do so---get some advice on what might be done and whether it will do any good for the person you hurt or just make you feel better at their expense.
After that, if you believe in a God, commend those people to His care.
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