Jay Angeles

Having free will, are there any mistakes from your past that you still regret? Mistakes and regrets are part of being human. That’s probably because we have free will and our capability to think about what can make us happy. There are cases in which we tend to be impulsive, especially when we are young. As we grow older, we realize that the things we made in the past are not right in the eye of our society, which we consider mistakes. However, some mistakes made our childhood or at least teenage years colorful and satisfied our curiosity. I have lots of mistakes that I still regret, not because they made me a bad person but because I strongly believe that I should have done better. I remember one of the mistakes I made was not being on time for my first subject when I was in my 3rd year of high school. I eventually did not pass the subject and needed to retake it even though I am already in my 4th year. Due to this, I had a hard time maximizing my time. When my mother learned about it, she came to our school to talk to my teacher just to give me a chance to pass the subject since I was already graduating at that time. I was asked to do a project to compensate for my late in class. Well, I did graduate. However, being haunted by the past makes me question whether I am a bad son. Until now, I still dream of seeing my mom talking to my teacher and me going to school. In my dreams, I still see myself being late in that subject. That’s the reason why I decided to continue my studies after more than 20 years. This may be a mistake I still regret, but it is also one of the mistakes that gave me the courage to learn things on my own and be as successful as I can be. This is also the reason why I always make sure that whatever I do, I always excel and give the best I can. Mistakes are made because we have free will and we are human. It should not define us. It should make the future us. Well, at least the best of “us.” How about you? Are there any mistakes from your past that you still regret? Comment down below!