I should of done this or I should have done that. Life would be different if I had only I hadmade a different decision. We have all been there and we have all done that. Secondguessing comes very easy when we are faced with difficult situations. There are instanceswhere we can turn the bad situation into a more positive one by learning fromthe first mistake we made, but in other matters, the damage is done and there is verylittle we can do except accept the fact we chose unwisely.
Many of us have thought “If I was only 18 again and know what I know now. Life would beso much better.” But would it really?
We make our decisions based on what we know personally of reality and my reality is different than yours.The definition of reality is as diverse as there re people.It’s bench mark is what we have actually experienced during our lifetime here. It’s amazing how muchknowledge human beings have ssembled over the centuries, based on life experiences and wehave developed a multitude of technological advances that is mind boggling, yet we still think and dowithin a limited frame of mind.An example I use is that I can tell you all about fire. I can tell that fire is hot and it is beautiful to watch,and that fire can create with in you many different emotions. I can also tell you that fire will burn youif you place your hand in it, and that injury will be very painful.
You may believe me when I say it is hot and it is beautiful, and that it will burn you, but until youactually feel the pain yourself, you have no actual concept of my definition. So, we continually stick our hands in the fire, and we immediately see the light. We all have this human quirk of thinking that weknow more than we actually do, and we repeatedly test this limited knowledge with the same end results.Granted, with each mistake we succeed at, we gain additional wisdom if we are capable of realizing the outcome of themistake as a lesson learned, but change the environment, and we tend to do it over again.Our attempts to criticize, or evaluate with hindsight, combined with our uncanny ability tosee the world through a partially opened door is our one weakness that is very difficult to overcome. Until that door is wide open, and we take those steps into sapience by applying the knowledge,experience, understanding, common sense and insight into our thought process, we will continue to exist with the problems we all face today. And that’s all I have to say.
