My Greatest Regret

Watching movies - Maybe less than 5 in a year

Being part of many WhatsApp groups - Not for me

Activity in my Facebook account - Almost NIL

Following people on Twitter, Instagram - Why should I do it?

Reading news & political discussions - Not so interesting

Watching sports - Very rare. If done, it would mostly be along with my kid

Do I regret not doing any of the above things? Mostly NO. Is my life too boring with very less 'Entertainment'? Definitely NOT. How come I don't regret or feel sad about not doing any of the so called 'Hip' or 'Normal' things? How come I don't feel being left behind or like an odd man out while not doing any of the activities that most of the people do? Does it mean that I don't have any regrets or will not regret anything at all? It just means that my regrets lie elsewhere.

I would regret if I act in an unkind way to fellow human beings. 

I would regret if I don't give back my knowledge to the world.

 I would regret if I don't put in my best effort in whatever I do.

Are there any regrets that I try to avoid? Of course, yes! There are a few that I diligently work to avoid at all costs. I try to avoid the regret of reaching my grave with unexplored potential inside me. I try to avoid the regret of not knowing whether I would have shone in a particular activity if only I had summoned the courage to go after it. I would rather die with 100 failures under my belt than dying with untapped & unexplored skills.

When your life is driven by a goal of avoiding the great regret of dying with untapped potential, the small trivialities cease to be a cause of regret.

" I choose to die empty "

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