They Asked People to Share their Biggest Regret. What They all had in Common was Heartbreaking
Regret can be tricky, though, since our choices in life aren’t always as clear as we’d like them to be. We’re often faced with decisions between two or more things that sound great. It seems like no matter what we choose, we’ll always regret not choosing the other paths. Or, we won’t make a decision at all and end up regretting our inaction just the same.
What is your biggest regret? That might not be a question we like to ask ourselves, but everyone tends to have an answer no matter how long they’ve lived.
A blackboard stood in the middle of New York City asking passersby to write down their biggest regrets. At first, each regret seemed different and unique. After all, everyone has a different story. But as the board filled up, we noticed that all of these responses had one alarming thing in common.