Thread 24519919

This quote ruined my life. I can't stop thinking about it every time I have to make a decision.

>>24519919 (OP)
You will regret thinking about this quote. You will regret not thinking about this quote.

the solution is blissful ignorance. stop reading books

>>24519919 (OP)
think of it as taking the pressure off of making a decision because both options suck

>>24519919 (OP)
Any real choice closes off possibilities and thereby creates a shadow of loss. You cannot marry and also remain single; you cannot stay in your hometown and also discover Paris; each path sacrifices what the other would have yielded, so in retrospect some element of regret is inevitable. Kierkegaard is saying that regret is not eliminated by choosing well; it attaches to the very structure of choosing. Once you recognise regret as structural, you stop chasing the fantasy of a decision so perfect that it cancels all future second-guessing. Regret is the shadow cast by freedom; having choices means I will sometimes ache for their opposites. Every finite life leaves roads untaken. Either way you will feel the pull of what might have been, so let that be the price of a life that is actually lived.

>>24520225
good

>>24519919 (OP)
If people had actually read Either/Or, they’d realize that this is just the first part meant to be narrated from the perspective of a young man. The second part has the exact opposite tone narrated from the perspective of an old married priest Jordan Petersoning the young man to clean his fucking room.

>>24519919 (OP)
well, at least you did something

>>24519919 (OP)
Regret is an inevitable part of life. Learn to take it on the chin, or be mired forever in indecision.

>>24520315
Regret is a fake “emotion” you produce in yourself by pointlessly reflecting on your past and looking for something to feel bad about. The only time regret is real is when it’s something you actually did recently that fucked something up. You can’t regret not doing something unless you’re a faggot who creates his own problems.

>>24519919 (OP)
>another thread where Either/Or is misinterpreted
Do anons in this board read anymore?

>>24520464
>pointlessly reflecting on your past and looking for something to feel bad about
I can see you're not interested in learning from your own mistakes.
A pity, because you seem retarded enough to make lots of them.

>>24520588
>learning from your own mistakes
how many mistakes do you fucking make? life isn't that difficult. and if you have to actively put effort into "learning from your mistakes," you may be a retard.

>>24520700
Ask me how I know you're an underripe zoomer blowhard.
(And if you're not, you have no excuse for posting like one.)

You have to take the decisions you will regret fewer, therefore, DO FUCKING IT.

>>24519919 (OP)
>>24519939
Man, it must absolutely suck to be such a tentative, hesitant mealy-mouthed little weakling. Sure, you should reflect on your choices in life, but at any given time, you are making the best choice possible given your state of mind. As an adult, you must discover what gives your life meaning, cultivate profound relationships, pursue things of great interest to you. If you do this, you will live a rich, vibrant life and there will be no room left for regret.

>>24520225
very nice

>>24521183
trying way too hard kiddo
go eat you happy meal and try not to swallow the toy like last time

>>24519919 (OP)
I'm dead bro

>>24521183
my life is way too rich rn desu i really dont think nikeing into things is universally recommendable

>>24520225
Freedom denies the right to choose
>T. Knower

>>24520267
This, with the qualification that part 1 is from the point of view of a young man taken with an aesthetic approach to life.

>>24522127
I would take you seriously, but you probably already regret making this post lol

>>24522323
mmmmm no... not really....

>>24520225
Fuck I hate optimist like you. If everything you do causes regret then the way to escape is to kys. This is the only answer to the problem of life: to die. But no, you fucking optimists want to stick your heads in the sand of positivity and live in denial of the fact that life is fucking shit, outright painful if it isn't boring, and empty if it isn't boring. With futility thrown over the top.

>>24522423
Awwww. Poor baby. Sun is still shining though. Birds are singing just outside my window. I just went for a run and took a shower and now I'm pumped full of feel good chemicals and life is good again.

>>24520225
>shadow of loss
What if I decided not to board the flight that crashed and burned killing everyone? Might there not be a feeling of relief?
This is an extreme example but the point is that relief (not regret) accompanies the notion, or perhaps just the feeling, of having made a 'right choice' or 'the best one,' over time
Even immediate regret often becomes relief in the long run (if most likely mere indifference)
For me, this just isn't really a problem; the ability to choose is freedom, not having it oppression. If I discover that I've made a 'wrong choice' I just 'cut my losses' and move on. The state of mind OP's bit supposes is just alien to me; it isn't real

>>24519919 (OP)
He's not wrong op.

>nothing we experience in life is ever wasted

>you only lose what you cling to

>>24519919 (OP)
Wait until you hear about how green the grass is on the other side!

>>24519919 (OP)
>reading Kierkegaard in English
ngmi lil bro, you're reading a translation of a translation

>>24523439
Yep, this is the ol' saw I came to post

>>24519919 (OP)
I think the point is you should stop thinking and make a decision

>>24519946
Me on the right

>>24520225
But what if you were born in Paris? Checkmate.
I guess some people just are just born free from duality.

>>24520225
Ok but what if you fuck your life up by making bad choices lmao. What is this sophistry

>>24522423
Psst ... you're projecting.

>>24519919 (OP)
I regret nothing, because I have no free will and have never made a choice. Everything I will ever do or have done was fated to be since the beginning of time.

>>24522423
suicide is not the solution to every minor inconvenience of the mind

>>24525845
Kek
>I regret nothing
Not as if you have any choice in the matter

>>24521183
What if my problem is i don't do anything?

>>24526763
Then either it's your choice or you're fated. You should read Henry James' very short story The Beast in the Jungle

>>24519919 (OP)
you can't regret anything since you are acted by wills dictated by society, temperaments dictated by your childhood, reactions dictated by your body, etc... etc...
So if you have to think deeply abaout your actions then regret is illogical.
However, to live with a personal fiction of life, means every choice is glorious...
Kierkeshit is such a dumb loser... He just is a dumb loser, people like him because they also are weak shits

>>24519919 (OP)
Just be your self, not an idol of your self. Kirky is not that hard.

NOTE: Being your self means being grounded in God.

>>24522423
kek why haven't you killed yourself yet? Life can be wonderful but you must open yourself up to beauty and the sublime.

Seed it or feed it, you'll regret both.

-Sneed Feedegaard