Guest Post
I am honored to have Nechama Ralsk, the author of Words From The Soul guest post. So show your love by commenting, leaving feedback...you know what to do..
Words
you say them without thinking,
not aimed to wound the heart,
but simply unfiltered,
you didn't mean it,
regretted it rather quickly,
but it was just a joke,
after all,
right?
they laugh right along with you,
but they are crying inside,
words once thrown away,
can never be retrieved.
On a separate note-
would you rather say something and regret it? or regret not saying something you should have?
Beautiful poem, and so true...
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd rather not say something I perhaps should have because I find that it is the best way to preserve others. Saying something you might regret has a bigger opportunity for harm and misunderstanding I would thing
I would say it and never regret it.
ReplyDeleteYedid- It's true. My parents always tel me..until you say it you still can. Once its done, you can never undo it. You can attempt to rectify the damage but you can never take back the fact that you've said it.
ReplyDeleteN2- really? never regret it?! you can say that with absolute certainty?
I usually rethink and consider it from different aspects. If what I am saying is really logical and true, I would say it very politely to my friend, and I hope he realizes his mistake and corrects himself. This is the minimum thing that a person can do for his friend. A few months ago, I lost my best ( really best) friend because I said something to him. It still hurts but I never regret. I'm absolutely certain that I will do it again if necessary in future. Personally, if I make a mistake, I would rather ( and expect) to hear about it from a friend than a stranger, and I never feel to be disrespected. At least I can improve myself.
ReplyDeletereally? you don't regret that?
ReplyDeleteYou don't think there would have been another way to get your message across without losing your friend?
you must be very selfless to give to your friend what you think he needs and give up for yourslef a best friend which we all know how hard that it is to find.
Well, I tried all possible ways; maybe that is why I am not regreting. Btw, there are a few situations in my life that I made mistakes and I am regreting, so I know how to regret :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I forgot to thank you for sending me the link to "Unexpect the expected". I appreciate it. Your posts are thoughtful.
Shabbat Shalom
Being able to regret is important. It allows us t do teshuva for our actions. If we never regretted we'd never do teshuva and that would not be good
ReplyDeletemy pleasure- glad you enjoyed!
That's a great poem.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't choose either :)
You don't always get a chance to say something you should have. Sometimes the opportunity is lost - you have to say it on the spot and saying those words later on wont have the same affect as if you say it right then.
Its true..we have to take the opportunities we are given bcz who knows if we will ever get it again
ReplyDeleteCarpie Diem
I was commenting on the fact that you said My parents always tel me..until you say it you still can. but that's not always true. Especially with relationships-you can't always go back and say the things you wanted to.
ReplyDeleteyou can't-true
ReplyDeletebut it is easier to add than to take away in this kind of situation
Maybe-but that really depends. Sometimes it's just too late to add anything...
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