No Regrets?

I notice a lot of people say they want to live life with no regrets. While I think it is a noble cause, it's also nearly impossible. I don't really want to look back at the decisions in my life and feel like I should've done something differently. Hindsight is always 50/50 though.

I look at some of the "adults" of the older generation and seem to notice a particular amount of regret in most. I wonder if their approach to life is different than my generation? Or whether this goal of no regrets is completely impossible. Some regrets are obviously bigger than others. I'm not going to lose sleep over choosing the stir-fry over the eggs benedict (though damn you Pickel Barrel, damn you!).

I think it's in people's nature to wonder about the road not taken. While in that regards, when I hear the phrase "What's the worst that can happen?" I always think "A ton of things!". Which I guess is true, but I guess the better questions is "What's the probability a bad thing is will happen?" followed shortly by "Is it that bad?". If the answers are 50/50 and not that bad, I guess you may as well take a shot. People generally regret the things they didn't do, and not the things they did do. BUT when people regret things, it's usually pretty huge. If we're using logic, probability really is on your side and should really just go for it.

Easier said than done unfortunately. :(