@evan-elderson said in Would you rather die in 20 years with no regrets or die in 40 years with many regrets?:
@thestrangest Actually, regret is feeling bad for something that is done. What you are thinking about is feeling regret for missing an opportunity (which is still something that is done). 40 years allows for more time to make those opportunities happen, rather than just 20. Living with no regrets is literally not feeling bad for anything you have done in life. Additionally, living for 40 years allows you more time to atone for the regrets you have in life, opposed to dying young with no regrets.
Here is a dictionary definition in case English isn't your first language.
re·gret
rəˈɡret/Submit
verb
1.
feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity).
"she immediately regretted her words"
synonyms: be sorry about, feel contrite about, feel remorse about/for, be remorseful about, rue, repent (of), feel repentant about, be regretful at/about More
noun
1.
a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.
"she expressed her regret at Virginia's death"
synonyms: remorse, sorrow, contrition, contriteness, repentance, penitence, guilt, compunction, remorsefulness, ruefulness More
Like, if you kill someone and go to jail... I bet you will regret DOING something that. Though I am not sure how having a difference of opinion makes me a "snowflake?" However, if having a different opinion makes me a "snowflake" it's better than being a mindless follower like you. I am not a "snowflake" I prefer to call it "being a devil's advocate." Sorry, if that goes over your head like my point.
Oh damn. The definition is completely different for both "Regret" and "Remorse" in English than in French. I thought it was the same, the more you learn, though they do mean what i said in French they do not in English so you're right