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THE HIGH PRICE OF REGRET
The Freeman
|January 25, 2026
LIFE'S ESSENCE
body becomes old and our organs become old and weak too. Just like cars, new cars break down in time, and after five years, problems come up. It is best to take care of our bodies to curb break downs in the future.
There are moments in our lives when the things we did not do in the past haunt us - so much so that they'd lead to times when we could've made better decisions.
During these moments, our regrets would lead us to places where "if only..." is the central theme.
In the website Algerian Guys with Good Taste, the matter is brought to the fore in one post. A portion of it reads: "So, I keep thinking about this. Was it worth it to be happy for a little bit even though it ended sad? Or it would it have been better if the whole thing never happened?"
This story is from the January 25, 2026 edition of The Freeman.
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