Guilt

We fear shame, regret, guilt in our society. Predictably perhaps, because our forefathers perhaps placed so much emphasis on those feelings. Now Do not mistake me to say that guilt is nessicarily a good thing. But I hear time and time again people saying 'never regret, don't look back"... now I am not stupid, I know that the people who say those things are saying "not to reflect on your actions." But lets not exchange one flaw for another. Yes, sometimes we feel guilty for the wrong reasons. But we should strive to understand those reasons. Guilt is like pain; when we are in pain, do we ignore it. Perhaps, if its for a sensible reason. But we always are aware of why we have this pain. And more often then not we remedy it. Ultimately, guilt is just a symtom of a larger issue at work. And most of the time we should not ignore it (there are times when we must ignore, but we always have reasons for ignoring it). Why do we feel guilty? Think carefully about it. Do not surpress it, understand it. Because, more often then not, there is a sensible reason behind it.