ONE thing; you regret

InquilineKea
Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:43:00 +0000

I don’t know if I really can regret the above though. It’s all based on probability (as all highly unusual decisions are - they have high rates of catastrophic failure, but also higher rates of astounding success). In some worlds, I would easily regret all of the above. In a few other worlds though, where I’m at is ideal. I really sacrificed my university GPA by carrying on self-education ON TOP of a full class load. But if I can still get recognized (somehow), then I will probably have no regrets (one of the reasons why I have so much drive is precisely because I realized how behind I was come 9th grade). Were I self-educated from 6th grade on, I may not have never developed a drive to “catch up”, a drive that has transformed itself to massive curiosity.

my brother has always been academically ahead of me - he even surpassed my 9th grade abilities when he was in 7th grade. but now he’s lost his advantage (due to his lack of curiosity, lack of passion…).