Thoughts on regret and action.

It has always been my saying that "I do not regret the things I have done, but I only regret the things I have not done." I make this statement with the belief that once I make a decision to act, speak, or even do nothing it is a conscious process that I undergo to arrive at this place. There is an old saying that hindsight is 20-20 and too often people spend their lives wondering "what if" and belaboring their decisions. I regret that I have yet to travel to Egypt to see the pyramids. I do not regret spending three tortureous hours in the theatre to watch Titanic. Each choice I have made in my life has brought me both exposure to new experiences and (hopefully) the wisdom to choose correctly as I age and progress on my journey through life.

This post was triggered by something I read posted by Alan Fuller in an email group.

Those established in the Self have renounced selfish attachments to their actions and cut through doubts with spiritual wisdom. They act in freedom.
-Bhagavad Gita 4:41

I am free from worry or regret about my actions. Once I have decided to act, I do so swiftly and without the chains of doubt tethering me. I have confidence in my own thought processes and the wisdom that has sustained me to this day. Is this not what the Bhagavad Gita was speaking about? Is this not another example of ideals transcending boundaries, religions, and cultures?