If you are going to be given a second chance at life, will you accept it?
By amrddy
@amrddy (215)
Philippines
August 21, 2010 11:56pm CST
Hello my fellow mylotters
If you are going to be given a sceond chance to change how you live your life will you accept it? Yes defintely I will and I am going to start from year 1982 where I made my first major decision in life. I will not accept the offer of my sister to join her in business. Instead I will continue with my higher studies and stay working in a bank. Then my life will be different from what it is today. Of course there will be friends that along the way I may not meet but things will be a lot better. How about you?
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33 responses
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
22 Aug 10
Hi amrddy,
Yes, who wouldn't accept a second chance to change some of their past mistakes. There are many things that most of us didn't get right the first time around. We have all probably say to ourselves and others, "If I could only have another chance to do it over." Unfortunately, we will not get that second chance to undo our mistakes. The best thing to do is try to make the best choices the first and only time around.
On rare occasions, we do get a second chance to improve a situation, such as a breakup and then the relationship is mended and you now have a second chance to make it better by not making the same mistakes as before. So, I guess we can have second chances here and there in life.
I just once again want to not having money problems. I am sure I will handle it with a little more caution.
@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
24 Aug 10
Hi amrddy,
We cannot change the past, but everyday we wakeup, we have a new chance to get things going in the right directions and to have a better life.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
22 Aug 10
Hi dear,
I think you had a bitter experience with your sister. Did she spoiled your life? However, she is your sister, you can still love her. And in the next life at least, you can be good with her.
If I get an another chance of life, I prefer to continue from here, right now. Not from early or later. Because I think this is my right time and wish to be good and nice. The earlier life is also so sweet and nice. But here, now it is a life and a half.
But a fact is that - once we end up here, don't expect any more on this life as a continuation.
Regards,
thank-s
@amrddy (215)
• Philippines
24 Aug 10
Hi thanks1961
Hello and thank you for posting a comment. No I am not bitter with my sister because I love her although she left us earlier than expected. It is just that families as much as possible should not be in business together because it will create more conflict in their relationship.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
24 Aug 10
Hi dear,
In many cases, if we are not much cautious, family relationship will be in trouble when get into a business relationship by doing family members. There is a great possibility of conflicts in the relationships while doing combined business.
I just remembered, on of my old friend now he is in US. I met him after 5-7 years after and while discussing, he was telling his younger brother is having some business in Dubai and he asked for a business partnership. He said, they got a very good relationship with each other and I scare that if they go for the business partnership, there may be some issues in the long run and he didn't interested in the partnership of business between brothers.
But, if we plan properly and have open discussions and manage a pure business and a decent professional approach (regardless of relationship), I think we can make a success in the family business. But, a small bit of misunderstandings and mis-appropriations may lead to major issues.
However, hope you will manage the same for a better ending.
Regards,
Thank-s
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
23 Aug 10
Well being given a second chance is a good opportunity. All of us have committed wrong decisions and actions in our life so if we will given the second chance to re-start anew then that is great. Well in my case, I've always been satisfied with my life. Though there had been few regrets those are but minor and I just take them as lessons. In a way mistakes are ways of making me wiser so I don't really have to change anything about my life.
@ANIME123 (2466)
• United States
23 Aug 10
Actually yes I would take it because I regret so much things that I have done and I wish to take them all back, but you know now it's to late and my life would be different right now too. For one I would have a job in the medical field right now if I would have taken so medical classes at my high school. I would have been getting paid right now and everything, but no now I have to go to college in order for me to be a medical assistant when it could of been all free for me. Man I really regret that right there and it kind of makes me mad because my life would be different right now.
Oh well I'm sure that we all have regrets and that we all wish for a second chance at life because then we would pretty much know what decisions we should have made and stay clear of the bad decisions that we made and everybodys lives would be different for the better. I guess we really can't do anything about it except just look back on what we could have done. My life is pretty much going nowhere right now. As of right now I am a complete failure at life I get the letter grade F plus plus and not an A plus something that I would have liked to have and be a success at life, but I am a failure, sigh.
Still I guess all that I can do now is make better decisions and to continue my studies and hopefully I wont make any more bad decisions like before. Also in high school I should have taken my studies more seriously because a smart kid is bound to go places and make a future for themselves in no time. Now my brother calls me a loser and that my life is going anywhere and I always feel sad when he says that because I know that it is the truth and I can't really say anything back to him. Still all hope is not lost for me I can still do many things to help improve my life since I am still young I think that I can accomplish something and make my life much better. So I am going to work hard and never give up because if I give up on myself then I will be a real failure. Wish you the best though and maybe you can still make your life better. Maybe we both can. ANIME123 is out, bye have a wonderful day.
@amrddy (215)
• Philippines
24 Aug 10
Hi anime123
Hello and thank you for posting your comments. Now that you are back in college try to do better this time. When you finish your schooling I am sure everything will fall in its right places and you will be on your way to better future. Good luck.
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
22 Aug 10
I think I would live my life pretty much as I have. I would never really gotten involved with credit cards like I did when I first got married, but I think I would pretty much do everything the same as I did because I like my life the way it is now and going back and changing things might mean that things would be different than they are now.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
22 Aug 10
Hi welcome to mylot
Well i am retired now, i have taught for long 44 years, i get offer daily for job as principal in private engg and other colleges, i was that for 10 years,,
i feel tired of jobs, so i am not going to accept..
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome always.
Cheers.
Professor
@X18PRS (114)
• Canada
22 Aug 10
I definitely would! I mean, I love my life now. But there is no way one life is enough to experience everything there is in life. So, for me the second chance would be to experience more and not to change anything I've done. Life is too short to get to experience everything you want. There are so many factors that hold us back from this. So for me, I think it would be great just continue from where I left of and enjoy life as much as possible (it's too short not to make the best of every situation ;)!
@boymelvs (138)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
absolutely i won't accept.im not regret even thought i have many mistakes did in the past.i learn a lot,its make me better person.from my mistakes my life becomes colorful and happy.raise and fall is part of our life. that's the life how its goes. and if you want to change your life for the better future,make change now at present and not trying to change the past. past is already a history that gives lesson to learn to everyone.
@girlaloosh01 (154)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
Definitely, NO. Life is not a bed of roses. I will just accept my mistakes from the past and all my wrongdoings. For me, life is an experience wherein everyone should learn from. It's like a book, where we learn so much. Correcting your mistakes and all your regrets from the past will not make your life sweet and comfortable. Nobody is perfect, and so with life too. I think life consists of 2 roads, the crooked one and the straight one. All of us have passed those roads already. :) No need to accept that second chance already, FOR ME. Because I think, the only way to correct those mistakes from the past is by MOVING ON & LEARNING.
@eurekafemme (5876)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
Yes. Who would not want a second chance in life to make things better instead of the despondency that you are in right now?
I'll be wiser,I'll never shifted course and finished engineering because I found out that was what I wanted to do. I'd not have a serious relationship at the age of 23 but rather pursue my dreams. Or I'd not believe that I can still make my fairytales come true when I met my husband.
On the other hand, the things I did lead me to my four beautiful kids. If I'll alter any of what i did, I may not be able to have them in my second life...
@pogi253 (1596)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
Chances are not always waiting for you, and they are not easy to get hold of. If you missed your first chance, it is lucky for you to encounter a second chance life which may change your life. To some, the chance may be a blessing in disguise, while to some others, the chance is really a blessing. When you have the lucky chance. GRAB IT.
@bloemart (222)
• Philippines
22 Aug 10
Definitely, yes. I would accept it. I want to start my life right. I want to do those things I've never done in my life. I would study very hard. I will those things I want to do. I want to meet those people who I ignored. i will say sorry to those people who I refute with. I will say how much I love them those people I really love.
@noodleboy (222)
• China
22 Aug 10
If I could go back to my childhood, everything would be different.But the premise is I could preserve my memory. With the memory and the knowlege I could have a better start otherwise I would make a lot of mistakes definitely.If I am going to be given a chance to make just one change in my life, I would never start to play football. I swear. However,It is no use crying over split milk, as the proverb said.No good to think too much about it.
@Kevin1981fu (3)
• China
22 Aug 10
I believe that everyone have his destiny. So I hope the chance to make me have different life would be given to me before I was born. Then I wish I could be born at a rich family in a free country.