{"id":2265,"date":"2016-08-28T08:34:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T12:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2016-08-28T08:34:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T12:34:42","slug":"the-ideal-the-reality-and-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/the-ideal-the-reality-and-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ideal, the Reality, and the Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had this thought last night, and it seems appropriate for a Sunday morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ideal is to live with no regrets.<\/li>\n<li>The Reality is that we all have some regrets.<\/li>\n<li>The Challenge is to overcome the regrets, and get on with life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure other people have had this thought, but perhaps not in those words. I&#8217;m not quite sure why it popped into my head, if it&#8217;s insipid or inspired\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0but I offer it for consideration.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Path into the unknown\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jacobsurland\/15375292758\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5608\/15375292758_e5ff0e876c.jpg\" alt=\"Path into the unknown\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>(Image: &#8220;Path into the unknown,&#8221; by Jacob Surland, on Flickr under Creative Commons.)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s wishing you the very best, and hoping you have as few regrets as possible!<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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