"There are no ifs in life, only results. As long as you do your best, you work hard, it's good enough. ”

In fact, a lot of things in life are like this. We always imagine all sorts of situations in our lives, and these are assumptions that start with "what if..."

However, these experiences have taught us a truth, that is, there are no ifs in life, only results. Life is a one-way line with no turning back for us.

Every choice we make will lead to a specific outcome. That's why we need to give it our all.

Only in this way can we reduce regrets. Because when we start talking about "what if", it already means that this is not the answer we expect.

At this time, we need to understand that the truth of life is that many things have only results, not "ifs". As someone once said, "We can't change the past, but we can shape a better future." The future of life is hidden in your daily actions, hidden in every moment of effort. ”

This is a point that we must recognize, and only by understanding this can we know how to do the things in front of us well. So stop making too many assumptions.

"If I had done this, the result would have been different; If I had chosen a different path, wouldn't my life have been easier now..." Such ideas are illusory to us. Because no amount of assumptions can change the facts that have already happened.

Things don't change in the slightest because of our assumptions. Many times, things don't go according to our will. For example, those who did not do their best when they were young tend to regret it in middle age.

They will think that if they could go back to the past, as long as they worked hard at that time, their current life would definitely be different and better.

But in fact, we simply can't go back to the past. Even if you could go back in time, would another option really be better?

As a sentence in "Dumb House": "When standing at a fork in the road in life, everyone will make the final choice." No matter which path you choose, you will always regret it when you look back after many years. Because no one knows what the outcome of choosing another path will bring, and it is impossible to know. ”

It's impossible to predict what the future will be, but one thing is certain: for us now, the choice now is the best choice.

So, in order to avoid too many "if I was...", we should do our best in every choice we make in life, starting now. In this way, in the future, we will not be so regretful.

After all, we all need to take responsibility for our actions and suffer the consequences as a result. Because the moment we make a choice, there is already a result.

Understand that there is no turning back in life, but the good thing is that we can still start now. So don't always dwell on past regrets, which should be a lesson for us, not an obstacle that prevents us from moving forward.

Just like Santiago, the protagonist of "The Old Man and the Sea", he has experienced gains and losses. But he eventually overcame himself, and even if he failed to catch fish for a long time, even if the fish he caught in the end was eaten by sharks and only bones remained, he never regretted it, nor did he think about "what if".

He knew that for himself, dwelling on the past was not of much use, and it did not help to solve the current problems, but would affect the current decision and add more regrets.

So don't always look back at the past, let the past pass. Because if we hold fast in the face of past regrets, we will only be left with more regrets in the future.

Therefore, we must understand that there are no ifs in life, only results. Don't always look back.