It’s because we think I didn’t have to do that or It was within my power to do this that we are battered by feelings of regret. If we didn’t have the power to follow the voice of reason, why would we taste the pain of remorse? It’s hard to admit our mistakes. But in the pain of our mistakes there is also human greatness. “Other than a dethroned king, who would sorrow over not having a throne?” If we were not born with the ability to conduct ourselves with morality, there would be no reason for bitter tears.
