Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 17, 2021

Try resentment — you can direct it at others instead of yourself.

Regrets . . . he’s had a few . . . but he did it his way.

That’s the definition of being older, shifting from fear to regret.

I believe Pig has not thought this through.

I regret to say that I was afraid Pig would choose regret.

For the record, Rat appeared in Wednesday’s Rabbits Against Magic comic, in panel 3.

https://www.gocomics.com/rabbitsagainstmagic/2021/06/16

I’ll read Thursday’s “Pearls” Thursday night.

Another comic to be shared with my therapist…

Oh, I don’t know…I think I can manage dealing with regrets. Maybe I’ve just had too many years of practice.

I fear you’ll regret that decision, Pig.

Rage is the new hotness I think.

Do not fear what you can regret.

Pig you have nothing to fear but fear itself …. FDR ;-)

Doesn’t burn as many calories as fear….

Stop listening to the news. You’ll feel less fear right away.

Beats anger, which is what Rat chose.

At least with regret you had to do something. Fears can generate just sitting there.

Many decisions are a battle between the fear of trying against the potential regret of not.

It could be worse, like the guy whose tattoo artist regerts by mistake on the guys arm!

they are not exclusive

You’ll regret doing that, Pig.

I have no regrets.

So, do you regret letting fear run your life? It’s a twofer!

PIG talks himself into oblivion, one way or the other…

All of my regrets seem to show up once I hit the pillow. Gotta quit hitting pillows.

I think the secret to a happy life is when our regrets are minor ones, our fears are easily overcome, our resentments are virtually non-existent, and our memories, though sometimes bitter-sweet, are generally fond ones.

We live and will sometimes make mistakes; can’t change that. Mistakes CAN lead to regrets for having done something wrong that we cannot repair or change. But, hopefully we will learn from them and go on with our lives….

I was about to say why not happiness, but then I got a Twitter notification

Tha makes two of us, pig. Maybe we can start a club

Regret is not less scary than fear. They work well together, though.

None of it really matters anyway. Nobody gets out alive.

Living a life full of regret is just as scary. Trust me.

Deep philosophical thoughts, no matter how you crumple this one to start a camping fire.

I fear regrets, and I regret fears.

if you haven’t done anything you regret you haven’t lived…

You can not fix the past. Try to make the future better.

The people that live in fear now will only have regrets later. I only regret that there are so many that are still living in fear.

Not optimistic, to be sure. But practical, Pig, practical. Prosit!

Regret won’t be a problem once the corps blows up his raggedy ass fleet

Somewhere I’ve read ‘the fear of regret can be worse than regret itself’. Good luck, Pig.

Pig will choose a purpose clear. Pig will choose regret.