As ordinary people, we often leave some regrets in our hearts. Maybe it’s about love, family, or friendship.

In our lives, we experience constant gatherings and separations, meetings and forgetfulness.

In the vast ocean of people, we meet some individuals, and we’re grateful to have met them, because meeting is a kind of fate.

As the saying goes, “500 glances in the past life, just to exchange a fleeting glance in this life.” Being able to meet someone is a great fate, isn’t it?

Meeting is a beginning, and leaving is for the next meeting.

Meeting someone in the vast ocean of people is also a kind of fate, and having met means having left.

Meeting is between two people, but leaving is a personal decision.

As you grow older, you’ll realize that those who left us are actually a blessing when you look back.

I once saw a story shared by a netizen, which was her own experience many years ago.

Before a holiday, she wanted to travel, but her husband said he had other plans and couldn’t go.

Angry, she bought a ticket and prepared to travel alone.

During the trip, she met a warm, humorous, and meticulous man. They chatted endlessly, feeling like they had a lot to talk about, a feeling she hadn’t had with her husband in a long time.

Soon, she developed feelings for the man, and since her husband hadn’t contacted her for days, she felt disappointed.

Later, the man said he liked her and hoped they could have more opportunities to get to know each other. Of course, she never mentioned her marital status.

After the holiday, she took the train back home, and only after leaving did she realize they hadn’t exchanged contact information, ending that fate.

Back home, life was still peaceful, and she began to regret that encounter, regretting they didn’t have a chance to reconnect.

Until she visited her parents and heard her husband’s story, she realized her husband’s arrangement was to visit her parents. At that time, she felt guilty.

Years later, when she thought back to that incident, her past regrets had been replaced by gratitude. She and the man didn’t have a chance to reconnect, which now seemed like a good thing. It was because of that man’s leaving that her marriage wasn’t affected, and instead, it made her cherish her current life and appreciate her partner more.

Many times, “unfinished business” is just a psychological knot. It’s because of such unfinished business that people feel regretful, and without a result, they’ll fantasize about a desired outcome at different times.

As people grow older, their thoughts mature, and they understand the meaning of life. They realize what they want, and when they look back, they begin to accept their past regrets.

Instead, they’re replaced by gratitude, making us appreciate the present even more.

My friend, Xiaoya, also shared her story.

She met her first love in college, and they were from different parts of the country. After graduation, her boyfriend said his parents wanted him to return home, so she had to choose between going with him or breaking up.

In the end, Xiaoya chose to break up. After the breakup, Xiaoya cried her heart out, even thinking of giving up everything to follow him to the north.

Now, Xiaoya has her own career, a loving husband, and a lovely son. She feels very satisfied with what she has.

When she looks back on her past regrets, she says, “I used to think, ‘What if I had followed him? Would I be happy too?’ But now, I won’t think about it anymore, and I don’t feel regretful about it. Maybe this is fate, losing one love and gaining a better one. Looking back, it’s actually a good thing that some people left us.”

Those who left us, the so-called regrets, are just because we didn’t say goodbye properly or kept fantasizing about what could have been.

Until our lives become better and more stable, we accept those who left us.

This is the maturity that time gives us, letting us understand life and appreciate more valuable things.

Those who hold onto regrets are just living in the past and unwilling to let go.

Everyone’s life will experience many different stages, and each stage has its meaning, with beautiful scenery worth appreciating.

Living in the past, people will unknowingly miss more beautiful scenery in life, and when they realize it, all that’s left is regret and remorse.

Instead of that, it’s better to accept the arrangement of time and follow it to appreciate different scenery.

When you grow older, you’ll realize that even if someone left, even if it was a regret, it’s all good now.

Because that’s the experience life has given you, and it’s the most precious memory in your heart.