KNOW Regrets

To live with 'no regrets' is to be satisfied with knowing that you've learned something along the way from each and everyone of your mistakes, thus not requiring any remorse or second-guessing of your actions, right? As long as you've admitted to yourself your wrong-doings, including anything that has ever hurt anyone in your whole life and you have learned that it was, in fact, wrong - you're in the clear - you've learned your lesson and you can continue to live your brilliant life. In my opinion - no, that's actually terrible. A terrible form of self-righteousness.
For as long as I've been hearing people, I've been annoyed with the complacency in the term 'I have no regrets'. I believe that the complication in the statement is that we tell ourselves that we're good with what we've done when we shouldn't be, we should be more active in calling ourselves out. In fact, it seems that the only time we enable ourselves to feel regret is when we're completely overwhelmed by it, and even then - do we admit it?
With the statement 'I have no regrets', not only do we relieve ourselves of accountability of our actions, we fall into a pattern of repeating mistakes. In order to learn from regrets, first you need to acknowledge your regret and determine what it really is. With repressing our regrets in the form of denying them, we are curbing the practice of self growth. What did you do? Did you hurt someone or yourself?
If you could go back in time and choose to handle the situation differently, would you?
Yup, you're regretful, and the denial comes from being preoccupied with covering your tracks and taking back your words...all while claiming to 'have no regrets in life'. You've gone and turned your regrets into 'memories'. Now I wouldn't consider the occasions that have led to losing friends, hurting family and hurting myself - ahhh memories, that would be foolish and counter-productive. Although I can't change the past, by acknowledging regrets I can make an honest attempt at saving myself and loved ones from hurt in the future. That's all I can do, so I certainly will.
Clearly I'm not your teacher, preacher or parent - if you feel that was my intent, you would probably regret reading this (if you could), and if you've taken something from my rant then I know you feel me.

Make the most of your regrets. . . . To regret deeply is to live afresh.
-Henry David Thoreau