Bishop Tobin on Regret for Inactions

"Recently I came across a survey sponsored by psychologists from Cornell University that reported on the biggest regrets that people have in life. The survey said, 'It’s not the things you do in life that you regret - it’s the things you don't do.' One author noted that 'In the short term, people regret their actions more than inactions. But in the long term, the 'inaction regrets' stick around longer.' The study concludes, 'It's vital for people to act on their hopes and dreams, and it isn't normal to just keep putting them off indefinitely.'"

In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on some of the implications of our inactions, include sinful ones.

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The Imitation of Christ: What I Have Failed To Do (20 FEB 20)