For most of us, it isnot too difficult to correct a mistake. We say we are sorry, promise to behave differently, and go on with no regrets. This is not true, though, of some historical figures whose actions failed. They probably spent their days feeling regret.
Napoleon, for example,wasn`t satisfied being Emperor of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to succeed. In the end, Napoleon "met his Waterloo". He spent the rest of his life in exile on Alba. We can only imagine the regert he must have felt left on that small island.
At the end of World War Ⅱ, the Emperor of Japan must have regretted the bombing of Pearl H arbor. It brought to an end the Emperor`s role as a God to his people. It is unlikely he did not feel regret for his country`s actions when he learned of the dropping of the atomic bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce hos country`s defeat to his people.
In our own country, a President left his office. President Nixon was deeply involved in the Water Gate problem. Instead of revealing the action of his men, he tried to cover up the situation. When it was revealed there were tapes proving his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem,he might never have had to leave office.