Earl also had some regrets, and some remorse.
A little remorse, but no regrets . . .
I was interviewing a businessman, years ago, about his long career, then coming to a close. I asked him did he have any regrets. He smiled, a bit Mona Lisa-like, and cast his eyes down before looking back up to me. "No regrets," he said. "But a little remorse." He was a fairly elderly man and I was a young reporter. I didn't really understand his answer at the time. Nor was he willing to elaborate, so I let it go. It stayed stuck in my head, though, for years and years, rattling around in the…
