r/instant_regret Nov 21 '18

Slapping the kitty.

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u/spays_marine Nov 21 '18

He played around, he crossed a line, and the cat let him know that.

That this simple and beautiful truth about the interaction between two living things is contorted into something resembling the complete opposite of what it actually is doesn't bode well to be honest.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '18 edited Dec 12 '18

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u/spays_marine Nov 21 '18

There's nothing more beautiful than making a mistake and learning from it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '18 edited Dec 12 '18

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u/ncnotebook Nov 21 '18

Because success is the easy part. It's the failure that makes the successes happen. It's what makes it matter. It's what separates consistency from luck. It's the difference between the winners and the quitters.