Cause & Effect

For every action, there's a reaction. There is always a consequence/reward for your choices/actions. The simple definitions of cause and effect. This generation I wonder if they fear the effects of a cause they haven't even bestowed upon. Either that or they've done the cause, hate the effect and they give up without planning to perfect the cause for a better effect. Sometimes we as humans only feel we have that one chance. Others have abused their chances to a point where the clue hasn't been hit that is effect will be the fixed result of your actions no matter what. Then there's the free thinkers who draw out causes and could care less about an effect. End of the day when shit hits the fan and the effect is "too much" for oneself, there is one overly used emotion for some people, the feeling of regret. Why did I do this? Why didn't I listen? I wish I could turn back time/go back/wouldn't have done .... The list goes on and on and on. There's always that feeling of wanting to go back in time and change an effect of a cause. Alter the reaction of your actions. However my thought is: if you change an action, how much of the reaction will change?  Will it alter the future actions you've made as well? I feel there's a trickle down effect for just one action. If you didn't do one thing, millions of things wouldn't have happened. Wouldn't have met certain people. Wouldn't have journeyed to new places. And most of all, you wouldn't have learned from your actions. There would be no reaction if there was no action. But in order to learn code of ethics, and how this generation is more "let me experience it to learn", wouldn't you need to go through that "regret" to not do it again? Without a lesson, you would think everything you do is right, even the wrong. An effect from a cause is the effect on people places events etc. It doesn't effect just you. Cuz without that action in your life, you would be a different person amongst all. We are students in this school of life learning from our actions. Don't let this action stop you from doing things either. Doing nothing is an action. The reaction....well its art of never knowing what will be. Live & Learn. Now that's cause & effect