A strategy for avoiding regret 

In this regard, Amīr al Mu’menin (pbuh) stated,

اجْعَلْ ما طَلَبْتَ مِن الدُّنيا فَلَم تَظْفَرْ بهِ بمَنزِلَةِ ما لَم يَخْطُرْ بِبالِكَ

(Kashf al Ghumma, Vol.1, P.572)

“If your wish is not fulfilled, consider, ‘I haven’t ever wanted such a thing! [Not to feel sad]. And if you lose something, tell, ‘I haven’t ever had such a thing!’”

Relieve your soul! Emotional distress leads humans to disbelief! Now, what is to make us happy?’ Imām Alī (pbuh) stated,

قُرَّةُ عَیْنِ فِیمَالا یَزول

(Nahj al Balāghah, Sermon 193)

It means the pious individual is happy with the immortal things; the eternal things enlighten their eyes.