There are beliefs that are true, and there are beliefs that are beneficial. Sometimes they are the same. But in this case, knowing that you cannot turn back and

There are beliefs that are true, and there are beliefs that are beneficial. Sometimes they are the same. But in this case, knowing that you cannot turn back and fix things mostly just leads to depression, whereas faith that you can turn around can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. On the other case, knowing as a youngster that wrong choices can screw up your whole life doesn't bring anything new — it's not like people want to make bad choices to begin with!