MAOLEK-ÑA MAÑOTSOT TÅTTE KE NI MAÑOTSOT MO'NA
It is better to regret backwards than to regret forward.
It is better to have already made a mistake in the past (tåtte/behind) and regret it, than to move ahead (mo'na/ahead) and do something you will learn to regret.
The mistake you made in the past is done. Whatever damage it would have caused, has happened.
But the mistake you make in the future may be bigger than expected; the damage more severe than you think will occur.
Best not to play with fire. Rather than just burn your finger tip, the fire may burn down the whole house.
Mañotsot can also mean "to repent," which means more than just the feeling of regret. To repent means to do something about what you regret, to repair the damage and to change one's life so as not to repeat the same mistake.
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