| The top 5 regrets people have before dying | |
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| Topic Started: Jun 4 2011, 07:46 PM (4,577 Views) | |
| Azucar | Jun 4 2011, 07:46 PM Post #1 |
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Interesting list from a hospice nurse: NUMBER 1: I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it. |
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| Azucar | Jun 4 2011, 07:47 PM Post #2 |
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NUMBER 2: I wish I didn't work so hard. This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence. Edited by Azucar, Jun 4 2011, 07:51 PM.
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| Azucar | Jun 4 2011, 07:48 PM Post #3 |
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NUMBER 3: I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result. |
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| Azucar | Jun 4 2011, 07:49 PM Post #4 |
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NUMBER 4: I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying |
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| Azucar | Jun 4 2011, 07:50 PM Post #5 |
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NUMBER 5: I wish that I had let myself be happier. This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again. When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying. |
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| frgpnce | Jun 4 2011, 10:17 PM Post #6 |
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I'm surprised that "NUMBER 5: I wish that I had let myself be happier." was not #1 because I feel all those other ones are just reasons to live a happier and more fulfilling life. |
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| Chicago | Jun 5 2011, 01:31 AM Post #7 |
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Good post Azucar People should have no regrets when they die. While you are living do everything you always wanted to do. If you have a dream go after your dream with everything you got. Edited by Chicago, Jun 5 2011, 01:31 AM.
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| Zechariah | Jun 5 2011, 10:22 AM Post #8 |
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Maybe I'm atypical but none apply to me. |
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| tayter80 | Jun 5 2011, 11:19 AM Post #9 |
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I see alot of people who aren't fully enjoying their life right now. I'm trying to check off experiences on my bucket list now so I don't live with regrets when I look back on my life. |
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| beserker | Jun 5 2011, 02:40 PM Post #10 |
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denial of your mortality ok keep working hard ``for retirement" then 6 months into retirement u get a permanent resident permit in a nursing home OR if rich spend all those loot in a assisted living facility wondering ? how did i get here? ZE , IMAGINE if there is no after life and second chance .............A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything. Friedrich Nietzsche Edited by beserker, Jun 5 2011, 02:46 PM.
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