Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
March 27, 2012
From the Guardian UK comes this list from an Australian nurse, Bronnie Ware who worked for several years in “palliative care” – caring for patients during the last 12 weeks of their lives.
As one who believes that when brain functions cease life is permanently over, I think this is a list to pay attention to.
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
For the details behind these regrets, see the full article here.
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