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," Ware
writes. "When people realize 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 honored even a half of their dreams and
had to die knowing that it was due to choices they
had made, or not made."
2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
"All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending
so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work
existence."
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."
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
"Often they would not truly realize 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."
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
"This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not
realize 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.”

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