This is The Secret to Living a Life Without Regret
Four words can be the difference between a life well lived and a life filled with regret.
Visibly distraught, the young woman lamented:
“I tried and I failed. What do I do now?”
The old man fell silent. He stood up and leaned over the bench to pluck a white flower from the garden floor. He sat back down. Gently fiddling with its petals, he looked at her and said:
“All that matters, love, is that you were brave enough to try.” He paused to stretch his arm out and hand her the flower.
“You won’t understand this now, but in twenty years, you’ll be so glad you did.”
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent a number of years caring for patients nearing the end of their time on earth.
When she’d questioned her patients about any regrets they had or anything they would have done differently, Bronnie noted that five common themes surfaced again and again.
Years later, in her book, she identified “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.”
They are:
- I wish I hadn’t worked so…
