Top 5 Regrets of Old Age: What We Can Learn from the End of Life
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An Australian nurse wrote a book titled "The Top 5 Regrets of Old Age." The book's summary is as follows:
Many elderly people were asked before their deaths about the most significant regrets they had done or not done if they were young again. It was noticeable that there were five desires that most elderly people shared:
I wished I had the courage to live for myself and not live the life others expected or wanted of me.
Most expressed regret for pleasing others (such as their bosses at work) or appearing to please society or those around them.
I wished I had dedicated more time to my family and friends instead of wasting my entire life in a stressful work routine.
I wished I had the courage to express my feelings openly and clearly.
Many people suppress their feelings for reasons such as avoiding conflict with others or sacrificing themselves for people who don't deserve them.
I wish I had stayed in touch with my old friends or renewed my friendships with them.
Old friends are different from other friends in that we feel happy with them and reminisce about our childhood. Unfortunately, we grow apart from them as we work and build families, until we lose them completely or hear of their sudden death.
I wish I had realized the true meaning of happiness sooner.
Most of us only realize later that happiness is a state of mind, unrelated to money, position, or fame. Happiness is truly a choice.