The dying have given us a gift. They have shown us the end of the movie so that we might rewrite the middle. The tragedy is not that we will die; the tragedy is that we might live without truly living.
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying is a profound, life-changing book by Australian nurse and palliative caregiver Bronnie Ware. Based on her years of experience tending to patients in their final weeks and days, Ware documents the most common emotional and spiritual regrets expressed by people at the end of their lives. Originally a popular blog post, the book expands each regret into a reflective chapter, offering readers a chance to adjust their lives before it's too late. the top five regrets of the dying pdf full
Many die realizing that they spent their lives waiting for permission to be happy—permission from society, from parents, or from their own inner critic. They realized too late that they were the gatekeepers of their own joy. This is the tragedy of the "serious life," where the fear of looking foolish kept us from dancing, laughing, and embracing the absurdity of existence. The dying have given us a gift