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Old 04-07-2012 | 10:46 PM
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The last one, #5, especially applies to people on here. YOU MAKE THE REALITY YOU LIVE IN!

Top five regrets of the dying | Life and style | guardian.co.uk
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Old 04-08-2012 | 01:32 AM
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1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

Amen (signed a middle aged man)

Thanks for showing that article. I am, at least, not alone.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 02:41 PM
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Best article I've seen here in quite some time.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyJSH
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

Amen (signed a middle aged man)

Thanks for showing that article. I am, at least, not alone.

Someone expected you to be a pilot? What would you rather have done?
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Old 04-08-2012 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Someone expected you to be a pilot? What would you rather have done?
What makes you think that being a pilot defined his life?

Maybe he meant hobbies, passions, other personal pursuits or relationships that had NOTHING to do with being a pilot.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 03:48 PM
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Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. Apologies to Dean Wormer, but perhaps it is.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 03:53 PM
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You gotta savor the sweet moments in life. Use the honey badger mentality. No regrets and no apologies (unless you do something really stupid, then it's probably best to apologize )
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Old 04-08-2012 | 04:08 PM
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Clear of the top 5 at least.

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Old 04-08-2012 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Clear of the top 5 at least.

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My bucket is full, too.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 07:18 PM
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I spent it all on booze, broads and boats, the rest I just wasted.

To the dweller in cubicle farms it may not make much sense, but life is indeed what you make it. Risk and reward, happiness is where you find it.
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