3rd Tues with Morrie - 23/09/08 ~ We Talk About Regrets

The first time I saw Morrie on "Nightline," I wondered what regrets he had once he knew his death was imminent. Did he lament lost friends? Would he have done much differently? Selfishly, I wondered if I were in his shoes, Would I be consumed with sad thoughts of all that I had missed? Would I regret the secrets I had kept hidden?

"Mitch," he said," the culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're about to die. We're so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks- we're involved in trillions of little acts just to keep it going. So we don't get into the habit of standing back and looking at our lives and saying, Is this all? Is this all I want? Is something missing? He paused.

"You need someone to probe you into that direction. It wont just happen automatically.

~ Regrets? I have a few....
Not telling my mum I love her enough..
Not spending enough time with her...
Taking her for granted..

Do I want to go on regretting for the rest of my life? The answer is No. I would like to live my life for the living and not for the beloved that is gone...

What regrets do you have in your lives?

~ Excerpts from Tuesday with Morrie ~