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By a chance of providence I opened a book of poetry that I keep by my bedside and it opened at the following poem:
"Tears, Idle Tears" --Alfred Lord Tennyson
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth of some divine despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,
In looking on the happy autumn-fields,
And thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,
That brings our friends up from the underworld,
Sad as the last which reddens over one
That sinks with all we love below the verge;
So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.
Ah, sad and strange as in dark summer dawns
The earliest pipe of half-awaken'd birds
To dying ears, when unto dying eyes
The casement slowly grows a glimmering square;
So sad, so strange, the days that are no more.
Dear as remembered kisses after death,
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd
On lips that are for others; deep as love,
Deep as first love, and wild with all regret;
O Death in Life, the days that are no more!
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth of some divine despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,
In looking on the happy autumn-fields,
And thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,
That brings our friends up from the underworld,
Sad as the last which reddens over one
That sinks with all we love below the verge;
So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.
Ah, sad and strange as in dark summer dawns
The earliest pipe of half-awaken'd birds
To dying ears, when unto dying eyes
The casement slowly grows a glimmering square;
So sad, so strange, the days that are no more.
Dear as remembered kisses after death,
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd
On lips that are for others; deep as love,
Deep as first love, and wild with all regret;
O Death in Life, the days that are no more!
1. A recent survey of senior adults produced the following items, by percentage of most mentioned:
a. Education 32 %--regrets for not continuing or regrets for studying the wrong subjects
b. Intimacy 15 % (Use your imagination here!)
c. Spiritual Issues 1.2 % ---the low ranking of this item among senior adults really shocked me.
2. Another survey of adults 19-103 years of age revealed different regret rankings than the one above: (Youth must have it's day!)
a. Romance 20%
b. Family Issues 16 %
c. Education 13 %
d. Career 12 %
e. Money 10 %
f. Health 6 %
3. What follows is something most people never think about. What do people who are dying regret? (In order of most mentioned)
a. Being more true to myself rather than others expectations
b. Didn't spend so much time at work
c. Courage to express feelings
d. Stayed in touch with friends
e. Let myself be happy
(ALL RESEARCH FOR THESE PERCENTAGES VIA WEB)
We cannot spend the rest of or lives looking in the rear view mirror. But we can make some changes in the time we have left.
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