Top five regrets of the dying

Quote from Joe Doaks:

Then I thank you for giving me my money's worth. A great initial post, BTW. No offense intended, but the Five Regrets simply prove that the men of the world have become irretrievably pussified since my de-generation misbegat them. Weak-willed and swimming in female self-pity.
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There's some truth to that. Witness the "I'm outta here first...women and children be damned!" attitude of the Italian cruise ship. It's a 180 from the days of the Titanic, where one man, after saving every woman/child he could, donned a tuxedo to "die like a gentleman."

There are a lot of unintended consequences to the societal changes over the last 100 or so years.
 
The Man in the Glass



When you get what you want in your struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day,

Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,

And see what that man has to say.



For it isn't your father or mother or wife,

Who judgment upon you must pass;

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one starring back from the glass.



He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest.

For he's with you clear up to the end,

And you've passed the most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your friend.



You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,

And think you're a wonderful guy,

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum

If you can't look him straight in the eye.



You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years.

And get pats on the back as you pass,

But your final reward will be the heartaches and tears

If you've cheated the man in the glass.



Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934

1895-1954
 
Quote from MKTrader:

There's some truth to that. Witness the "I'm outta here first...women and children be damned!" attitude of the Italian cruise ship. It's a 180 from the days of the Titanic, where one man, after saving every woman/child he could, donned a tuxedo to "die like a gentleman."

There are a lot of unintended consequences to the societal changes over the last 100 or so years.
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It is part and parcel of the long-running conspiracy to weaken America and neutralize its former world leadership by male example. We forget that the Latin root of "virtue" is "virtus", strength. There are no pussies at the gun range, including the tough-minded women practicing there.
 
Quote from nutmeg:

The Man in the Glass



When you get what you want in your struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day,

Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,

And see what that man has to say.



For it isn't your father or mother or wife,

Who judgment upon you must pass;

The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the one starring back from the glass.



He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest.

For he's with you clear up to the end,

And you've passed the most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your friend.



You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,

And think you're a wonderful guy,

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum

If you can't look him straight in the eye.



You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years.

And get pats on the back as you pass,

But your final reward will be the heartaches and tears

If you've cheated the man in the glass.



Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934

1895-1954
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Excellent. And here's a picture worth a thousand words or so:

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My biggest regret is that I have fantastic intuition but can't act upon it. Analysis paralysis plagues me at times.
 
Quote from dandxg:

My biggest regret is that I have fantastic intuition but can't act upon it. Analysis paralysis plagues me at times.
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You're not alone. common among men. Women act on intuition.

Gut instinct... this is covered in the book "Blink".
 
Quote from Joe Doaks:

"I wish I still had the strength to take as many of the bastards with me as I can."

"I wish I had blown my enemies brains out while they were still alive."

"I wish I had smacked the shit out my ex when she gave me lip."

"I wish I had fucked the neighbor lady when she came on to me."

"I wish there was a button I could push to fry asshole posters on ET."

The five regrets are deeply influenced by the fact that many of the dying are senile, maudlin and self-pitying. Die with your boots on and guns blazing!
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RIGHT ON!
Live like a MAN, die like a MAN!
You da man, Joe...:cool:
 
Quote from bigarrow:

You talking about Mom and Dad ?
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That's not far from the truth.

In a recent article by an experienced hospice nurse, she wrote that the most frequent expressions she heard in the last moments of life included references to the patient's mother or father.
 
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