Regrets

If you ask around, basically there are 5 big and common regrets that dying people often voiced out loud:

1) I wish I had the courage to live the life that I wanted to. Not the life that others expected of me.
When people realized that they are dying, they tend to look back at the past. It's easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not even tried to achieve half of their dreams. All because of choices that they have or have not made.

2) I wish I did not work so hard.
Most regretted of the times spent at the office or at work. They missed their kids' growing years and their partner's companionship. All those birthdays, anniversaries, teachers-parents day, every special and sad events.

3) I wish I had the courage to voice out my feelings.
Some people keep all their feelings inside in order to keep the peace with others. As a result, they choose to live a mediocre life. They never become who they were capable of becoming. Some choose a safe life instead of going after the one that they love till it's too late.

4) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
Some people would not truly realized the full benefits of old friends until their last dying days. By then, it's not always possible to track the friends down.
Some of us has become so caught up with our lives that we had let our friendship slip over the years.

5) I wish I had let myself be happier
Some of us never realize that happiness is a choice. We had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits, comfortable with the safety of the routine.
Fear of changes made people pretend to others and themselves that they were content. Deep within they just want to laugh properly and be silly whenever they want to and not be restricted to conform to their lifestyle.