I recently met Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), a Professor at Harvard Medical School. In his profession as a medical doctor, he’s heard the last words and final thoughts of many individuals. Over the next week, I will post some of the reflections he’s heard. Here’s the first one…
A 70 year old woman with breast cancer said, “I was so disappointed when my daughter didn’t get in to Radcliffe. The worst thing about it was that she must have sensed my disappointment and felt terrible. I realize now that I was imposing the dreams I had for myself on to her. Neither of us got into Radcliffe, and we both had a life full of love, accomplishment and happiness, thank you very much. And compared to 99% of the other women in this world, we lived a life of privilege and security. Why does regret come so much more easily than gratitude?”