What is something that you regret not doing in the past?
My grandfather died of cancer when I was a teenager. Even when he was dying, I’d think, “I’m going to regret not spending more time with him” but something always got in the way. I still miss him. My cat is dying of cancer right now, and I spend every spare minute I can with him. I even bought a laptop so I could go online while in bed–his favorite place to be–and I could pet him and brush him and cuddle him while still getting my work done. It doesn’t make up for my grandfather, but at least I won’t regret time unspent with my kitty.
I regret not joining the theater sooner. There were roles that I was too old for when I finally started. I’m told I’m pretty good now, but how much better would I have been if I’d started in high school rather in my 30s? (And, not to be too coy about it, but being in the theater groups in college would have been way more fun than what I actually did.) I can do it now, but I’ll never be young again. I also regret not learning more languages when I was a teenager. I’m studying them as fast as I can now, but it was so much easier to learn languages when you’re young than when you’ve reached my advanced decrepitude.
