An 85-year old patient looked back on her life and said,

“..God, if I had to live my life over, I would dare more mistakes next time.  I would relax and ramble around and be sillier than I have been this trip.  I would take fewer things so seriously and take more chances.  I would take more trips and climb more mountains and swim more rivers.  I would eat more ice cream and less prunes.  (I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I sure would have fewer imaginary ones.)

You see, I am one of these people who have lived sensibly and safely hour after hour, day after day.  Oh, I have had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I would have more of them.  In fact, I would try to have nothing else – just moments, one and another, instead of living so many years in a big chair acting like all of those persons who never go anywhere without a thermometer, hot water bottle, a raincoat, a parachute.

If I had to do it again, I would come lighter next time.  If I had to live my life over I would start backwards, early in spring, instead of waiting until the autumn.

I would go to more dances, I would ride more merry-go-rounds.  I would pick more daisies.”

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