tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222342276669735176.post1561900569438594927..comments2023-04-15T06:10:28.721-07:00Comments on 1330V: Four QuestionsVasillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222342276669735176.post-32079063084226412392007-07-21T18:50:00.000-07:002007-07-21T18:50:00.000-07:00You are so right, Gracie. I have a fear of dying n...You are so right, Gracie. I have a fear of dying now and have spent my life with it "in progress".Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222342276669735176.post-24586834297433446732007-07-21T18:27:00.000-07:002007-07-21T18:27:00.000-07:00A comment about your life goal, if you don't mind....A comment about your life goal, if you don't mind.<BR/> I have found that what I thought were my goals at various ages changed dramatically over the years. Yes, there's so much I know in hindsight I could have done better and with more kindness, but I decided a few years ago that I would find a way to live with all my "mistakes" - all the roads I might have taken and all the roads I shouldn't have taken. No one can completely live up to their youthful potential because they have to make those choices. <BR/> But you know, in the end you will have become the person you were meant to be: you will have become the person who is the sum of all those decisions. <BR/> About 10 years ago I apologized to one of my sons (he was about 24 at the time) for all the mistakes I'd made as a mother. His response was, "Why are you apologizing? Aren't you happy with the way I've turned out?"<BR/>That's the best legacy I could ask for.<BR/>And that's what I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com