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Being ok with the life you have lived.

Furlongs
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So I'm dying and looking in the mirror and sometimes not all the time, ask did I do ok(not financially or anything of that nature). And I came up with the question to ask myself, have I every maliciously hurt anyone in my life that didn't deserve it. Now don't get confused with hurt, because we have all hurt people at one time in our lives intentionally or unintentionally. You might question the word deserve it and that would be for you alone to answer. I have never hurt anyone maliciously in my life as you might have guessed because I am a wonderful(good looking ,charming) individual of the up most standing and such things would be impossible. 

  • Hello Furlongs

    Am I OK with the life I have lived?

    What a question! I've sat here with a cuppa for a good while now, pondering what that question means to me. Because I think the meaning may be slightly different to everyone who is brave enough to ask themselves that question and then look inward to find an answer. 

    I'd imagine that there are many reasons why someone might ask themselves, "Did I do ok?" Likely because there has been some sort of significant life event that has stopped them in their tracks and caused them to pause and consider their circumstances. 

    I'm glad that you can find peace in the answer to your question, Furlongs. Perhaps this is a question that will help promote the empathy and sense of connection that we were talking about at the weekend on another of your posts. 

    Sending my best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

  • Online in reply to Moderator Jenn

    Thanks your reply and I hope my very simplistic and lets face it linear approach to "Did I do ok?"  didn't offend. There are so many different moral questions that you can ask yourself and be hard to be objective about because its you. So an easy one to pick was being malicious, its just one of many I need to look at and with me personally laugh about. Please never take me seriously, I like to pontificate disastrously with a smile because I'm still enjoying life immensely.

  • in reply to Furlongs

    No offence taken at all, Furlongs and I'm very glad to hear that you are still enjoying life immensely. There is definitely a lot to be said for doing things with a little wry smile. 

    Best wishes
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator 

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