If you learned you would die in a few days, what things would you regret not having gotten to do most? (more follows below)

I have no regrets now and in 5 years would still have no regrets (which was not an option!) Sure, I'd rather live longer. And I bet if this question was asked 5 years ago I'd have had all sorts of regrets, because back then I was "working hard so later I would have things easy." But things collapsed back then, and I've changed my outlook on life. Now we do things that are important *now*. I stay in contact with friends, I visit relatives, I play with my son, my SO and I drive around and see things. Sure, it'd be nice to see Japan. Is that a life-shattering regret? Not really. I have really tried to live my life well, help others, and be there for family and friends. If I had more time, I'd just keep doing that. But I have no regrets.

I would simply regret having never killed a man with my bare hands.

I've always wanted to be a doctor, learn russian, see some other part of the world besides Colorado.....most of this you couldn't do in a few days, maybe not even 5 years.

after a lot of humphing, I checked "no regret". In truth I've got plenty of regrets about things I've done and haven't done, but none of them seem very related to whether I die tomorrow or next year or whenever. I'd be scared of dying, though.

Whatever regrets I have will be with me through out my life and I must live with them, I do not think I could ever fix them, no matter how much time I had, and I do not think anything should hold me back from being prepared to die.

the first statement is true regardless. if you are dead, you are feeling nothing. however, if you have a moment to regret before you kicked the bucket, then I would want to be a better person and not being the person I want to be. given 5 years, I still wouldn't have accomplished this. in fact, I don't think I will ever be as good as I could. my goals move further ahead as I, to my mind, improve. I don't think I will ever be the person I want to be. that is the nature of ideals (to me)...
*um.. yeah.. what dpolicar said. my regrets have nothing to do with if I die now, in 5 years or in a hundred years. (but I didn't change my vote)

I think I've spent my whole life looking towards a time when things will be better and I will be able to enjoy myself more. A time that has consistently been about 2 years in the future. If I died now I would seriously regret not living in the present. Hmm, maybe I should just start now.

The biggest thing that comes to mind that I would regret is not coming to a better relationship with my parents around my bisexuality. I suppose if they *knew* I were going to die they might get over it better, but who knows. Marriage and kids would be nice, but not something I would do just to do it, and in fact if I really cared about someone I might think twice about marrying them and having kids with them knowing I was going to die in 5 years.

No regrets. I suppose that's a benefit of having lost several loved ones in the past three years. I've changed my habits to ensure I'd have no regrets (or, more correctly, my loved ones would have no regrets) if I suddenly died. Thanks for helping me identify a benefit (sincerely, not sarcastically) that helps.

I would regret not having the time to watch my kids have families of their own. I would regret not being able to meet my grandchildren.

Hmmm. I like the "even after..." answer best. I have very few regrets about my life to date, but that doesn't mean I have done everything I want to - just that I don't really regret my choices so far. If I were to die this week, I would feel shorted in quantity of life, but not in quality. But five years from now, the answer would be the same. I suspect it still will even fifty years from now...

My regrets are always about things I did, ways I treated people, or things I said to people - in the past. There isn't much I can do to change or make up for those things that I haven't already done. ...but, I still regret those things. It has little to do with me dying though.

given an additional 5 yrs i would try to experience as many new things as i could, meet new people, spend time with friends and family, and live my life with the happiness that i have been living all along!!!! i have no regrets and my friends and family know me and how i feel about them!

I checked not-having-children, but that's only kind of true. I would like to have kids, but if I died today, I just wouldn't. No big deal. I'd certainly rather die before having them than in five years, when they would still be very young. Today would be a fine day to die. But I'd rather not.

Good lord, even if you did regret not having kids, how could you go ahead and have them knowing you only had five years left?

My only regret would be not living to see my new grandbaby grow up. This to me is so exciting to watch her grow & change & see what kind of person she can be.

I doubt I'd regret things I have not done yet, but I'd be upset that I was going to die, and there are many things I would like to have done, that I haven't yet done. But I wouldn't say I'd regret missing out on something, I've had a wonderful life and I try to fulfill my desires as soon as they arise.

I would regret not being able to be here for my family. My kids and husband. Other than that I don't think that there should be any regrets. I live life as honestly as I can striving to always be better and so on. I think that everyone will know where they stood with me and rejoice instead of mourn. At least that is my prayer.

Given five additional years, I would come up with more things that I felt I needed to complete. It happens all the time.

Even with five additional years, there's so much more world out there to experience, I doubt I'd be satisfied with dying then. The point here is things I can do, not have to do, and that I don't expect to experience anything after I die, so I would regret dying at any point simply because I'd stop and I rather like life.

I would regret not having finished my novel.

i would regret leaving my wife alone

I would regret all the time I spent in front of the TV (doesn't mean I am going to stop doing it) and I would also regret not having climbed Mt. Everest