Listening: Do you have any regrets?

By Di on August 11 2022
Evergreen

Do you have any regrets for things you did or didn't do? Listen to 70 people from 5 to 75 years old talk about their regrets. Do you share any of them?

 

 

Teaching notes

Common regrets: 

  • Younger people
    • getting angry at friends and family
    • physically hurting someone
    • not spending more time with family members before they died
  • Older people
    • not spending more time with loved ones in general
    • not being true to themselves earlier
    • not making better choices in career or marriage/family, etc.
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Discussion
Name 3 regrets that you heard in the video.
Did you notice any specific regrets that were shared by more than one person? Why do you think a lot of people regret those same things?
What regrets do you have in your life?
How do the things we regret doing or not doing shape the rest of our lives?