The Six Most Important Things Towards the End of Life

John Nofsinger
2 min readAug 24, 2022

People often report that at the end of their life, these things are what mattered to them most looking back:

  1. Feeling that ones life was complete. No one wants to feel regrets, and feeling like life was not complete is one of the biggest reported regrets from people near the end of their life.
  2. Not being a burden to their family or society. Many of the elderly deeply regret being a burden to their families at the end.
  3. Looking back, and believing they lived a good life. Of all the things reported, this was one of the most common, as one of the biggest fears is looking back and realizing your life was not well lived.
  4. Feeling like they helped others during their lifetime. Another big one, is feeling like you left the world a little better because you were in it.
  5. Having loving family and spouse. Those without a loving family that died totally alone usually were reported as having regrets towards the end.
  6. Coming to peace with God. One of the most common occurrences towards the end of life, is people seeking to make amends and coming to peace with God.

Are you prepared to die? What do you think you will feel about your life near the end?

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