Time is the only real wealth we’re given—but it’s half gone before we understand that, because when it comes to time, children feel like millionaires. Old people know a lot about time and will tell you freely that their greatest regrets were the things they didn’t do. You don’t have to be very old to know what they’re talking about. Look back at your adolescence and ask yourself, what do you regret most? Do you regret the things you did, or the ones you didn’t have the courage to do? Do you regret the dances you went to, even when you were awkward and uncertain and felt like a fool? Or do you
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