Phrases that are often people’s last regrets, says author: What we can learn [Video]

At the end of their lives, people tend to reflect on things they wish they’d done differently.

Many wish they’d expressed more love and forgiveness, and use their last words to show their appreciation for the people in their lives, oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee recently said during a commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania.

Other people regret not doing enough for themselves, according to Bronnie Ware, author of the 2011 book “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying” and a former palliative care worker. Ware spent eight years administering aid for people battling serious illnesses, many of which turned fatal.

She paid attention to the guilt and remorse people expressed on their deathbeds, and thought there was a “big lesson” people could learn from them, she told British radio program “The Chris Evans Breakfast Show” last year. Her book details the five phrases she heard most frequently:

• I wish I’d had …