The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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My biggest disappointment would be living with disappointment. What a burden to be shackled to. I would be truly disappointed if I didn’t (as the song says) pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 January 2023 source ↗
Not playing Freddie Mercury.
Missing out on a good education.
The death of my mother, when I was 18.
Not being active in my own desires.
That we are all no more and no less than a single thread in a gigantic web of life. What we do and how we behave has repercussions for the entire web.
As a kind person who cared for others.
The inability to negotiate peace and truly forgive.
Like falling – endlessly – and then discovering you have wings.
Having a great fear.
I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
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