I always took it for granted, but after being kicked in the teeth by reality and the awarness that it can all be over in a second. I always tried to respect the time we are given here and try to live my life to the fullest. I don't always succeed in that but at least I tried. And about regret I always try to remember these next words: It's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't done.(whoever knows which classic band starts one of their cd's with that quote and can finish it gets 100 gils
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PS I saw some physics guy on the dutch-tv the other day who tried to explain that before the big bang their was absolutely nothing because the big bang was the beginning of time itself...it really freaked me out...how can time begin? There must always be something before that? How can something start without something starting it? A reaction is just that something happening after a action right? Aaaargh!!!