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'Should visit more' the regret that comes late

Connection Regret·All ages

A Korean memorial park asked 1,281 members what they most regretted about a family member who had died. The top answer was not visiting often enough — 34%. The top thing they wished they had said was "I love you" — 51%. One woman began writing her mother's grave visits on the calendar. What had been holidays and anniversaries became once a month. The steps you can still take are what shrink the regret that comes later.

Top regret about a deceased family member: not visiting often enough — 34%. Top thing left unsaid: 'I love you' — 51%.

— Survey of 1,281 memorial park members, Korea (2019)

TODAY’S PRACTICE

Put a date on the calendar this month to visit — and keep it.

#VisitMore#CalendarIt#SayLove

SOURCE

Yonhap News (2019), memorial park survey

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