How to Live the Last Part of Your Life Without Regrets

There is a term called the "Four Sufferings" in the most fundamental truth of the Buddha's enlightenment.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death.
These four sufferings are spoken of as the most fundamental truth.
The Buddha's teachings do not differ from person to person. That is why they are the truth.

The suffering of death

What this means is that "being born and living" is suffering in itself. A mother gives birth to a child with immense suffering, doesn't she? Having never given birth, I do not know what kind of pain or hardship that is.
If you are alive, you gradually age, so there is the suffering of aging. Then there is the suffering of becoming ill.
And finally, there is the suffering of dying.
There is no one who has lived who has not experienced these sufferings at some point.
Therefore, in Buddhism,the "suffering" of birth, aging, sickness, and death is recognized as the very nature of life, an inevitable reality for everyone.
Therefore, in Buddhism,there is a premise that birth, aging, sickness, and death are not things to be feared.Because no matter how hard you try, they will happen.

No need to be afraid

You don't need to be afraid of getting sick.
You don't need to be afraid of aging.
You don't need to be afraid of the possibility of having cancer and dying.
You don't need to be afraid of being a burden to someone.

The four sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death arefacts that are all too obvious, and natural phenomena that happen to everyone.

What is truly scary

What I want you to be afraid of is"not being able to live properly."I want you to fear that.
Being a shut-in, feeling anxious about your physical condition, feeling anxious about your stamina or health, not having confidence, being unemployed, having your savings run out, not getting money unless you work, wondering if you can get a job at your age, wondering if you will be a burden even if you work, wondering if you should hide or disclose your chronic illness...
Are you living properly?

If you are alive now, ask yourself if you are living properly.
If you don't want to stay shut in your house forever, if you want to work even if you lack confidence in your stamina, if you want to go outside, then I want you to fear dying while still anxious and unable to work.

The joys of life

If there is something you can do, I want you to do what you can.
Please try challenging yourself with something you think you would like to do.
While eating a snack, while drinking coffee, while flipping through a flyer, think, "I'd like to try this."
"I've never done this before, but it looks fun."
"This looks interesting somehow."
Whether you will be allowed to do it is a matter for later, so first, take the time to look for work that excites you, not at the public employment office, but in local magazines or on the internet.

Cancer diagnosis

I believe you are prepared for your own death. Since you are going to die anyway, you can work as if your life depends on it. If it recurs along the way, just accept it as it comes, and by all means,why not challenge yourself with things you are interested in?.
There is no need to be servile.
"I want to try this job with my life on the line; I don't know how far I can go, but I want to take on the challenge."
If you express your feelings, business owners will think they want to hire this person.
Compared to someone who is timid from the start because of their illness, someone who has the desire to work will have a much greater impact on those around them thanan employee who works lazily, thinking they will live forever.If you think about that, business owners will hire them.
There are such business owners in the world.

A 69-year-old grandmother diagnosed with 3 months left to live due to cancer

It seems that both the husband and wife had come to terms with death.
The grandmother would sometimes do whatever she pleased, saying, "I'm going to die anyway," but she ended up living for another nine years. She was a bold grandmother who lived for nine more years. Her husband's catchphrase whenever they had a marital spat was, "I thought she'd become meek after being diagnosed with cancer, but look, she's still alive."
She was diagnosed with cancer around the age of 69 and lived until she was nearly 80.
I thought to myself that there really are people like that.
She lived her life to the fullest, doing everything she wanted to do before she passed away.

I have seen many people, and after being diagnosed with cancer,
there are two types of people: those who go full steam ahead without worrying about the cancer, actually becoming more powerful than before,
and those who live in constant fear of the cancer.
People fall into these two patterns.
Some lived long lives, and some did not. But ultimately, those who lived their lives to the fullest, doing what they wanted to do, seem happier, and their families seem happier as well.

Having a purpose in life is the greatest happiness for a human beingis what the Buddha taught. The greatest happiness for a human being is for their heart to be at ease and calm.

Regrets when dying

Not working when you were able to.
Not going out into the world when you had things you wanted to do.
These are things you will surely regret at the moment your strength finally gives out.

In conclusion

Please do not be afraid of aging, dying, getting sick, or living. I want you to be afraid of dying without having done what you wanted to do, even if it's something small, even if it's a small task.
I hope you will live your life cherishing that thought. I am rooting for your future challenges from the bottom of my heart.🙏