When the late Nadine Stair was 85， she was asked what she would do if she had her life to live over again.
“I’d make more mistakes next time， I’d relax. I would be sillier than I have been on this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles， but I’d have fewer imaginary ones. Just moments， one after another， instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer， a hot water bottle， and a raincoat. If I had to do it over again， I would travel lighter than I have. If I had my life to live over， I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds and I would pick more daisies.”
已故老人纳丁・斯泰尔85岁时，有人问她，如果让她再有一次生命，她会怎样活。
“下次我犯的错会更多，但我会很放松；我会比这一次生命旅程傻一点；对待一些事情我不会这么较真；我会爬更多高山，游更多河流；我会吃更多冰激凌，少吃豆类。也许，我会碰到更多现实中的麻烦，不会再想象这么多麻烦事。享受当下的每一刻，按部就班，不会提前许多年为之作准备。我曾经是这样的人：每次出门一定要带着温度计、保温杯和雨衣。如果我能重新活过，我会轻装上阵。如果我再活一次，我就会从早春赤脚到深秋，我会多跳几次舞，我会多骑几次旋转木马，我还会多采些雏菊。”
