Why can't they be opposed? All the regrets don't come from the same person.
Also, there's no rule that says they have to make sense. Regrets that people have on their death-bed are not necessarily imbued with a supernatural clarity.
Also, there's no rule that says they have to make sense. Regrets that people have on their death-bed are not necessarily imbued with a supernatural clarity.
People on their death beds say stuff that belongs to the realm of New Year resolutions. It sounds easy to say that you wished you didn't work so hard, but when you get the opportunity to work a bit harder and get a nice cottage close to a lake where you can spend 1 month per year, it seems like working harder for 10 years is a good trade-off.
While you're focusing on that one month at the cottage, those people on their death beds are reflecting on the other 11.