The Four Things That Matter Most
by Ira Byock
A palliative-care physician on four phrases: please forgive me, I forgive you, thank you, I love you. For the end of life and long before it.
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you have things unsaid.
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you want a grief book.
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Three things you will actually use
- Please forgive me.
- I forgive you.
- Thank you; I love you.
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Say one of the four to someone this week.
Our verdict
Four phrases.
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