10 Life Lessons We All Learn Too Late

Do you ever wish that you could go back in time and change the things that happen differently? Unfortunately, time on earth is finite and sometimes it takes years to learn the mistakes we make. Luckily, we compile 10 life lessons that old people report learning a bit too late. Perhaps, we can learn something here.

Writer: Joshua Munoz
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
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