I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet①carpet英 ['kɑ?p?t] 美 ['kɑrp?t] vt.在……上鋪地毯n. 地毯nothing but 只有；只不過was stained②stain 英 [ste?n] 美 [sten] vt. 玷污；給……著色vi. 污染；被玷污；被染污 negative 英 ['neg?t?v] 美 ['n?ɡ?t?v] adj. 消極的 n. 否定、and the sofa faded.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble③ramble 英 ['r?mb(?)l] 美 ['r?mbl]n. 漫步vt. 漫步于……vi. 漫步；漫談yelling v. 叫喊（yell的ing形式）about his youth.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted④sculpt英 [sk?lpt] 美 [sk?lpt] vt. 造型；雕刻 vi. 造型；雕刻 violence 英 ['va??l(?)ns] 美 ['va??l?ns] n. 暴力；侵犯；激烈；歪曲like a rose before it melted in storage.

But mostly, given another shots at life, I would seize every minute... look at it and really see it... live it... and never give it back.