I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet①carpet英 ['kɑːpɪt] 美 ['kɑrpɪt] vt.在……上铺地毯n. 地毯nothing but 只有；只不过was stained②stain 英 [steɪn] 美 [sten] vt. 玷污；给……着色vi. 污染；被玷污；被染污 negative 英 ['negətɪv] 美 ['nɛɡətɪv] adj. 消极的 n. 否定、and the sofa faded.

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

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted④sculpt英 [skʌlpt] 美 [skʌlpt] vt. 造型；雕刻 vi. 造型；雕刻 violence 英 ['vaɪəl(ə)ns] 美 ['vaɪələns] 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.