I never know how much to attribute to these kinds of stories. It's easy to say you'd have risked more when you know you are about to die. For example, if you kn

I never know how much to attribute to these kinds of stories. It's easy to say you'd have risked more when you know you are about to die. For example, if you knew you were going to die in 2 months would you care about HIV? Would you care about pissing someone off? Would you care about planning for your future (ie, working and saving for retirement?), Would put any money in a savings account? Or save for that house? Would you stay in a stable job? Once you are a just a few months from dying it's easier to regret things without fear because you know you're going to die soon. But when you don't know you're going to die soon then all of a sudden you'd likely make different choices. Choices that have few negative repercussions.