As long as one asserts oneself and is true to oneself.
The life you had is nothing. It is the life you have that is important.
It's dangerous to assert oneself.
You should not separate your life from what you do.
Something pretty... that's just the surface. People worry so much about aging, but you look younger if you don't worry about it.
You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.