On Life's Lessons

Some stuff i picked up while reading (yes, i do it as a past time). . Something I think its worth givin more than a second glance .. something to think about ..

"Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do."

"Accept the past as the past, without denying or discarding it."

"Learn to forgive yourself and forgive others."

"Don't assume its too late."

On death: "There are mornings when I cry and cry and i mourn for myself. Some mornings, im so angry and bitter. But it doesnt last long. Then i get up and say, 'I want to live.'"

On dying: "Dying is only one thing to be unhappy over. Living unhappily is something else."

"When you learn to die, you learn to live."

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldnt. You take certain things for granted even thought you know you should never take anything for granted."

"Love wins. Love always wins."

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they're busy doing something they think is important. This is because they're choosing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."

"Love is the only rational act."

"Why are we embarrassed by silence? What comfort do we find in noise?"

"Dont let go too soon. But dont hang on too long."

"Be compassionate. And take responsibility for each other. Love each other or die."

"There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like."

"Love is when you are as concerned about someone else's situation as you are about your own."

"If you're always battling against getting older, against change, you're always going to be unhappy, because its going to happen anyhow."

"Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself."

"Money is not a substitute for tenderness, power is not a substitute for tenderness."

"If you're trying to show off for people at the top, forget it; They will forget you anyhow. If you're trying to show off to people at the bottom, forget it; they will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere. Only an open heart will allow you to float equally between everyone."

I guess thats enough thought for one night. Think about it. I did.