09/03/98
I Have Learned...
I've learned -
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is
be someone who CAN be loved.
The rest is up to them.
I've learned -
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned -
that it's not what you have in your life but WHO you have in your
life that counts.
I've learned -
that you can get by on charm
for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned -
that you can do something in an instant that will give you
heartache for a lifetime.
I've learned -
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
I've learned -
that it's a lot easier
to react than it is to think.
I've learned -
that you should always leave
loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned -
that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.
I've learned -
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned -
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned -
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be something else to take
its place.
I've learned -
that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned -
that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how
to show it.
I've learned -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've learned -
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned -
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.
I've learned -
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned -
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them
to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned -
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned _
that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or
outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating,
and what a tragedy it would be
if they believed it.
I've learned -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you
every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned -
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn
to forgive yourself.
I've learned -
that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned -
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we
are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned -
that sometimes you have to put
the individual ahead of their actions.
I've learned -
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that
friends change.
I've learned -
that you shouldn't be so
eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
I've learned -
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned -
that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will
eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
I've learned -
that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with
themselves get farther in life.
I've learned -
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.
I've learned -
that its not the credentials on the wall
that make you a decent human being.
I've learned -
that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too
soon.
I've learned -
that it's hard to determine
where to draw the line
between being nice and
not hurting people's feelings
and standing up for what you believe.
Author: UNKNOWN |