Quote from Forum Archives on January 8, 2001, 6:41 am

Posted by: root <root@...>

Many of lifes lessons summed up in one neat package.
Enjoy!

Neil

What I've learned:

I've learned- that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned- that it's taking me a long time to
become the person I want to be.

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
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 heroes are the people who do what
has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of
the consequences.

I've learned- that money is a lousy way of keeping
score.

I've learned- that my best friend and I can do
anything or nothing and have the best time.

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 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 just because two people argue, it
doesn't mean they don't love each other. And, just
because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

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 your life can be changed in a
matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

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 credentials on the wall do not make
you a decent human being.

I've learned- that the people you care about most in
life are taken from you too soon.