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 no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
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 shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the
best you can do.
I've learned - that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do
about it.
I've learned - that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for
life.
I've learned - that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned - that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
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 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 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 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 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 your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but
people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust
people again. Families aren't biological.
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 when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when
I don't want to.
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 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 there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned - that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get
farther in life.
I've learned - that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar you will
feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.
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 writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.
I've learned - that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.
I've learned - that credentials on the wall do not 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 although the word "love" can have many different meanings,
it loses value when overly used.
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.
Thank you for
sharing this with
all of us Shibani. :)
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