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. That it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life counts. That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. 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. 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. That you should not compare yourself to the best others can do. That you can do something in an instance that will give you heartache for life. That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. That either you control your attitude or it controls you. That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned: That heroes are those people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. That its hard to determine where to draw line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned: That sometimes people you expect to kick you when you are down will be the ones to help you get back up. 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 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. That your maturity is always one leg below the experiences you have in life and the very purpose of every new experience is to give you that maturity.
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. That no matter how parents try to protect their children, children will eventually get hurt and parents too will get hurt in the process.
I've learned: That my friends and i can do anything or nothing, and have the best time. 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. That we don't have to change friends, if we understand that friends change. 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.That life will continue teaching me things THE HARD WAY...
