What are the greatest lessons life has taught you so far? (be deep, man! lol)?

Question

Here is mine:

The only way to be happy is when you accept life as it is. When you accept life as it is, you stop fighting against it and you become more able to do the best you can with it. Nothing or no one will ever be perfect- each person, each situation brings something different. Nothing entirely will ever fill your expectations. But anything can benefit you if you learn from it or use it to your advantage, paying close attention to what's really there.

Any suffering you go through can be used as a way to grow, develop your maturity about what matters in life. Use your experiences of suffering to help others and you will be healed. That is a great truth.

The more you admit about yourself honestly, the more comfortable you become with yourself and thus, more confident as you are. You find yourself more social, more in the moment and happy with yourself the more you laugh at your flaws,and openly admit who you are to others.

Dream big. Record all ideas you have.

Answer 1

"The only thing I'm ever certain of, is that I am never certain of anything else."

We are all wrong so often in life, and when we are right, it's often not for the reasons we believed. We jump to conclusions, judge other people without evidence, and are usually very dogmatic in our beliefs. Look at everything with an open mind, and question everything, even your most cherished beliefs, and you will find much cannot stand against critical, unbiased reason.

This may seem more like a problem more than a solution, but if adhered to, I believe many of our world's problems can be remedied. We come into this world as innocent children and we look at the world with curiosity and wonder. When children meet new people they do not judge or harm, they play and laugh and love. But we age, and we no longer try to adapt and change with our mysterious world, but instead try to make the world conform to our dogmatic preconceptions of it, and with our beliefs instilled within our minds from past generations. The violence and suffering caused by extremist proponents of religions may cease, when they realize that they could be wrong. Instead of condemning their children to live in a world of ignorance and violence through their teachings of hatred, they can teach them how to love, and to not judge based on the uncertaintity of religions.

Even in our everyday life, I feel there is much bigotry and ignorance, impatience and lack of trust, that can be remedied by looking at the world with calm, unbiased uncertainty, instead of feigned "certaintity".

Answer 2

You are the one person that I have ever found who says and believes the same as I do. I have given advice to insecure, angry and unhappy people that includes nearly all of what you wrote. I just happen to put more emphasis on the being honest with and about yourself. Let the true you be what it is and it has to be good enough for others or not. So long as you are happy with yourself you will always find peace. You cannot make others happy, if you are not happy with yourself. To answer your question, what I have learned is that you should be you first, then all others second. One should be accepted or rejected based on who they truely are, not what others want you to be.

Answer 3

I am in agreement with everything you have said for they reflect & personify exactly how I feel about my life experiences. They express how I live life.

Another lesson I have learned is to not take anyone I love for granted. Make the most out of the time you have to spend with the person or people that matter most to you while there is time.

Another important lesson is that everyone of us has a talent or talents. Some of us don't realize what sort of potential we have. If you don't know what you have a talent for, it's never to late to begin discovering what it is and how to make it work for you.

My favorite quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it "

Answer 4

A big one I've learned is a cliche but one that is truly meaningful to me now and is that money doesn't buy happiness. I was married to an abusive man who showered me with monetary gifts while all I ever wanted was to feel love and acceptance. I stayed 7 yrs too long b/c I thought money meant security. I finally realized that my happiness is due to me and I was miserable even though I could shop for anything. I won't lie, it hasn't been easy this past year, but I'm in college and learning to take care of myself for the first time. I've had depression and extreme lows and it's taught me that I'm alot stronger than I ever imagined. Thanks for the tip (:

Answer 5

That as a woman I should have thought more like a man and acted on it. I regret not following my first mind or asking for others approval rather than telling them what I was going to do. I regret not getting conflicts out in the open while they were new instead of letting them go for years while they festered.

Answer 6

To me getting through this life, I have found one thing for certain. You are born alone, You live your life alone, And you die alone.
I know it's not a positive outlook on life's journey, but that is what my experience has been.

Answer 7

Its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Answer 8

You have answered your own question better than I could - you don't need us!

Answer 9

money=happiness .......its sad but true....so i would say "try to make as much money in your lifetime as possible!" - again...sad but true

Answer 10

If you put your faith in humankind, they will always, always let you down.