The most important things to learn in life?

Question

Please address as many of these as you can!
Please provide your age and religious affiliation.

What were the most important things to learn...

When you were a child?
When you were a teenager?
When you were seeking religion?
When you desired marriage?
When you became a parent?
When your children became teenagers?
When you were attending high school?
When your parents died?
When your child was born?
When your child died?
When you experienced a life-changing occurrence?
While you attended college?

What are the most important things to develop about:

Your social nature?
Long-suffering and temperance?
Self-mastery and moderation (chastity)?
Love and Empathy?
Trust?

If you could do something again, knowing what you know now, what would you want to do?
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Answer all or one or some -- I don't care. I'd like to read what you all have to say! Thanks for taking the time...

Answer 1

I am 42 years old, I believe that there is something at work greater than ourselves, we can call it God if you want to, but I do not believe in the Bible, for the simple fact that I have played the game where you tell the person next to you something and then they have to whisper it to the person next to them and so on and so on and it usually gets messed up by the 4th or 5th person, and in the case of the Bible we are talking not only a lot people but....hum.....how many years??? And in some ways from what I have read or been exposed to of the Bible, it seems like Jesus sinned a bit himself and that he almost "stole the sceen" from God which is where are belief or faith is supposed to be..... But my exposier to the Bible is minimal at best.
When I was a child I think the most important thing to learn is the importance of Truth, Reaspect, and Kindness....
as a teenager.....learning that not everyone is telling the truth, and the importance of being able to think for yourself and that doing what everyone else is doing is not always the best thing....
I never really sought religion? What I know of any religion (which again is minimal) I know because of curiosity and a need to know things. I have been married once, it lasted a year and then 9 mos. longer on paper waiting for the divorce/annulment to become final. I learned I was right when we were on our way to Vegas to get married, that I didn't love him and would be getting a divorce........ go figure.... I also learned at this juncture that it takes oh so much more to be "a man" than just being a man. And being " a father" was so much more than being "the father".
I became a parent before I got married, and yes it was the "father" or " the donor" as I prefer to call him, I ran away to Vegas with. But what I learned is selflessness, and a love so great for another that I would do anything to protect it....
when my children became teenagers in the later teenage years I learned that I might have actually done a good job parenting, and that my kids werent out doing stupid things like I was doing, and that they weren't lying to me all the time about what, where and who they were hanging out with. That they would make good decisions when I wasn't around. This is the hardest thing I have learned so far....learning to trust another and your self.
What I would do over is to spend more time with my parents before they died just talking about them. And I would have written or taped some of the conversations, and the little things that they said.......because my dad was right when he said "your not gonna remeber the stuff I am telling you now when you are my age, maybe bits and pices" and I would say to him "yes I will, I will remember everything, how could I forget" and I believed it when I said it. You know back when you used to tell your parents you were gonna live with them forever, "why would I wanna move out".

Wow I just looked back at my answer here and if they gave a prize for the longest winded answer yet I would win... Geez that question would probably win a prize too! lol

Answer 2

When I was a child - self-discipline
When I was a teenager - wisdom
When I was seeking religion - truth
When I was attending high school - courage
When I experienced a life-changing occurrence - life goes on
While I attended college - There is more to me than I knew

My social nature - stand tall
Long-suffering and temperance - It's a way of life
Self-mastery and moderation (chastity) - the path to greatness
Love and Empathy - the path to wisdom
Trust - over-rated

Answer 3

Omg lol long q...okay where do I begin? I'll answer all the questions that relate to me...
When I was a child, I learned love, I think that's the most important thing children learn, that there is love around them.
When I was a teenager, I learned of my own inner strength and worth (same goes with attending high school.)
When I was seeking religion, I realised there are no hopeless situations in this world -- and this was after I lost the first love of my life and I was shattered.
When I became a parent -- well, I just loved my son!

I think the most important thing to learn in this life is to love, unconditionally -- and that's damn hard sometimes. And how to stand on your feet and keep on hoping when you think the world has already fallen in..
And why would you ever want to do something again? I can't say I'm a regretful person.

Answer 4

Very Interesting Observations~ I've Learned That You Have To Try Something To Know If You Like It Or Not Without Judging From The Sidelines~

Answer 5

I am 36 years. I am a christian
When you were a child? To obey parents and God
When you were a teenager? To keep my ways from evil through reading word of God
When you were seeking religion? I sought with free mind. Without prejudice
When you desired marriage? Sought a person who is God-fearing and caring only. No need of any other materialistic desires.
When you became a parent? Prayed to God to find the right way to lead my children to him.
When your children became teenagers? To be friendly and open hearted with them
When you were attending high school? To be more serious with studies
When your parents died? Thank God they are alive.
When your child was born? Much thrilled and Thanked God for him
When your child died? Praise God...that He has given them life span upto this day...Only His grace
When you experienced a life-changing occurrence? Curious to know God's will on it and was trying to face it with God's strength
While you attended college? With much temptations had to seek God's guidance to withstand all of them

What are the most important things to develop about:

Your social nature? To be more bold
Long-suffering and temperance? God can only help me.
Self-mastery and moderation (chastity)? I don't care
Love and Empathy? To increase in God's love
Trust? I want to be trustful with the help of Holy spirit

Answer 6

I'm 47 and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka Mormon Church. The following quote comes from one of the current leaders of the Church, Thomas S. Monson. It applies well to an amazingly large number of your questions.

To measure the goodness of life by its delights and pleasures and safety is to apply a false standard. The abundant life does not consist of a glut of luxury. It does not make itself content with commercially produced pleasure, the nightclub idea of what is a good time, mistaking it for joy and happiness.

On the contrary, obedience to law, respect for others, mastery of self, joy in service—these constitute the abundant life.

Answer 7

If I could do one thing over again, knowing what I know now, would be never to let go of Jesus and gone astray during my younger years. I brought a lot of hardships on my life that could have been prevented had I obeyed Him instead of doing things my way. But on the other hand, maybe I wouldn't have learned what I know today if I hadn't gone through those times. I believe that God can work all things together for good to them that love Him and are called to to his purpose.

Answer 8

At all times in life the most important thing to learn is, "Not everyone will share your opinion and that's ok"..

If everyone learned this concept and lived by it the world would be a far better place..

Answer 9

there are only two things you really need to learn in life:

1) Don't sweat the small stuff
2) when you think about it, it's all small stuff

Answer 10

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

Everything else is cookies and cream including my age and religious beliefs.