14 things I've learned in 14 years
I think that the title says it all.
Enjoy!!!
P.S this is gonna get a little deep.
1. Be social
Whether you're trying to be popular, or just trying not to be a loner, its important to try to make friends, because no matter how much you want to make new friends, you're not going to will them into existence.
2. People Suck
Excluding of course your best friends, most of the time anyway, people suck. They're going to let you down. Its a human trait to want to communicate with people, but it has to be a two way street. To be a true friend, the communication has to go both ways.
3. Family comes first
This one kind of goes along with the last one, but when your best friend says something hurtful, or your other friend says that they don't want to be your friend anymore, your family is there to fall back on, because they can't really dump you.
4. Being Scared is okay
Being Scared is normal. As humans, we are naturally afraid of things that we don't know, and that's okay. Being scared is just another reminder of how human we are, and its always good to know because I think that sometimes we feel kind of detached from our humanity.
5. Curiosity
This kind of links up with number four, but curiosity is another human emotion. Curiosity is our response to the fear of the unknown. We continue to believe that knowledge will fill up the hole that contains our fear and suffocate it, without really realizing that there will always be things that we don't know. However, aside from all of that, curiosity is a way for us to reach the conclusion that we so dearly search for.
6. Real Life
A lot of times, especially in this day and age, we tend to spend a lot of our time on electronics, and its kind of like we don't realize that time isn't infinite. We need to put them down sometimes and focus on the real world around us and make memories, because the memories we make will stay in our minds longer than that really fit girl that you saw on Instagram.
7. Love is Key
I already said that people will let you down, and a lot of them will leave, but the best thing that you can do for them, and for yourself, is to love them while they're here. Love them as much as you can, because the love that you give away will be returned to you multiple times over.
8. Acceptance
This is something that a lot of people preach, but many of them don't tell you the real meaning of it. Acceptance is realizing that you are who you are, and that if what you're doing isn't hurting yourself or others, then there's no need to change. To realize that there are some things that you don't have control over is a big part of acceptance of self.
9. Be Grateful
This is something that a lot of people don't do. A lot of people, even me, take a lot of things for granted, and until you go through something, or see something that opens your eyes to the situation of less fortunate people, we will most likely continue to take things for granted.
10. Be respectful and kind to everyone
This isn't even a skill. It is something that should be ingrained in who you are. It's something that you'll need for the rest of your life. Respect is something that everyone deserves until proven otherwise, and even if you can't respect someone, sometimes the only thing that you can do is pretend.
11. Toxic People need to be cut off
I learned this at 13, but people who drag you down instead of pulling you up are people that you need to get rid of. If all somebody is doing in return for your time, affection and hard work, is make your life harder and drag you down, then they will continue to hurt you and not help and those are people that you have to be willing to let go of.
12. Happiness
One of the only ways you'll get through life. If you aren't happy you'll be alive but not living, and living as a shell of the person that you could be is not a fun way to live.
13. Find what makes you happy and stick to it
Whether its music, books, or even exercising. Anything that won't harm you or anybody else physically or mentally, is something that you should continue to do because happiness is extremely important in everything.
14. Love yourself
This is another thing that is preached a lot and the importance is stressed, and everyone who preaches this is correct. Loving yourself can only come from acceptance of yourself and can only lead to happiness.
Enjoy!!!
P.S this is gonna get a little deep.
1. Be social
Whether you're trying to be popular, or just trying not to be a loner, its important to try to make friends, because no matter how much you want to make new friends, you're not going to will them into existence.
2. People Suck
Excluding of course your best friends, most of the time anyway, people suck. They're going to let you down. Its a human trait to want to communicate with people, but it has to be a two way street. To be a true friend, the communication has to go both ways.
3. Family comes first
This one kind of goes along with the last one, but when your best friend says something hurtful, or your other friend says that they don't want to be your friend anymore, your family is there to fall back on, because they can't really dump you.
4. Being Scared is okay
Being Scared is normal. As humans, we are naturally afraid of things that we don't know, and that's okay. Being scared is just another reminder of how human we are, and its always good to know because I think that sometimes we feel kind of detached from our humanity.
5. Curiosity
This kind of links up with number four, but curiosity is another human emotion. Curiosity is our response to the fear of the unknown. We continue to believe that knowledge will fill up the hole that contains our fear and suffocate it, without really realizing that there will always be things that we don't know. However, aside from all of that, curiosity is a way for us to reach the conclusion that we so dearly search for. 6. Real Life
A lot of times, especially in this day and age, we tend to spend a lot of our time on electronics, and its kind of like we don't realize that time isn't infinite. We need to put them down sometimes and focus on the real world around us and make memories, because the memories we make will stay in our minds longer than that really fit girl that you saw on Instagram.
7. Love is Key
I already said that people will let you down, and a lot of them will leave, but the best thing that you can do for them, and for yourself, is to love them while they're here. Love them as much as you can, because the love that you give away will be returned to you multiple times over.8. Acceptance
This is something that a lot of people preach, but many of them don't tell you the real meaning of it. Acceptance is realizing that you are who you are, and that if what you're doing isn't hurting yourself or others, then there's no need to change. To realize that there are some things that you don't have control over is a big part of acceptance of self.
9. Be Grateful
This is something that a lot of people don't do. A lot of people, even me, take a lot of things for granted, and until you go through something, or see something that opens your eyes to the situation of less fortunate people, we will most likely continue to take things for granted.
10. Be respectful and kind to everyone
This isn't even a skill. It is something that should be ingrained in who you are. It's something that you'll need for the rest of your life. Respect is something that everyone deserves until proven otherwise, and even if you can't respect someone, sometimes the only thing that you can do is pretend.
11. Toxic People need to be cut off
I learned this at 13, but people who drag you down instead of pulling you up are people that you need to get rid of. If all somebody is doing in return for your time, affection and hard work, is make your life harder and drag you down, then they will continue to hurt you and not help and those are people that you have to be willing to let go of.12. Happiness
One of the only ways you'll get through life. If you aren't happy you'll be alive but not living, and living as a shell of the person that you could be is not a fun way to live.
13. Find what makes you happy and stick to it
Whether its music, books, or even exercising. Anything that won't harm you or anybody else physically or mentally, is something that you should continue to do because happiness is extremely important in everything.14. Love yourself
This is another thing that is preached a lot and the importance is stressed, and everyone who preaches this is correct. Loving yourself can only come from acceptance of yourself and can only lead to happiness.
wow. you are right. that did get deep. I think that most people dont suck, they are just products of their surroundings
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