Sometimes I sit and think about what life is all about. I think hard and as deeply as my shallow mentality will take me. I listen too and read what great minds have said or written on the subject.
I’ve compiled a list of some of their thoughts on life as well as some of my own. After rereading my list I wish I would have put more in about the search for wisdom and of love. Maybe I should add; “The wisdom of the universe can be found in the pursuit of perfect love.”
1) 1) Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
2) Never lose hope and if someone you know has; pass your hope onto them.
3) Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
4) No mater how much or how little you have, share it.
5) Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
6) Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
7) Spend some time alone.
8) Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
9) Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
10) Read more books and watch less TV.
11) In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
12) Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
13) Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
14) Be gentle with the earth.
15) Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
16) Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
17) Read between the lines.
18) Memorize your favorite poem or psalm.
19) Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
20) When you say, "I love you", mean it.
21) When you say, "I'm sorry", mean it.
22) Believe in love at first sight but not if your married.
23) In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
24) Don't judge people by their relatives.
25) Talk slowly but think quickly.
26) When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
27) Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
28) Call your mom.
29) Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
30) You never fail, if you remember the lesson you learned.
31) Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
32) When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
2) Never lose hope and if someone you know has; pass your hope onto them.
3) Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
4) No mater how much or how little you have, share it.
5) Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
6) Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
7) Spend some time alone.
8) Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
9) Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
10) Read more books and watch less TV.
11) In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
12) Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
13) Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
14) Be gentle with the earth.
15) Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
16) Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
17) Read between the lines.
18) Memorize your favorite poem or psalm.
19) Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
20) When you say, "I love you", mean it.
21) When you say, "I'm sorry", mean it.
22) Believe in love at first sight but not if your married.
23) In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
24) Don't judge people by their relatives.
25) Talk slowly but think quickly.
26) When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
27) Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
28) Call your mom.
29) Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
30) You never fail, if you remember the lesson you learned.
31) Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
32) When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
