| Lessons for Life
1. Give people
more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your
favorite poem.
3. Don't believe
all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.
4. When you say,
"I love you," mean it.
5. When you say,
"I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at
least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in
love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at
anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply
and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to
live life completely.
10. In
disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.
11. Don't judge
people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into
12. Teach
yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone
asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask,
"Why do you want to know?"
14. Take into
account that great love and great achievements involve great
risk.
15. Call your
mother.
16. Say, "bless
you" when you hear someone sneeze.
17. When you
lose, don't lose the lesson.
18. Follow the
three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility
for all your actions.
19. Don't let a
little dispute injure a great friendship.
20. When you
realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct
it
21. Smile when
picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Marry a
person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her
conversational skills will be even more important.
23. Spend some
time alone.
24. Open your
arms to change but don't let go of your values 25. Remember that
silence is sometimes the best answer.
26. Read more
books. Television is no substitute.
27. Live a good,
honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll
be able to enjoy it a second time.
28. Trust in God
but lock your car.
29. A loving
atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all
you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
30. In
disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current
situation. Don't bring up the past.
31. Don't just
listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying
it.
32. Share your
knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
33. Be gentle
with the earth.
34. Pray or
meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.
35. Never
interrupt when you are being flattered.
36. Mind your own
business.
37. Don't trust
anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
38. Once a year,
go someplace you've never been before.
39. If you make a
lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living.
It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
40. Remember that
not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of
luck.
41. Learn the
rules so you know how to break them properly 42. Remember that
the best relationship is one in which your love for each other
exceeds your need for each other.
43. Judge your
success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
44. Live with the
knowledge that your character is your destiny.
45. Approach love
and cooking with reckless abandon.
Mohan K. Ponnath
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