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November 05, 2005
Rules of Life - 3
"High School grads: One last reading assignment: 25 things you should know that you probably didn't learn in school," by Dayle Shockley, Jewish World Review, June 5, 2002
As you make plans for your future, here are 25 things you should know that you probably didn't learn in school:1. You have the power to keep a positive attitude, no matter what your circumstances are.
2. It never is right to do the wrong thing.
3. Telling lies is exhausting. Telling the truth will set you free, and even an ugly truth is better than a pretty lie.
4. Self-discipline is the key to success.
5. The Creator wants to be part of your daily life, but you have to open the door.
6. No day is more important than today, for tomorrow isn't here nor promised.
7. No matter what your vocation may be, you will have to answer to someone.
8. Marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and a woman and shouldn't be entered into lightly.
9. Don't use a handicap as an excuse to fail but as a driving force for succeeding.
10. Really listen to the old folks. They are wellsprings of wisdom.
11. People you thought you could depend on will let you down.
12. Living dangerously will catch up with you. And when it does, don't blame the Creator for your troubles.
13. No amount of book knowledge can make you a person of integrity.
14. Don't run from suffering. There are valuable lessons in life that can't be learned by any other means.
15. The most glorious things in life are free.
16. Never step on other people in order to get to the top.
17. Trying to be someone other than yourself is a strenuous exercise.
18. Don't put all of your energies into building palaces and empires; it only takes a moment for them to be ashes at your feet. Instead, build memories with the people you love, for memories always are with you.
19. The more things you acquire, the more problems you will have.
20. Have an opinion. The middle of the road will get you run over.
21. As you grow older, make sure you grow up as well. Nothing is more pathetic than an immature middle-aged human being.
22. Every choice you make will bring with it a reward or a consequence. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Maybe not even next year. But it will come just the same.
23. Make time in your world for silence - time in which to think, to dream and to listen to that still small voice.
24. At the close of the day, capture some of your feelings and activities on paper, even if the words sound ridiculous. Consider it the writing of your story for future generations.
25. Live each day as if it were your last, because one day it will be.
Posted at November 5, 2005 09:22 AM | Categories: rules of life
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