Try to be happy yourself because no one will do it for you. Be happy with who you are. don't change who you are.
Good luck. The Lord loves a working man, don't trust whitey, see a doctor and get rid of it. Bye Grandma!
1) By the time you're 60, there is something you did or didn't do you will regret. It happens to everyone. Don't fret. Mistakes are part of the process. 2) Don't waste your early years thinking you'll do fine when you get older. You may be in for the shock of your life. 3) Something my dad drilled into my head since I was a kid : "Lost time is never regained - use it wisely". 4) Something my mom showed me every day of my life : "Show love to the ones you love". 5) Something both my parents showed me every day of my life : "Success is something that rarely finds you - you hunt it down". 6) No matter what mistakes you make or regrets you have, as you get older, pass them on to a younger generation so that maybe at least 1 of them can avoid repeating your mistakes. 7) Every so often, sit down and contemplate life and adjust the path you're traveling if necessary. This could be regarding anything : career, friends, beliefs, etc. 8) You'll never please everyone. Your ultimate priority should be to keep yourself and your family happy.
Damnit...we have starngers again on this BBS...I thought we got rid of all them in the great starnger roundup of '02...
Fear is a terrible reason to do anything. Never stress it's pointless. Family is where you find it not just the people you were born to. Never hide your feelings, if you love someone let them know. Success in life is different for everyone, however all success requires you to be proactive. If you're unhappy in your life then do for others. Nothing in life is black and white, everything has extenuating circumstances. Listen.
Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations and all that other crap.
Nosce te ipsum - Know Thyself Probably the hardest one of the bunch, but absolutely necessary to be really happy.
Is it just me or does anyone else think this is bad advice. If I lived today like it was my last day I probably would be dead, or at least broke, in jail, horribly hung over or a combination of all of the above. Howabout Live each day like it was your last but keep in mind that you'll probably still be alive to deal with the consequences.
Or, how about duh? I think everyone knew what he meant. Don't take things for granted, don't put off for tomorrow what could be done today, and don't stress about things that don't need to be stressed about when you may be gone. My favorite is: Live as if you will die tomorrow, learn as if you'll live forever.
-Live every day of your life. -What goes around comes around. -be true to others and they'll be true to you. -don't ever worry about embarrassing yourself. ask a girl out if you see a girl you want to ask out, the worst case scenerio is that she'll say "no," you'll move on and it won't even matter. best case scenerio is well worth risking the worst case scenerio. -don't count your eggs before they've hatched. -"live as though you will die tomorrow, learn as though you will live forever." - ghandi -"the purpose of life is a life of purpose" - byrne -you'll never "make" a shot that you don't take. -don't ever get scammed, but if you do - don't be afraid to break that scammers kneecaps. -my grandpa.
As I begin my post on this thread, I realize that all my comments are negative. I didn't realize that I'm such a negative person. But, since I've typed them all out, here they are: Don't be in any rush to get married or have kids. Sometimes, it feels like life is kicking the crap out of you. This feeling occurs more and more as you get older. I don't think it ever goes away. When life is kicking the crap out of you, it hurts a lot more if you resist. Humans will never be without prejudice. The earlier you learn to accept this fact, the less frustrating it will be. By lowering your expectations, you will greatly decrease your chances of being disappointed. (think about this one) Emotional injury never goes away. Ever. It is much more important in life to learn how to work with people than to learn how to work with a tool (this includes computers). Nothing will squelch your life ambitions like responsibility. What works for someone else may not work your you. Choose your own path. To make marriage and parenting work, you must constantly be willing to change yourself and sacrifice your own life for your family. Any man would die for his wife and children. But it takes a strong man to change himself and sacrifice his own wants for them (note: wives/mothers must do the same). A pessimist is an optimist with experience. ===== ALSO ========== I disagree with much of the advice given in this thread: This sounds nice, but it ain't right. Marriage and parenthood means you must change to please others (see above). Living like there's no tomorrow results in poor planning for tomorrow. The odds are that you'll be alive tomorrow, not dead. So it's more wise to plan and prepare for tomorrow than it is to blow your paycheck on today. The phrase "everything happens for a reason" is not true. It's synonymous with "I sadly want to believe that there's an explanation (any explanation) for the crappy things that occur in life." After being a non-catholic Christian who has attended a Catholic church for approx. 10 years (with my Cattholic wife) I would strongly recommend ANY OTHER Christian denomination (except, of course, Mormons). -- droxford
