What I Know About Life 647.5
The older I get the less I know, but I know some things:
I know that I'm a work in process and that there will always be a gap between who I am and who I want to be.
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I know that I don't have to be sick to get better and that every day brings opportunities to improve my life and my character.
I know that it's easier to talk about integrity than to live it and that the true test is my willingness to do the right thing even when it costs more than I want to pay.
I know that character is more important than competence.
I know that it takes years to build up trust and only seconds to destroy it.
I know that I often judge myself by my best intentions and most noble acts, but that I’ll be judged by my last worst act.
I know that I can’t control what will happen to me but that I have a lot to say about what happens in me.
I know that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
I know that attitudes, both good and bad, are contagious.
I know that winning is more than coming in first and that there’s no real victory without honor.
I know that it takes a conscientious effort to be kind, but that kindness changes lives.
I know that neither gratitude nor forgiveness comes naturally; both often require acts of will.
I know that real success is being significant.
I know that happiness is deeper and more enduring than either pleasure or fun and that I’m generally as happy as I'm willing to be.
I know that the surest road to happiness is good relationships and that the best way to have good relationships is to be a good person.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
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Many people think that they know what life is. But it ain't the way people that are young think it is. You won't have fun anymore by yourself. You have to find a place to live. Find a job to pay the rent and to buy your food. Many people say "I don't do that. My friends and family will get me the money". But do they get the money? No because they are lazy to find a job or or a place to live. When you are about 18 or 24 you might have to leave the house. Many people are facing the terrible crisis right now. People don't want to hire more people. They want to hire the people who know how to do the job right. Many people don't get paid enough. Many schools right now can't buy more books that they used to do. Many people can't afford there own hoses or there own apartment. All we know that life is fair and it isn't fair sometimes. Life is fair when we have money. But as Michael Josephson said when he posted The Value of Money. Money isn't the only thing. Everyone agrees with that and I do to. So life isn't fair in many ways but sometimes it is.
Posted by: Gabriel Benitez | December 3, 2009 5:28 PM
When i get older, I have to know more about every single subject in life. Life is always full of surprises because when you get older many things will change like getting transportation to go to your school and later on you will have to get a job. After a while you will have to raise a family and then worry about paying taxes and paying the water bills and other stuff. I never think that life is easy because every day you are always learning something knew like children who go to school. Some people are filled with nothing but lazy. They always expect someone to solve their problems in life instead of just trying to get a job. this is Charlie Brown saying that life is not always easy.
Posted by: Charlie Brown | December 9, 2009 5:41 PM