I HAVE LEARNED...........!

I HAVE LEARNED...........! by _FLAMES_ 2011/06/10 10:24
Iâ€™ve learned- that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. Iâ€™ve learned- that no matter how much I care, some people just donâ€™t care back.

Iâ€™ve learned- that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it. Iâ€™ve learned- that no matter how good a friend is, theyâ€™re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

Iâ€™ve learned- that itâ€™s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.

Iâ€™ve learned- that you should never ruin an apology with an excuse. Iâ€™ve learned- that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, youâ€™d better know something.

Iâ€™ve learned- that you shouldnâ€™t compare yourself to the best others can do. Iâ€™ve learned- that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

Iâ€™ve learned- that itâ€™s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. Iâ€™ve learned- that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

Iâ€™ve learned- that you can keep going long after you canâ€™t. Iâ€™ve learned- that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

Iâ€™ve learned- that either you control your attitude or it controls you. Iâ€™ve learned- that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

Iâ€™ve learned- that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

Iâ€™ve learned- that money is a lousy way of keeping score. Iâ€™ve learned- that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

Iâ€™ve learned- that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when youâ€™re down will be the ones to help you get back up.

Iâ€™ve learned- that sometimes when Iâ€™m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesnâ€™t give me the right to be cruel.

Iâ€™ve learned- that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

Iâ€™ve learned- that just because someone doesnâ€™t love you the way you want them to doesnâ€™t mean they donâ€™t love you with all they have.

Iâ€™ve learned- that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences youâ€™ve had and what youâ€™ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays youâ€™ve celebrated.

Iâ€™ve learned- that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

Iâ€™ve learned- that your family wonâ€™t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you arenâ€™t related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families arenâ€™t biological.

Iâ€™ve learned- that it isnâ€™t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself.

Iâ€™ve learned- that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesnâ€™t stop for your grief.

Iâ€™ve learned- that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

Iâ€™ve learned- that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.

Iâ€™ve learned- that just because two people argue, it doesnâ€™t mean they donâ€™t love each other. And just because they donâ€™t argue, it doesnâ€™t mean they do.

Iâ€™ve learned- that we donâ€™t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

Iâ€™ve learned- that you shouldnâ€™t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

Iâ€™ve learned- that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

Iâ€™ve learned- that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

Iâ€™ve learned- that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

Iâ€™ve learned- that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. Iâ€™ve learned- that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

Iâ€™ve learned- that itâ€™s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting peopleâ€™s feelings, and standing up for what you believe.

Iâ€™ve learned- that people will forget what you said, and people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

By Omer B. Washington