--- AWA LAMIN <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've learned....
>
> I'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.
>
> I've learned that no matter how much I care; some
> people just don't care
> back.
>
> I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
> and only seconds to
> destroy it.
>
> I've learned that it's not what you have in your
> life but whom you have
> in your life that counts.
>
> I've learned that you can get by on charm for about
> fifteen minutes.
> After that, you'd better know something.
>
> I've learned that you should always leave loved ones
> with loving words.
> It may be the last time you see them.
>
> I've learned that we are responsible for what we do,
> no matter how we
> feel.
>
> I've learned that either you control your attitude
> or it controls you.
>
> I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have
> the right to be angry,
> but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
>
> I've learned that true friendship continues to grow
> even over the
> longest distance.  Same goes for true love.
>
> I'v learned that maturity has more to do with what
> types of experiences
> you've had and what you've learned from them and
> less to do with how
> many birthdays you've celebrated.
>
> I've learned that your family won't always be there
> for you.  It may
> seem funny, but people you aren't related to can
> take care of  you and
> love you and teach you to trust people again.
> Families aren't
> biological.
>
> I've learned that no matter how good a friend is,
> they're going to hurt
> you every once in a while and you must forgive them
> for that.  Sometimes
> you have to learn to forgive yourself.
>
> I've learned that our background and circumstances
> may have influenced
> who we are, but we are responsible for who we
> become.
>
> I've learned that it isn't always enough to be
> forgiven but I have
> learned that just because two people argue, it
> doesn't mean that they
> don't love each other and just because they don't
> argue, it doesn't mean
> that they do.
>
> I've learned that we don't have to change friends if
> we understand that
> friends change.
>
> I've learned that people who don't even know you can
> change your life in
> a matter of hours.
>
> I've learned that credentials on the wall do not
> make you a decent human
> being.
>
> Finally, I've learned that it's hard to determine
> where to draw the line
> between being nice and not hurting people's feelings
> and standing up for
> what you believe.
>
>
> Awa Lamin
> "There is not a worry in the world worth the worry"
>
>
>
>
>

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