I came across this book last night (thanks to beepsie...), and i just want to share some words from it.

Excerpt form the book : Ten Eternal Questions

Question: What has life taught you so far?

By Jools Holland

…although I learn all the time, I don\t really know a lot.
…things don’t work out if you try too hard
…people can only do what they can do
…it is important to know when to say the right thing and when not to say anything.

By Frei Betto
…There is no salvation other than love

By Michael Radford
…When one is young, life is full of infinite possibilities. You can imagine yourself as different things. You continue to do that until one day, you wake up and you say “Oh my God, I am a teacher, this is my life, this is the one I have chosen.

By Farah Pahlavi
…I have learned not to feel sorry for myself. Life is a struggle for everybody.

By Alfredo Guevara
…Life has taught me that it is very hard, sometimes tragic, but that is worth living.

By Mangosuthis Buthelezi
…The journey on this Erath in life is a mixture of sweet and bitter, and that we also suffer…

By Peter Ustinor
…Life has taught me that it’s a wonderful adventure

By Ed Begley Jr.
…Life’s taught me to live simply

By Sharon Stone
…Life teaches you to pick yourself up, dust yourself down and start all over again…

By Filipina Santos
Life surprises me every single day. It’s too much for me to comprehend in one lifetime, but so far these are the things I have learned for 22 years…

To have faith… Faith to God makes impossible things possible. I don’t think I can survive all the hardships without His love and guidance whether I ask it from Him or not. He knows. As long as I have his protection, this life is manageable.

To welcome change… Change is constant and nothing is constant. Living things grow and develop. Places will not be the same in few years. People who used to be important may not be important in the future. People change and the way you treat life is changing as well.And that’s a good thing because… life has taught me…

To never give up trying…. So I made a mistake, I made a wrong decision, so what? It’s not the end of the world. There are inestimable chances out there, so much time to be spent with whining and depression. If I failed once, it doesn’t mean I will be a failure forever. Remember, change is constant.

To recognize what I feel….This makes me sane. If I am happy I am happy. And if I am lonely, I identify the feeling, I cry and cry until I get tired. It makes a hell of difference. We have different ways of doing this, and it doesn’t matter as long as you let it out.

To be glad because I am so blessed …I wasn’t blessed with a complete family, but my mom and brother do fill out the pieces of the puzzle for me. I am proud to say that I never thought of rebelling because I know it’s just a waste of time and I have so many things to enjoy. Things that God has given me, friends, my talents, material and immaterial things around me. The mere fact that I am still enjoying life is a blessing, everything in me is a blessing.

To dream big… Before I imagined myself to be a lawyer like my dad, to be a beauty queen. Now I want to be a doctor, to be a successful businesswoman, to own an orphanage and be a UNICEF volunteer or WHO doctor who would go to Africa and different poor countries in the world. I wouldn’t mind if I can only achieve one of them. Not bad!

To be a social being… I was a self-confessed introvert. But when I felt that it’s lonely to be just on your own. I tried to find ways to connect with others. And it works! Through the process of socializing, I am learning as well. How to adjust to different kinds of people, I know to whom I will invest myself emotionally and to appreciate their differences.

To be in love with myself… People can’t love me fully if I don’t know how to love my own self to begin with, to accept my imperfection and to be proud of what I own. Once I am done with that, it’s much easier to love others.

To trust Him that my life will be better… I look forward to my future with optimism because I know He will never give up on me and that eventually all things will be ok. That one day, I will face Him and tell him proudly that I lived a great life because I lives it with Him.