Life lessons of a 90 old man

in #life9 years ago (edited)

1. Life is not fair though is good.

2. When in doubt, make the next step small.

3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.

4.  The job will not take care of you when you are sick . Friends and family will have. 

5. Don't buy things you do not need.

6. You don't need to win all disputes. Be honest with yourself.

7. Cry with someone. It helps more than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. Can cope.

9. Save for important things.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so as not to spoil your present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Do not compare your life to the others. You can not know what is their journey.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you should not be in it.

15. Everything can change in an instant. But do not worry, God never blinks.

16. Breathe deeply. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of everything you do not need. Clutter will pull you down in many ways.

18. What does not kill you, makes you stronger.

19. It's never too late to be happy. But is up to you and no one else.

20. Never accept refusal when it is about love.

21. Burn the candles, use the best sheets, wearing linen occasion. Do not keep them for special occasions. Today is a special day.

22. Prepare as best you can, then let yourself be carried away.

23. Be eccentric now. Do not wait for an old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. Nobody but you is responsible for your own happiness.

26. Whenever you're in a situation that seems disastrous ask yourself: will this matter in five years?

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive, but never forget.

29. What others think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time some Time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Do not take yourself too seriously. Nobody else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you for what he is, not for what you did or you did not.

35. Be present and enjoy life as much as you can, now.

36. Getting old is better than the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children have only one childhood.

38. All that matters in the end is what you loved.

39. Get out every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we put all the problems in bags and we see those of others, we quickly take our bags back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.

42. Only the best is to begin.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, arrange yourself and be present.

44. Create. Produce something!

45. Life is not coming tied with a bow but it'still a gift.


What do you thing steemers? are these useful in life?

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Good points. But I am sure the truths of a 90yo are not the same as those of a 20yo and they shouldn't be.

agree, but the young should learn from elders experience