Lessons @25

I will be turning 25 this July. Well, it’s not something to flaunt/brag about. In fact, girls prefer to hide their age especially when they enter in their mid 20s. But I would like to believe I am a weird strange girl who does not care to hide her age.

So, where was I? Yeah, I am turning 25. And technically, I have lived 1/4th of my life (I would also like to believe that I will be completing my century though I am not too sure if this earth will exist till 2020). So this year, I would be celebrating my Silver Jubilee. And with the thought of it, I could not stop but reflect those years that I have spent here. Was it worthy enough? Did I do something great? Am I satisfied with how I have lived my life? How many regrets do I have? Am I happy with the way my life is going?... There are hundreds of such questions which make me think about my life. From all those questions, the one question that brought me to write this blog was: What have I learned in these 25 years? There are many things that I learnt over the years but since it’s my 25th birthday, I have listed 25 lessons that I have learn in these 25 years. The 25 lessons that I have learnt are as follows:

1) Don’t tell lies. It is the easiest way to ensure peace of mind.

2) Treat others the way you want to be treated. Empathize.

3) Good virtues will never go out of trend. You can always rely on those things.

4) Don’t just do things because everyone else does. Just because everyone is doing it, does not mean it is the right thing to do.

5) Groupism gives a false idea of borders and divisions. Do not believe in groupism. You can be good with everyone and be a part of every group. In other words, learn from everyone, follow no one.

6) When you can’t make a decision, leave it to the 3rd empire (God). When He makes the decision, it is the best decision for you.

7) Broken heart pains more than the broken limb. Never break somebody’s heart and if you ever did confront them and ask for forgiveness.

8) Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge you can take.

9) Never give advice to anyone except when somebody has asked for it or if it is a question of life and death.

10) The nature of forgetting is the best gift that God could have given us.

11) Before getting off rickshaw/taxi/bus thank the driver. Believe me, the goodwill spreads.

12) Be more kind and generous to people who are less privileged than you.

13) Reserve a pocket for garbage. Avoid throwing garbage on streets.

14) Accept your mistakes. Blaming and defending yourself will only make things worse and you less respectable.

15) Your word is your promise. If you cannot keep your word then don’t utter it.

16) Voluntary service gives you happiness and satisfaction even when your life is not perfect.

17) Teachers play the most important role in a child’s life. They can either create or destroy a child’s life.

18) Music and good novels are the best remedies to a stressful or empty life.

19) You are the luckiest one if you have a loving family and supportive friends.

20) Don’t make others count what you did for them. It is the cruelest way to snatch everything you had ever given to them.

21) Laugh wholeheartedly. Don’t resist because of others. They will find one or the other reason to prove you are crazy.

22) Spirituality is the best way to see the life from larger perspective and find peace in this chaos.

23) Getting lost is the best adventure anyone could have.

24) Gratitude makes you aware of what you have and gives no space to jealousy.

25) Being yourself is the key to live life happily!