6 Lessons From Life That People Should Learn

1. Don’t take anything for granted

Nowadays people don’t realize what they have. They never value the things that they have. We don’t appreciate anything in our life until it’s gone, that includes your health, your family, your friends and your love, your job, the money you think you have or will have tomorrow. Nothing in your life is guaranteed. Life is very short. This is a hard life lesson to learn. Make sure you appreciate what you have, while you still have it.

2. One should have his/her own perspective

Why do we get worried by small things in our life? The reason is that we don’t have our own perspective. The fight we’re having, the job we didn’t get, the real or imagined slight, the unexpected need to shift course, the thing we wanted, but didn’t get, are all the reasons of our worrisome. But we should change our perspective and convert it from negative to positive. We should let the small things go from our life and move on.

3. Love is more than a feeling; it’s a choice

People say that love and passion does not last long. But that doesn’t mean long-lasting love is not possible. Love is not just a feeling; it’s a choice that you have to make every day. We have to choose to forgive, to be kind, to respect, to support and to be faithful. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s hard, but it’s up to us how to act, think and speak up in a relationship.

4. Money will never solve your real problems

Money is a commodity that helps you buy necessities and not happiness, or we can say it’s not a solution to your problems. Money can buy a nice car, a big home & all the luxuries of life, but it cannot buy happiness and peace that is the most important part of life. Money cannot fix a broken relationship or cure loneliness. So don’t give the highest priority to money in your life.

5. Health is the most valuable asset

Health is the most valuable thing in our life which we always neglect and do not take care of. In our young age we don’t pay attention to our health, as nothing is going to happen to us. But we realize it later that it is the most precious thing to be valued. Till the time we realize the importance of our life, it gets too late. Never ignore your health and take utmost care of it.

6. You don’t always get what you want

“You’ve got to dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.” 
― William W. Purkey

No matter how carefully you plan and how hard you work, sometimes things just don’t work out the way you want them to and that’s ok. We have all of these expectations of what our life will look like, but, that’s not the reality of the life we end up with.  Sometimes our dreams fail and sometimes we just change our minds in mid. Sometimes we have to flop to find the right course and sometimes we just have to try a few things before we find the right direction. We will never get what we want in our life, so live your life to the fullest.

BY SHREYA RATHOD