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....On Being a Human.......

 
 
Reply Fri 9 Apr, 2004 11:12 am
.......I hope this hasn't been posted before. Smile

jollyone



The Rules for Being Human
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1. You will receive a body.
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons.
You are enrolled in an informal school called Life. Each day in
this school, you will have the opportunity to learn lessons.
You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Growth is a process of trial and error.
Experimentation.
The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process
as the experiment that ultimately "works".

4. A lesson is repeated until learned.
A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you
have learned it. You can then go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end.
There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons.
If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

6. "There" is no better than "here."
When your "there" has become a "here," you will simply obtain
another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7. Others are merely mirrors of you.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it
reflects something you either love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you.
You have all the tools and resources you need.
What you do with them is up to you.
The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie inside you.
The answers to Life's questions lie inside you.
All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

10. You will forget all this.

~by Cherie Carter-Scott~

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doglover
 
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Reply Sat 10 Apr, 2004 09:12 am
Re: ....On Being a Human.......
jollyone wrote:


1. You will receive a body.
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period.

I've been in a love-hate relationship with my body most of my adult life!
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2. You will learn lessons.
You are enrolled in an informal school called Life. Each day in
this school, you will have the opportunity to learn lessons.
You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

I'm a graduate of the School of Hard Knocks. Every once in a while, I go back and take refresher courses.
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3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error. Experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works".

So true. ALL my life experiences combined have made me the person I am today.
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4. A lesson is repeated until learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. You can then go on to the next lesson.

I don't necessarily agree with that because, in some areas of my life, I continue to make the same stupid mistake, time after time.
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5. Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

Can't argue with that statement.
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6. "There" is no better than "here." When your "there" has become a "here," you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

Yep. The grass always looks greener on the other side. That's because you can't see the dirt.
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7. Others are merely mirrors of you.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it
reflects something you either love or hate about yourself.

That is a very true and profound statement, IMO.
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8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you.
The choice is yours.

Life isn't always fair. Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth, while other people are born with great obsticales to overcome. I totally disagree with #8.
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9. Your answers lie inside you. The answers to Life's questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

I don't have all the answers inside myself. I look to God often for answers. Sometimes He makes them known to me, oft times He doesn't and I'm left with many unanswered questions.
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10. You will forget all this.

No doubt I will in no time flat!
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JLNobody
 
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Reply Sun 11 Apr, 2004 11:38 pm
truth
As far as we know, human beings are the only animals who eventually--after early childhoow--know that they will someday die.
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Heliotrope
 
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Reply Fri 16 Apr, 2004 10:01 am
Re: ....On Being a Human.......
jollyone wrote:
7. Others are merely mirrors of you.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it
reflects something you either love or hate about yourself.

This has opened another door inside my head.
Thank you.
Belgarath wrote:
No day in which you learn something is a complete loss.
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