Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want doesn't mean they don't love you with all their heart

I learned -

that you can't make someone love you.

You can only be someone

who can be loved.

The rest depends on the other.

I learned -

that no matter how much you care

some people just don't care.

I learned -

that it takes years to build trust

and only seconds to destroy it.

I learned -

that it doesn't matter what you have in your life

what matters is who you have in your life.

I learned -

that you can count on your charm

about fifteen minutes.

Then you better know something.

I learned -

that you shouldn't compare yourself

with the best that others can do,

and with the best you can do.

I learned -

that it doesn't matter what happens to people

What matters is what they do about it.

I learned -

that in a second you can do something

which will hurt you for the rest of your life.

I learned -

that no matter how precisely you cut,

there will always be two sides.

I learned -

that it takes a long time

to become the person you want to be.

I learned -

that is much easier

reacting instead of thinking.

I learned -

that you must always separate

with those you love with words of love.

This might be the last time you see each other.

I learned -

that you can move on

long after you've decided you can't do it anymore.

I learned -

that we are responsible for what we do

no matter what we feel.

I learned -

that you either control your attitude towards people

or it controls you.

I learned -

that no matter how passionate and violent

is a relationship from the beginning

passion passes and it would be good to have

something else to take its place.

I learned -

that heroes are people

who do what needs to be done

when it needs to be done

regardless of the consequences.

I learned -

that learning to forgive takes practice.

I learned -

that there are people who sincerely love

but they just don't know how to show it.

I learned -

that money is a lousy way to measure your success.

I learned -

that with our best friend we can do anything

or nothing and still have a great time.

I learned -

that sometimes the people you expect

get kicked while you're on the ground

will be these that will help you to get up again

I learned -

that sometimes when we are angry

we have a right to be angry

but that doesn't give us the right

to be cruel.

I learned -

that true friendship continues to grow

even over long distances.

The same goes for true love.

I learned -

that because someone doesn't love you

the way you want him to love you

this does not mean

that he doesn't love you with all his heart.

I learned -

that maturity much more depends

from what experience you have gained

and what did you learn from it

and much less

from how many birthdays you celebrated.

I learned -

that you should never tell a child

that his dreams are impossible or strange.

Few things are more humiliating, and what

it would be a tragedy if they believed you.

I learned -

that your family is not always there

to support. It may seem strange,

but people you are not related to

they can care for you and love you

and teach you to trust people again.

Families are not biological.

I learned -

that no matter how good a friend someone is,

he will hurt you

Occasionally

and you must forgive him for that.

I learned -

that it is not always enough

to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes you have to learn

forgive yourself.

I learned -

that no matter how bad

your heart is broken

the world doesn't stop because of your grief.

I learned -

that the origin and circumstances

may have influenced who we are,

but they are not responsible for who we will become.

I learned -

that sometimes when my friends fight

I have to take sides

even if I don't want to.

I learned -

that just because two people are fighting

doesn't mean they don't love each other.

And that just because they don't fight,

doesn't mean they love each other.

I learned -

that sometimes you have to put the person

before his actions.

I learned -

that we don't need to change our friends

if we understand that friends change.

I learned -

that we should not be so

insistent that we discover some secret.

It can change our lives forever.

I learned -

that two people can

looking at the same thing

but to see something completely different.

I learned -

that no matter how hard you try to protect

your children, something will hurt them

and it will hurt you too.

I learned -

that there are many ways to fall in love

and stay in love.

I learned -

that regardless of the consequences,

those who are honest with themselves,

get further in life.

I learned -

that no matter how many friends you have,

if you are their support

you will feel lonely and lost

when you need them most.

I learned -

that your life can be changed

for hours, by people

who don't even know you.

I learned -

that even when you think

that you have nothing more to give

when a friend calls for help,

you will find the strength to help.

I learned -

that writing, like speaking,

can ease emotional pain.

I learned -

that the paradigm we live in

is not all that is offered to us.

I learned -

that the merits of the wall

they do not make us respectable human beings.

I learned -

that people, of that you hold most in life

you are taken away too soon.

I learned -

that although the word "love"

can have many different meanings,

it loses value when overused.

I learned -

that is difficult to determine

where to draw the line

between being good and

not to hurt people's feelings

and standing up for what you believe in.

Source: Chestilishte