No one can
predict how long my life will be, I am guessing that about quarter to one third
of my life has passed. Grateful for the life lives well!
26 Living
Rules that I have learnt:
1. Family
always comes first
They are
the people who you can always turn to when you are in need. They can be hard on
you sometimes, but that’s part of the loving, unconditionally.
2.
Friends, trustable ones, may not be many. Appreciate them if you have them.
Friendship
is not like wine, there is no guarantee it will be good when it is long. If you
already have them, appreciate them. If you have not, be open in meeting new
friends and select only those who lift you up.
3. Be
Sincere!
Say only
things that you mean. No Lies, especially to those whom you love. If the lies
are sealed perfectly, it haunted you for the rest of your life. If you are
caught lying, it haunts them the rest of their life. Both are bad!
4. Do NOT go
with the crowd.
Things may
be easier if you just go with the crowd, but be smart. Remember: plane takes
off against the wind.
5. Be Kind
and Help others.
Help
others, sincerely! You will know how it helps you to be happier! At the end, it
is what matter the most.
6. Money
is Important, but It is not everything.
Money pays
the bill and let us lives with less worry; earn just enough for what you think
is good life (it can mean 3 meals + 1 tea time + 1 supper or it can be travel
around the world in 90 days)! Whatever it is, do not exhaust yourself to the
extent you can’t enjoy what you have earned!
7. Over-thinking
has always done more bad than good.
Think but
do not do it overly, it leads to an endless guessing to unpredictable future. Moreover,
something that is endless are often no good.
8. Do not
do things that you don’t wish others do to yourself.
Show respect
if you want to be respected. Be polite if you want others to be polite to you.
Hurt no one if you want no one to hurt you.
9. Love
Life.
Only when
you are alive that you have the opportunities.
10. Pay
attention to the little things.
Sometimes,
they teach you more than the obvious big things.
11. Give
your best in everything you do.
Since you
decide to do it, give it your best. Hard work always pays, in any forms!
12. Say
“Thank you”.
Best thing
about saying thank you is that it doesn’t cost you anything and it may make
someone’s day bright! What to lose?
13. Woman,
know what you worth!
Despite
how the world sees our limitation, do not underestimate yourself!
14. Keep
aside at least one third of your monthly income.
You will
never know when you will need them, either to help yourself or others.
15. Smile :)
Even when
you have no reason to smile, force it! Sometimes, the curve ups on your lips may
be interpreted as good thing in your brain.
16. Stand
up for what matters.
If you
think something will not matter in 5 years time, don’t fight for it. Stand up
only to things that matter!
17. Invest
in things that improve you, both spiritually and physically.
Read books,
listen to music, play with your pet, adventure out in nature, play ‘sanely’ in stock
market, work when it’s working hours, and avoid politics to live in peace.
18. Dream
big!
Set goal
in life and follow through. It is okay to drift away from time to time, but
find your way back to the track where you should be. We are all born to be
someone who are meant to do something, meaningful things.
19. Cry
when you need to.
Being
strong does not mean you can’t shed tears. It just mean after you are done
crying, you pick yourself up again and start the day new!
20. Be
rebellious, but don’t hurt.
It is okay
to be rebellious as long as you don’t hurt yourself and others, especially
those who care. Sometimes, we need to learn the hard way.
21. Above
all, health is wealth!
Be
grateful if you are healthy. Trust me on this. You don’t want to start
believing this until you get sick. Take care of yourself!
22. Let
your feeling out, and feel better.
If you
know you can’t say it well verbally, write it down, phrase and rephrase it, to
avoid miss understanding. Cursing doesn’t help much most of the time.
23. Don’t
let others hurt you repeatedly.
If someone
you love hurt you, unintentionally, give them second chance! If for any reasons
it happens again, remind yourself that they may not worth your love, tell
yourself how many more wounds you can take from that same person. What if
strangers hurt you? Ignore them, if they are not gone yet, time to walk away! Your
life is too precious to be lived around them. (In Buddhist, compassion is the teaching,
but I am no saint)
24. Love unconditionally
& with respect, at the same time Think Logically
Be
romantic, but do not let love blinds you. It is hard to do, but try. I don’t
know much but I know enough that in relationship respect is important.
25. Listen
to your children.
I am glad
that my parents are not dictator, that’s where I learn to make my opinion
heard, and then it’s when people start listening to what I have got to say.
26. Be
grateful for everything.
