1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
By kind courtesy of Unboundedspirit
Thanks to all those who ‘like’ the post.
I had the very good fortune of meeting the Honorable Dalai Lama about 5 years ago. I was permitted to spend some (a very little) time with him and his considerable entourage. He is wise, loving, caring, knowledgeable and filled with the true light of illumination. Thank you for this posting with his words of wisdom on this his 70th year on this planet. On one of his outings to an inner city high school (all black) the students (all seniors) asked him what advice he could give them. I have never forgotten the words he spoke to them that day. He said,
First, Believe in you, if you don’t believe in yourself how can anyone else.
Second, Learn and be educated so that you are equipped to make a difference in life.
Third, Make a difference.
Then he put on a baseball hat he was given – backwords 🙂 with the Washington D.C. baseball team logo on it. and smiled hugely at them thanking them for the gift. Again I thank you for your post.
Thanks for the beautiful words. We can all learn a lot from him
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yes, yes we can.
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Did the Dalai Lama really say number 5?! Some how I’m not certain.
Sorry I missed you tonight! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Cool.I tried mini blogging the night. Failed miserably
Too funny! We’ve got a time difference, you know that right…
Hahahaha