Hey Pandas, What's An Important Life Lesson You Think Everyone Should Know? (Closed)

Sex doesn't mean Love.

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. Thats not a weakness, thats life".

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

You are not your mistakes.

You are not "stupid", "unworthy", "undeserving" etc. just because a decision you made at some point turned out not to be the best.

Learn from your mistakes and leave them behind.

Don't put unpleasant things off. Whether it's finishing a project, having an unpleasant conversation, cleaning your house, etc. If it's on your mind, you'll feel so much better and freer when it's done.

Don't buy too much into the ideas of masculinity and femininity. There's nothing inherently masculine about exercise, car repair, sports or any number of other "manly" things.
There's also nothing inherently feminine about cooking, cleaning, or the arts.
There's nothing wrong with a woman knowing how to change the oil in her car, or a man who can appreciate the beauty of field of flowers.

One of the best lessons in life that you need to learn in life is setting healthy boundaries especially if you are around toxic people.

Regardless of whether they are family members, or co-workers, being around toxic people leads to arguments, high blood pressure, and a negative attitude. If toxic people have to be in your life, you need to limit the capacity. Setting healthy boundaries and sticking to them will pay off in the long run.

There are people in your life right now who love you for who you are. And if the "you" they love changes, they may well choose to abandon that love. It's cold, but it can happen even with the people you have been closest to for the longest time.

Pay less attention to what people and organizations claim to be, and a lot more to what they do. Telling lies and tricking people is easy. Actions are reality.

Self-reliance is the most valuable trait you can have. Learn how to take care of yourself and address your needs. DO NOT put yourself in a position where you have to depend on others to make you or your life better. Learn how to enjoy your own company, like going to movies, etc. alone. Your ability to have a good day should not be hampered because there is not another person with you at the moment. Make yourself responsible for your contentment and happiness.

If you have a car accident and your neck hurts, don't be brave: SAY IT! Tell the police and paramedics. The sooner you have a cervical collar, the sooner you will heal and you will not have complications later. And THAT is not something we are taught at school.

HR are not your friend, they are not to be trusted in any way. They do not have your interests at heart, not do they have the company's interests at heart: they exist to curry favour with senior management.

If you have a person in your life who is wonderful to you, but mean or thoughtless with other people, look out. Sooner or later that person will do it to you.

Save money. Save it when you can. Differentiate between things you want and things you need. Spend money on the necessities, everything else you can think about, you can wait on.

Learn to cook, at least the basics. Everybody eats so everybody needs to cook. Mac and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, just about every sandwich can be grilled to avoid being a boring sandwich. It's nice being able to whip up a tasty meal.

Expect nothing and you'll never be disappointed....

Don't feed the trolls.

Things are rarely black and white and there is always a huge grey zone dictacted by circumstances surrounding them.

Nowadays we have the means to inform us about basically everything through access to the internet and gathering validated facts before forming an opinion on something is easier than ever. My advise would be that doing that should become a more common practice overall, especially if it comes to social and political topics (for ALL sides of the spectrum).

Speaking of politics: It's OK to have different opinions on different topics, too - Being conservative about one thing doesn't mean not having a liberal opinion about another. Seperating different subjects instead of generalising them under one mindset should be something people should do more as well instead of seeing everybody disagreeing on one thing as absolute enemy in all regards.

If you do something stupid and/or embarrassing in front of people, learn to laugh it off. I once walked into the business manager's office at the small agency I worked at to ask him a question. The head of the agency happened to be in there, too. As soon as I walked in, I let out a big fart. Mind you - I am a petite woman. I was horrified, but immediately started laughing, turned around, and walked out.

Make it a goal to do one nice thing a day. As small as a smile or as big as building a house for another. They will not go home and kick the dog, but take it for a walk instead.

You don't need friends to feel happy and satisfied in life. Sometimes you don't ask for it and you get one .At one stage of life you don't have any .Don't feel alone .You are your best friend .