Things I have Learned in My Life So Far

Just came across this fantastic website http://thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com/ (also a book written by Stefan Sagmeister). Stefan managed to learn twenty things so far. All listed in his website and the book. The author extends the same question to us:

What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?

Here's what I have learned:

Never lend books: Jacques Anatole François Thibault, AKA Anatole France, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921, once said "Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent to me."

Say I love You Now: If you love someone ...... say it now.... don't wait for something to happen.....else, it will be too late.

"If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by"

Read "The Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger atleast once in your life: And you will realize that people in this world are superficial, or in Holden Caulfield's words, "phony. It remains the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.

Read "The Strangers" by Albert Camus atleast once in your life: Never display emotions that you do not feel, nor participates in social conventions requiring emotional dishonesty.

Be Honest .... Always: Have the guts to tell someone how crappy that person looks in a particular dress, if you really mean it.

Learn one musical instrument atleast: I don't feel like explaining this one.

Do not plan any important task between Dec 15 to Jan 15 if you are living in North India: These are the most unproductive days, thanks to the depressing weather around this time of the year.

Whatever happens…. happens as a result of our own choice. Every moment we live is a choice. We choose every moment.