2. In order to do something meaningful in life, you need to be happy and pleased with where you are, and what you’re doing with yourself. No one ever did something truly amazing with out being inspired by their goal, or enjoying that goal with a positive attitude. The world wouldn’t be in the shape and from that is it in with out the enthusiastic working hands of its people.

3. The world is what you make of it, and if you have a negative outlook on the world, then your personality will be exactly that. You get to choose how your day goes, and what happens to you in life. Life is what you make it, so make it a good trip.

4. No matter what your battle may be, as long as you stick with it, soon it will seem like nothing. Many people face things every day that at one point seemed hard, and they are done easily. The task itself has not changed at all, but our ability to do what is put in front of us has greatly increased.

5. Things don’t just happen for no reason, and not every action is thoughtless. You do everything for a reason, and every action is the effect of a thought. Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bath tub. Why would someone even thing of acting on the thought of taking away the lives of their children, who they are supposed to love and protect?

6. The events of 9/11 were a true tragedy. But, the effects of that day have been very beneficial. We now have a stronger since of security, and are more aware of things that could danger our country. Also, as a result of the bombings on September 11, the nation has more pride in itself, and a patriotic song can be heard in every heart of every America, who it truly proud to still be alive, and to be a part of the strongest country on Earth.

7. Someone who goes through life constantly quoting what they hear other people say never truly forms his own opinion. Although you may be saying very intelligent things, if you don’t know what it is that you’re saying, you’re not using your brain to your full potential. People do not want to have a conversation with people who don’t know anything, they hate quotations of other, tell them instead what you know.

8. When you give up on yourself, and listen to what every one else is saying, then you will not have anything to work for. You have to keep believing in yourself to achieve anything in life. The people who try out for American Idol are afraid of Simon’s terrible critiques, but they keep believing in themselves, and one person ultimately reaches goal.

9. If someone wants to have tranquility inside themselves, they cannot depend on other’s hard work to do that for them. As humans, we have a natural feeling of guilt, and knowing that something you were supposed to do got done because someone else did it would lay on ones mind. You cannot count on other people to bring you happiness, you have to bring that upon yourself, and if you are so deserving, then your reward will be great.

10. The only truly meaningful gift you can ever give another person is advise. Material possessions will only last so long, but advise is something that will carry with someone for an eternity. Giving advise from personal experience is one of the most priceless gifts we are so blessed to be able to give, and it would be selfish to with hold all of that information.

11. If you’re lazy, and wait around for every one else do to what needs to be done, you won’t ever get anything. If you know where a treasure is, and you tell someone “hey, do dig up this gold for me, and I’ll half it with you,” are they going to do it? No! why would someone do all the work and get half the profit? They are going to dig it up and keep it all for themselves. If you want to do something great, or own anything, you have to do it yourself, nothing comes to the people who are lazy, it comes to the people who work hard.

12. You have to take care of yourself. You only get one body, one life, you have to treat it like that. Drugs and other destructive activities can ruin the temple God has givin you, and you have to keep it in as good of shape as possible, you can’t just trade it in like a car, you’re stuck with what you’ve got, and if you don’t take care of it, then you’re going to pay for it in the end.

13. The things around you, and problems that arise in life do not change. Your parents faced the exact same problems that you face today, but the way that society reacts to them, and the amount of authority placed on that decision has changed. Nothing changes except you, and the way you view them.

14. You can have all the money in the world, but being rich is more than having material possessions. If you know what things to leave a lone, what things you’re meant to do and which you’re not, then you’ve become rich in knowing your place in life.

16. Most of the people in life who are successful don’t take the time to notice it, and they keep working so hard, that they never take the time in life to actually enjoy what they’ve done. But part of being successful is knowing when you’ve met you’re goals, so they never really know how much they’ve succeeded.

17. Every one makes fun of how things were in the olden days, but doesn’t stop to realize that ten, twenty, thirty years from now, we are going to look back and laugh at the silly things that we’re doing today. Maybe we should take a deeper consideration of the things we do now, to save ourselves from embarrassment in the future.

18. Love is one of the most addicting drugs available, every one wants it. Every one wants to love, and to be loved. The only way to revive yourself from heart break, or lack of receiving love, is to give more. People are more drawn to those who are enjoyable to be around, and if that person shows love toward the people surrounding them, then people are drawn to them.

19. Be very careful that the job placement you receive, to friends you acquire don’t change you. You’re made just the way you’re supposed to be, and if you would never be caught dead doing something that you’re doing now, then you’ve altered yourself. People want you because of who you are, not so that you can change for them.

20. If one of your friends wants to do something that you don’t, then let them. They are their own person, and should be allowed to do what they want. A true friend would let their friend experience life for themselves, and not worry about their friend not being accepted. People need to learn about things on their own and in their own time.

21. Forgiveness is not for the weak-hearted. You have to be a strong person to admit that you’ve wronged someone. Knowing that you’ve been wrong, and being able to admit that is showing how strong of a person you have become.