Some Lessons I’ve Learned From Life

Fareha Riaz
ILLUMINATION
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3 min readAug 27, 2022
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Life is just like a beautiful journey, Sometimes we know our destination i.e goals and sometimes we are searching for them. Sometimes we make the right choices and sometimes we regret them.

So here are some lessons that life has taught me:

  1. Life is too short for regrets.

So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. -Harvey Mackay.

2. Our choices determine who we are, but sometimes we only have one choice and we have to go for it.

3. Real happiness can never be found in material things.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved despite ourselves.-Victor Hugo

4. Sometimes we have to break our barriers and do something different.

Obstacles can not crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.- Leonardo da Vinci

5. We don’t always need to follow society and trends blindly.

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful. -Noam Chomsky

6. We are spending much less time with our loved ones and have become more robotic in our lives.

Going home, and spending time with the family, I feel they are my friends as well of. I look forward to meeting anyone one of them for a coffee, and when we all get together. I just love it.- Domhnall Gleeson

7. Sometimes we prioritize the wrong things over the right ones

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

8. We need to befriend ourselves and learn to be honest with one another.

When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own. ~ Mandy Hale

9. Success is never guaranteed as things take time to work.

“Take Action: Success is not guaranteed but inaction will guaranty failure.”

― Ken Poirot

10. Sometimes we spend our time and efforts on the wrong people and they only take advantage of that. Everybody is not good and sometimes you cannot change people.

11. The only person capable of helping you is you. Unless you decide you don’t need anyone to tell you to be strong you can not be free in reality.

“Stop blaming people for not helping you to solve your problems. The question is simple “are they the ones in the problem with you”? People may teach you, people may advise you, people may inspire you, but it takes YOU to go the extra mile and make an indelible impact!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

Life teaches you a new lesson every day if you are attentive enough in the class of life.” ~ Invajy

These were some of the lessons life has taught me. Life is never easy for anyone. There are always problems that we have to deal with. But the gist is that we need to be strong and keep moving forward. If you guys have any suggestions, please feel free to comment.

Thank you for your time and for reading it. If you have any piece of advice I’ll be more than happy to hear it. Do give me your feedback. If you want to encourage me to produce better writing, please follow me to show your support.

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Fareha Riaz
ILLUMINATION

A writer who is constantly working to improve. I write about life, inspiration, or anything that catches my attention.