What if you were told you had only 3-4 healthy years ahead? What would you do? Would you be in the same relationship you are in? Would you stay in the same job? Would you live in the same house? Are there people you would call on more often or are there people you would avoid? Would you be more thankful of the time you have or would you turn cynical with each passing day? What choices would you make? Ask yourself - what would you do differently and then do it.
Anyway, I thought to pen down a few of life's lessons and many do's and don'ts (some from my experience, some from experiences of those around me).
- The best people for you are the ones who bring out the best in you. Don't let them go.
- We need atleast one person in our lives who thinks we are superman! :)
- If you can still smile when thinking about it - it was worth it.
- Never love too well.
- Trust your instinct- always.
- Drink lots of water.
- Nobody worth possessing can be quite possessed. (borrowed from some famous dudette)
- Dress up. Everyday.
- Money doesnt buy happiness but it rents it well. :)
- Exercise.
- Sleep under the open skies once.
- Give a baby a bath.
- Go swim in the sea once.
- Get yourself a dog, love it dearly.
- Do something uncharacterstic of your own self some time.
- Buy yourself a gift- celebrate your own success.
- Watch a movie alone. Its liberating- in a weird way.
- Get soaked in the rain. Enjoy it and dont run for shelter.
- Go on a long drive with someone you enjoy a conversation with.
- Laugh loudly.
- Text friends- lots.
- Confess your love.
- Admit your follies to yourself and then forgive.
- Tell someone they are your hero!
- Listen to mummy.
- Confide in someone.
- Write your thoughts and revisit them months later. Its fun to get reintroduced to your own self of a decade back.
- Play the fool sometime.
- Dance with abandon.
- Buy me a teddy bear.
- Go picnicing.
- Leave your worries by the pillowside.
- Listen to someone else's collection of music.
- Explore. Travel. Learn. And yes, try the local cuisine.
- Play sports. esp. basket ball (and avoid cricket).
- Forgive and don't carry a grudge.
- Fight the establishment.
- Be true to your own self.
- At a party make conversation with the one who looks the most lost/lonely.
- Never make anyone feel small.
- Read comic books.
- Never drag a dead relationship. Or hold on to someone who isnt there.
- Tried and tested by almost all I know : If you love someone let them go. if they come back, they are yours, if not they never will be.
- Never trust a man fully who lies to his own mother.
- Keep the faith.
- Cultivate the art of writing and reading
- If someone gives you a compliment- donot contradict. Accept it. Graciously.
- Read a holy book.
- Spend a day without looking at the watch. Just keep your own time.
- Learn some jokes.
- Sing.
- Be the life of the party.
- Never apologise for your tears or your feelings.
- Study hard.
- Get up early in the morning.
- Watch the sun rise once with someone you love.
- Once, just once, love lavishly someone more than they love you.
- Succeed graciously and lose admirably. Hate losing.
- Give compliments.
- Never let a few rupees keep you from doing what you want to do.
- Dare I say- splurge once in a while :)
- Write letters.
- Be organised.
- Stand up for what you believe in. Never compromise on what you believe in.
- Find yourself a passion.
- Take a break from it all.
- Smile and let it reach your eyes.
- Say good morning cheerfully. Mean it.
