lessons life taught..but which i never learned

Sipping on a beer and sitting in the balcony of this country side apartment...i was thinking....who can be the greatest teacher...other than our own life...but as some great personality said..life is a difficult teacher...as it gives the examination first and lessons later..but what if we lose the examination after repeated learnings???

There are lot many lessons life has taught me...but which i never learned..i sometimes feel..i am a coward...cos i never wanted to admit these harsh realities of life, which was no where close to the dream i had about my life and those around me...i always tried to run away from these...

lesson 1: love and care yourself more than anything or anyone..cos no other person can ever return the love you give, in the same intensity..this is a lesson life has repeatedly taught me..but i fail to learn each time and now i have decided...its high time i start loving myself.

lesson 2: never interfere in others life, doesn't matter who that person is to you or how much ever freedom that person gives you. They may not really like it.

lesson 3: never take anyone for granted. Whether it be parents,friends or gal/boy friends or spouse. everyone is a different person from you and they have to be treated different. never expect them to read your mind and capture your untold feelings. There is nothing like "silence speaks a lot" its utter stupidity.

lesson 4: be selfish. under any situation, be selfish. see how u can feel better out of the situation and how you can escape unhurt. fools are those who care for others, sacrificing one's own happiness for others.
as well said by Chanakya in THE POLITICAL ETHICS OF CHANAKYA PANDIT
"Give up a member to save a family, a family to save a village, a village to save a country, and the country to save yourself."

lesson 5: When you give something, don't expect anything in return. And if you are of the expecting kind, then never give. They don't deserve it.

These are few of the many lessons life has taught me....but if you want to find happiness, better follow...thats my motto for now.