Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.
I wish I learned not to take things for granted long before I actually did. I don’t know if I was necessarily taking things for granted, but, I never stopped to be thankful and appreciate things when I was younger. Honestly I don’t think it’s something I learned to do or actually made it a point to do until fairly recently. Probably within the last 5 years or so I think.
Why do I wish I learned not to take things for granted and be thankful and appreciative at a much younger age? Well because, when you’re thankful for something and you appreciate it, it holds way more value in your life and it means more to you. Whether it’s an actual physical thing, a lesson you’ve learned, or something you were able to overcome. If you’re thankful for it and you appreciate it, it stays with you and you don’t forget it. Years and years ago one of my bosses told me something, he told me…”You will never respect anybody’s things as much as you will respect something you spent your own money on or put your own hard work into.” Even though I constantly thought about what he said, I didn’t quite understand it until many years later. When you work hard on something you respect it more and you are proud of it. For instance it’s easy for us to go spend a dollar on a can of soda and Crush that can when it’s gone. We don’t take in the fact the countless hours and research and development that went into making and designing that can. Yes I know there’s hundreds of millions of them made each day but could you imagine if somebody crushed one of the first 500 ever made right in front of the developer? Think about that!
Anyhow, I hope you’re having a wonderful day and I hope you have a wonderful day. Don’t let the small things drag you down and remember… no matter what you’re going through I don’t care how bad it is, it’s temporary, you will get through it. Stay strong and keep looking forward! Good luck and thank you for reading!
Remember… If donkeydidit, you can too!
Uncle Donkeys Tales 