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All The Events Of Your Past Have Formed A Lens, Or Paradigm, Through Which You See The World. And Since No One's Past Is Exactly Like Anyone Else's, No Two People See Alike.

It's Hard, But Sometimes It Is Better To Have No Friends For A Time Than To Have The Wrong Friends. The Wrong Group Can Lead You Down All Kinds Of Paths You Really Don't Want To Be On. And Retracing Your Steps Can Be A Long And Hard Journey

Isn't It Kind Of Silly To Think That Tearing Someone Else Down Builds You Up?

Education Must Be A Lifelong Pursuit. The Person Who Doesn't Read Is Not Better Off Than The Person Who Can't.

Being Gentle Means Forgiving Yourself When You Mess Up. We Should Learn From Our Mistakes, But We Shouldn't Beat The Tar Out Of Ourselves Over Them. The Past Is Just That, Past. Learn What Went Wrong And Why. Make Amends If You Need To. Then Drop It And Move On.