Some facts about life:
 

1. Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship- and find out you still care for that person.

2. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

3. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.

4. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, But what is more painful is to never have the courage to let that person know how you feel.

5. Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

6. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love  someone - but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

7. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

8. There are things you'd love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from, but don't be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from his heart.

9. Never say goodbye if you still want to try - never give up if you still feel you can go on - never say you don't love a person anymore if you can't let go.

10. There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Hope you dream of that special someone.

11. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.

12. The beginning of love is to let those we love be just themselves, and not twist them with our own image - otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

13. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

14. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

15. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

16. Always put yourself in the other's shoes.If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

17. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Every morning in Africa,
When the Sun rises,
A deer awakens,
Knowing, it has to outrun the fastest Lion,
OR, be hunted to death....

Every morning in Africa,
When the Sun rises,
A Lion awakens,
Knowing, it has to outrun the slowest deer,
OR, be starved to death....

It does not matter whether you are a deer or Lion,
When the Sun rises,
Better be running at your best........
 

WHAT I'VE LEARNED ...

Spend some time reading these, specially the ones with ********** You'll love them.

I've learned- **********
That you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I've learned-
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned-
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned-
that it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned- **********
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned- *********
that you shouldn't compare yourself
to the best others can do.

I've learned-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I've learned- **********
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned- **********
that you can keep going long after you can't.

I've learned-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I've learned-
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I've learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned- ************
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.

I've learned- ************
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
Yes,Yes ! I vouch for it.

I've learned-
that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned- ***********
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned- **********
that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I've learned-
that your family won't always be there for you.
It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.

I've learned-
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned- ***********
that no matter how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned- ***********
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned- ***********
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned- ************
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I've learned-
that two people can look at the exact same thing
and yet see something totally different.

I've learned-
that no matter how you try to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned- ************
that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.

I've learned-
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned-
that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned- ************
that it's hard to determine
where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings
and standing up for what you believe.
 

Compiled and Edited by my friends Yatin Nayak and Rajrup Banerjee.