Instructions for Life
1. Take into account that great love and great
achievements involve great risks.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's:
- respect for self
- respect for others
- responsibility for all your actions
4. Remember that not getting what you want is
sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them
properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great
friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take
immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your
values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best
answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. When you get older
and think back you'll
be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A lovign atmosphere in your home is the foundation
for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with
the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. Its a way to achieve
immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been
before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in
which your love for each
other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in
order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with the same reckless
abandon.
-the Dalai Lama