“Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:
Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”

- Buddha

“To be happy you must eliminate two things: The fear of a bad future and The memory of a bad past.”

- Seneca

People will judge no matter what you do. When you’re kind, they think you’re weak. When you’re confident, they think you’re arrogant. When you’re quiet, they think you’re cold.

The best thing you can do for yourself before this year ends is forgive yourself for everything you think you did wrong. Every missed opportunity. Every mistake. Every time you weren't perfect.

Your father is the most valuable person in your life, no matter his flaws, no matter his mistakes. He may not show love the way you expect, he might be tough, silent, or distant at times, but his presence, his sacrifices, and his silent worries for you carry a weight you'll only understand with time

Life can give you 5 kids and take them all again when you're just watching.

Life can also give you one child and allow you to grow old as you watch him grow.

The same life can give you a sweet marriage without children.

It can also give you beautiful children without marriage.

No family is perfect. We argue, we fight, we even stop talking to each other at times, but in the end, family is family. The love will always be there.

In the end people judge you anyway and have their various opinions of you. There really is no point trying to impress others because only you know what you really do and what you really care about.

It's so easy to focus on what's missing, what went wrong, or what we wish we had. We get caught up in the noise and overlook the quiet miracles right in front of us the home that keeps us warm, the people who love us, the health that lets us wake up and try again.

I’m not gonna lie. I never want to experience a year like this again. It felt heavy in ways I didn't expect. It drained me, tested me, and pushed me to places I didn't think I could handle. There were days when I felt lost, days when I felt tired of pretending

You’ll start something small... selling shoes, baking cakes, or tutoring kids and your "loyal" friends will act like they didn’t see it.

Strangers will support you before people you grew up with do.

The age of 23 to 30 isn't easy. You lose friends, you make mistakes, you fall, you fail, you realize things, you hit reality, you lose yourself but in the end you find yourself and become stronger.

There are so many delays in life. It feels like there’s always something blocking the path, like everything I want comes with a price of waiting. Sometimes, you’re almost there, but suddenly a well appears. Sometimes, you’re on the train to your dreams, and it stops in the middle of nowhere.

There are good women who are side chick. Whores that have perfect relationships. Good guys who are being cheated on. Lazy people who have money. Givers who are really poor. Stingy people who are rich. Hardworking people who are paupers. Innocent people who are in prison. Thieves working freely.