Who wanna listen to an OLD MAN ?

If my son ever follows the following advice, I will die a happy man.
Please my son, all I have got to give you, is the following words ....

Find something in life that you can become passionate about. Please don’t drift through life aimlessly. Without a passion your life is going to be 90% less interesting.

Work is a must. You need to generate some goodwill towards people, in order to get some in return. My labour for your cash ? Something like that.

If you can turn your passion into your job, you are going to be in the top 5% of the happiest people in the world. I promise.

Make sure you get some qualification or skills. Nothing is free and no-one is going to look out for you. Your own abilities are the only thing you will be able to rely on at all times.

Don’t look for excuses. Each situation can be either a reason to succeed or a reason to fail. You get to choose which. cool, huh?

Don’t rely on other people for happiness. Be happy with yourself and with that which you do in life. Without even trying you will then be surrounded by happiness and happy people.

No matter which situation you find yourself in … there is someone else out there who has worse problems. Never give up. There is always opportunity to rectify your situation. No matter what.
If you find yourself on the “bottom rung” there is still someone out there looking up to you.

Be sincere and honest with yourself. In doing so you will be sincere and honest with others. Being insincere and dishonest will come back and haunt you no matter what you do. There is no place to hide from it. You WILL pay your dues in life.

Listen to wisdom. It may come from any direction or any source. Sometimes the most unlikely person will be the means to your most valuable lesson in life. Always be open to these opportunities, because they will present themselves fleetingly and disappear forever.
Missing the boat … when your “ship is about to come in” is not a mistake you wish to make.
Seize your opportunity.

Lastly, don’t coop everything up inside. If you’re sad, let people know about it. If you’re happy, let people know about it. If something upsets you, complain about it. Communicate and share.
Holding emotions inside can only result in ill-health. We are communal beings… we are not meant to be loners.

 

Wow! good posting thanks for sharing

 

It's marvellous advice ... if someone listens to it. Only one person, and then everything is worth it.

Long long ago, I was being taught by an obnoxious man who's opinions really affronted me. I had no choice but to be in the situation I was in, at that time.
One thing this man said, has never been forgotten...

Do not always speak. Spend a fair time listening.
When you speak, you mention only things you know about (we hope) and you are learning nothing new, but while you are listening, once in a while you will hear/learn something brand new that will be worth a small fortune to your life.

Even now, I continually have to remind myself to shut up... and listen.

 

Great advice old man. No wonder you have traversed on a life which have proven taxing yet wonderful. I wish your son gets this and reflects well upon this.

 

Really well said!

It's a shame we don't take advice like this at a younger age. When I was young I also thought I knew e everything and wouldn't listen to the older folk, ie my parents.

They were so right about many things.

One thing i was told that sticks with me is,

Do as many things in life even if sometimes you don't feel like it, everything you do in life gives you the opportunity to open doors to other good things, be it walking to the shop or going somewhere you wouldn't normally go. Effort can be rewarded when you least expect it..

I try to take this advice and as a result I went on a holiday I would never have dreamed of going on and ended up meeting my wife ( ex wife now sadly but still)

 

My Grandmother once told me:
Follow these words with care,
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
How, when, and where.
-
falcon

 

Nice, simple and wise advice. I like this part.

Very well said.