On the day she celebrated her 90th birthday, Mrs. Regina Brett from Cleveland patiently answered questions from numerous curious people fascinated by her longevity.
Finally, she decided to compress her life experience into 42 lessons that life had taught her. Here is what she wrote:
1. Life is not fair, but it is still good.
2. Life is too short - enjoy it.
3. Your job won’t take care of you when you get sick. Your friends and family will.
4. Settle card debts regularly.
5. You don't have to win every fight. Stay consistent with yourself.
6. Cry with someone. It helps more than when you cry alone.
7. Start saving for retirement from your first salary.
8. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
9. Reconcile with the past so you don’t screw up the present.
10. It's okay for your kids to see you cry.
11. Do not compare your life with the lives of others. You don't care what their path really is.
12. If the relationship you are in must be a secret, you should not be in it either.
13. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
14. Get rid of everything that is not useful. It is not just about the material.
15. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
16. It's never too late to be happy. But it depends only on you and no one else.
17. Follow what you love and don't accept "no" as an answer.
18. Light candles, use beautiful sheets, wear sexy underwear. Don’t keep them for a special occasion. Today is a special day.
19. Prepare in detail, and then let the current carry you.
20. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to allow yourself to go crazy again.
21. The most important sexual organ is the brain.
22. No one is responsible for your happiness except you.
23. Approaches to each so-called disaster with these words: "Will this be important in five years?"
24. Always choose life.
25. Forgive, but do not forget.
26. You don't care what other people think of you.
27. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
28. No matter how good or bad the situation is, it will change.
29. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else will anyway.
30. Believe in miracles.
31. Don't think too much in life. Appear where you need to and use the present moment.
32. To grow old means to win the alternative - to die young.
33. Your children have only one childhood.
34. All that really matters in the end is that you loved.
35. Go outside every day. Miracles await you everywhere.
36. If we all threw our problems on the crowd and saw others on it, we would grab our own back.
37. Jealousy and envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you want.
38. The best is yet to come.
39. No matter how you feel, shut up and work.
40. Contributions.
41. Life is not tied with a bow, but it is still a gift.
Goodnight
Life is a gift given to you. It is in your hands to believe from this as best you can that you can. Through ups and downs, you will find a lesson to learn to be a better person. Every experience, good and bad, makes you grow. We get along with life and it will definitely get easier for you. Live for today and enjoy every moment. Catch the best that life has to offer.