22 Things I Wish I had Known Earlier in My Life
Sometimes it seems like the whole purpose of life is just to learn and grow. We learn from our mistakes. I have observed that most of us do not learn unless we have made some mistake and have suffered its consequences.
I have also noticed that the majority among us keep on repeating the same mistakes again and again and in doing so keep on attracting the same kind of circumstances in our lives and then keep complaining too.
There are some of us who learn from the mistakes of others. The majority among us though must go out there, make their own mistakes, learn from them, change their thinking and behavior and move on. These are the wise ones.
So making a mistake unknowingly is not as bad as making it intentionally. Learning from your mistakes in incomplete without a change in your thinking patterns. Changed thought patterns bring about changed behavior.
Here are some life lessons I learnt after making mistakes. I am sharing them with you in the hope that you may be among the wise ones.
1. The most sincere and selfless people around you are your parents. They maybe wrong sometimes and maybe hard on you but don’t just rebel against them without trying to understand their intentions first.
2. Save some part of your money whenever you get some and don’t touch it unless you really really need it.
3. Spend most of your money on things whose value increase with time, rather than immediate pleasure. It won’t last long otherwise.
4. There is no shortcut to being rich. Anyone who tells you so is lying and most probably a cheat.
5. Time is more important than money.
6. Family is more important than career.
7. Pursue what you love to do and be great at it and find a way to make a living doing that.
8. If you are unable to make a living while doing what you love don’t stop doing what you love to do, and while you make your living doing something else keep thinking how can do what you love and still live of it.
9. Life is unpredictable. Make sure your loved ones know that you love and care for them, no matter how busy you are. Never assume they know. Even if they know tell them anyway.
10. Read good books instead of watching TV. You will learn more and waste less time.
11. Don’t buy what they advertise just on an impulse. Take your time to decide if you really need that thing.
12. Change your friends if they do not share your values. It won’t kill you or your reputation.
13. Take risks but calculate the risks before taking them to see that you can handle the failure.
14. Plan your life but leave room for unplanned activities too. Let yourself experience the element of surprise.
15. Remember that nothing lasts forever. Nothing. So appreciate what you have when you have it.
16. Find your own God. Don’t believe in what they tell you about God. Find Him within you. Reach out for Him and He will hold your hand for sure.
17. It’s better to agree to disagree rather than trying to force your point of view on someone who doesn’t think like you do.
18. Accept your failures with grace and don’t bury yourself in depression when you don’t get what you want. There might be something better waiting for you to notice it.
19. Loving someone does not mean you have to agree on everything.
20. When you are doing something try to focus all your attention to just that task. Forget about everything else.
21. Be healthy. Exercise, eat healthy foods, sleep well and you won’t get to see very many doctors in life.
22. Don’t do things just because everyone else is doing them. Choose what you want to do consciously with specific reasoning.
These are the very basic lessons I learnt from life. You make your own mistakes and learn them or you can just be the wise one. 
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Thanks Abubakar jamil for this post.
Thanks Dia for visiting and commenting.
Hi Abubakar
This is a really great list! And one big thing I learned is that the reason why some mistakes seem to be repeated is because we have to learn the lesson that they are supplying. Many people want to avoid or run away from a situation, so it keeps coming back and it seems that they make the same mistake over and over again, but we just have to learn the lesson to release whatever the situation may be, and thus allow our soul to evolve and move on.
This got me thinking that one day I may want to do my own list of things I wish I knew earlier…. it would be fun, and if I do, I will definitely link to you, for people to explore your list too
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I discovered your blog [ http://www.evolvingbeings.com/ ] yesterday and found it to be really good. Yeah sure do that list thing.
And do check your email as well.
Great list. Life is teaching me 7 and 8 this year
I'd add that different people come and go in your life – and instead of getting upset that they're gone, I think they probably entered your life to teach you a lesson, and when you have finally learned that lesson, they are no longer in your life as they're not needed any more.
And totally agree with Evita as well about learning a lesson to stop a situation happening over and over again.
Thanks Sulthana for liking the article and your comment.
Since you do have valuable lessons to share with us may I invite you to join us bloggers in sharing such wisdom with the world?
Please click this link for the details http://www.abubakarjamil.com/known-earlier-life/ and I'd appreciate your input.
This is a great way to really come face to face with you SELF…….I am going to post as much as I can tonight on my blog…… and will send you the link by mail.
Thanks for writing. It's included in the list of participating blogs.
First time here. I like the idea and the list. Thanks for provoking some thoughts about what is important.
You are very welcome and thank you for your visit and comment.
Great advise! Thank you for sharing!
Bill thank you for visiting and leaving your comment.
How did I miss YOUR Life lessons? I enjoyed every single one……I love the writing voice, the tone, the subtlety behind the important messages – and I agree (shockingly!
) with all of them, Abubakar. Great post and a great movement on getting other bloggers to do the same!
YOU MISSED MINE? :@
Well now you are out of the "missing" already.
Wonderful life lessons Abubakar. I particularly liked the one about finding out what you love to do and doing that. I see a lot of people whose energy is draining out of them because they're not doing enough of what they love. Discovering what we feel passionate about, what energises us and what we enjoy doing is key to a happy fulfilled life. Thanks too for the inspiration to pull all these wonderful ideas together – a very powerful concept. I'm enjoying reading them all. Cheers. Sarah
Thank you Sarah for your comment and for your contribution to the Life Lessons Series.