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Life Lessons

Posted in Life on 08/21/2007 09:48 pm by enjanerd

There are a number of lessons I learned early on in life that I continue to follow over the years. Ian likes to poke fun at me for some of them — Always hold the hand of someone bigger than you when crossing the street; Don’t talk to strangers. But I maintain that they worked for me growing up. I don’t see how they’re hurting me as an adult. Besides, no one ever told me which things I should keep following and what I should ignore. I suppose I could use my own judgment, but why bother when the default still works?

- Don’t run with scissors.
- Be nice to others.
- Finish your homework before watching TV. (Or playing wii…)
- Look both ways when crossing the street.
- If you go outside, tell someone where you’re going.
- Don’t make fun of people who are different from you.
- Don’t stare at the sun during an eclipse. (They were always

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so adamant about not looking at an eclipse… It was years later when I learned that the point was that you weren’t supposed to stare at the sun at all

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. Oops…)
- Double-check your work before you turn it in.
- Don’t tell people they’re dumb even if you think they are.
- Double-knot your shoelaces so you don’t trip over them.

These all sound like good advice still. What did you learn as a child that you still do now?Lost Stallions: The Journey Home divx