The Most Important Lessons

The most important lessons that one gets in life is not about history or english, nor is it about science or math. It's about life. The greatest teachers are those that teach you how to live your life so that you're the best person that you can be, and the great thing about it is that no one needs to be certified to teach these lessons. Growing up, we learn about our parents, and then we learn from our teachers. Then once we actually desire to learn, we learn from our friends, siblings, and people on TV.

The best lessons in life don't have to, and probably shouldn't be, too direct. It's not enough for our parents just to tell us to be honest or have good manners, but we actually have to see it. There are so many lessons that we learn from just reading a book, learning about history, or maybe even watching a basketball game. We may not have intended to learn about it or think we're learning anything special, but in the end, we may have discovered something new. In the process of going through our days, there are many things available that indirectly provide us with a lesson.

The reason I write is because I want to share what I know, or rather, what I've learned. Not everyone can be the best student, because sometimes, as hard as we try, we just can't understand something. Not everyone can be the best athlete, because we're not all tall, quick, and strong built. However, one thing we CAN all be is a great person. You don't got to be good looking, smart, or athletic to be the best person you can be. I've always wanted to be the best at everything, and the fact of the matter is, I'm most likely never going to be able to be the next Jeopardy winner, the next NBA MVP, or the next Sexiest Man Alive. One thing I will always try to be, though, is a great person.

I'm no where close to a perfect person, but everyday, I try to inch closer. I look at the people around me, and I notice who I admire, and who I wish to never be like. I try to extract lessons from everybody, and with the lessons I get, I try to impart them to others. Through this blog, I'm not trying to tell people how to live their lives or what's right and what's wrong, but I just want to show the lessons that I have learned. And hopefully, in some way, I'll be able to make an impact in someone's life!