Care to share some wisdom?

troybilt

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I love spending time with older people. If you look hard enough there is always something to learn from them. I"ve come to the conclusion that it takes a lot of years to be wise. Not sure if I personally will ever get there. Thought it would be cool if we could pool together and share some wisdom.

My contribution for the day is:
1) when handling Habanero peppers stop off at a sink and wash the hands throughly before going to the bathroom.

2) I just read the next two on line: A person who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; a person who never asks is a fool forever.

3)An iceberg is a good analogy of our character and personality. The tip of the iceberg is what is seen first by other people; our personality. The part that lies underneath the water is our character, which lays unseen and hidden. Our personality is our image, techniques and skills that influence our outward success, but our true success will come from the goodness of our character that lies beneath the surface.

anyone care to share more wisdom?
 
Every day spent living through a life that makes you unhappy is a day that may as well not be lived at all. Every situation, no matter how grim can be converted into something worthwhile. I am a firm believer in the duality of the universe. Each day has its night. Every sun has its moon. I am not a religious man, but that in itself I suppose is as much of a definition of my beliefs as any. Nature is our greatest teacher due to her non biased nature. She is what she is, much like anything in life.

You get what you give, and you always get what you need.

Forgive my ramblings, I am at work, and in its nature it makes me a very contemplative soul. Thanks for a great topic troy. As usual your timing is impeccable.
 
five minutes of happiness is far better than a lifetime of sorrow

you never know how many times you have to stab a man in order to kill him.
 
When your pregnant wife is changing in a doctors office, dont wave around a handful of $1 bills....... :D

I think the most important thing I've ever learned is dont judge anybody - ever. I still struggle with it (I'm not perfect either) but it's amazing what kind of people you get along with. Everybody is their own person. Matter of fact, didnt we talk about this at your place Troy?
 
Big Rich said:
When your pregnant wife is changing in a doctors office, dont wave around a handful of $1 bills....... :D
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Bahahaha too funny.

Big Rich said:
I think the most important thing I've ever learned is dont judge anybody - ever. I still struggle with it (I'm not perfect either) but it's amazing what kind of people you get along with. Everybody is their own person. Matter of fact, didnt we talk about this at your place Troy?
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Yes we did bro. A good way to live for sure man.

Love this thread already. I knew I could count on you guys!!!!
 
If at first you don't succeed Try try again.. thats a daily reminder

also lately I've been looking into what lies in the heart. My thoughts and reactions to things. Cause from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. I have to make sure whats in there is the best that it can be.
 
phrige said:
If at first you don't succeed Try try again.. thats a daily reminder

also lately I've been looking into what lies in the heart. My thoughts and reactions to things. Cause from the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. I have to make sure whats in there is the best that it can be.
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That's beautiful.
 
"if yer not shootin, you should be loadin. if yer not loadin, you should be movin. if yer not movin, someones gonna cut off your head and put it on a stick" -Clint Smith

seriously tho..

"all that is not given, is lost" -Indian proverb
 
Well, I recently found out the hard way;

Telling people you love them is good, but acting like you care gets 'er done.

I'm afraid I'm guilty of too much talk and not enough action right now. I sure hope I learn my lesson.
 
+1 UncErnie.

One thing i forgot to add is, learn to love the present. don't let yourself get overwhelmed with the cares of life.
 
There's an old saying "knowledge is power" and people think it means keeping that knowledge and using it to gain leverage over others.

The key is to share knowledge for that empowers others and the more that knowledge is shared the stronger we make people. That's also the way we live longer by making sure that what we learn is passed on. Most of what we learn comes form others, so it's only fair to pass it on.
 
When I was a child I'd see a kid with a new bicycle and want to know why I couldn't have a new bike instead of the one I had. Dad would tell me "I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man with no feet".

Don't cry because its over. Smile because it happened.

My personal favorite. Racing is living. Everything else is waiting.
 
Your attitude is one of the few things you truly have control over in life...
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Some people just suck at life.
 
Some wonderful stuff in here guys, keep it up. Not much on my end as I'm not all that old, but here're a few tidbits from me anyway...

It is said that men are disguised by liquor; on the contrary, men are disguised by sobriety.

Don't rely on others. If you want it done when and how you want, do it yourself.

Always carry rubber bands & duct tape.

Cheers guys - boingk
 
"Racing is living. Everything else is waiting."


Mr Fhearted, I know several guys who race, and that sums it up poetically.
Kind of funny to have it said out loud.
 
Awesome stuff guys. I'm gonna have to write some if this down. Really good stuff.
Mine for today: (we all know this one)
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
I just purchased a non-working Pellet stove manufactured in 1992 for $150. After a day of tinkering she works better than new.
 
Treat everyone in your life as if you might never see them again.
 
Funny that you started this thread today Troy. I was just talking to Kiley yest about a guy I knew. His name was Bud Lowery. He was a B24 pilot in WW2 over Italy. My mom was an at home care nurse for him when I was a kid. I spent a summer hanging out with him. We would watch old movies about the war and he would tell me stories. During one of the movies (which was about Brit pilots, I forget the name) a rookie pilot buzzes the air field. Bud paused it and asked me if I knew why that was a "real asshole thing to do". At the age of 12 I thought it was a great thing to do! Why wouldnt ya show off! Youre a damn fighter pilot! Well he calmly explained to me that if that young man had made one tiny mistake, he couldve not only killed his fellow flyers on the ground, but that one plane he may have destroyed couldve been the Spitfire that ended the war.
"Was letting the Reich win worth showing off for some fuckin' nurses?"
He than started the movie again. Always stuck with me...
 
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