Some life lessons life showed me

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• People who say money means nothing are lying to themselves. Money is what keeps the world running. Money is what helps us to survive.

• The people who often smile have been the through the hardest in life

• Be careful when you walk down the road with your phone in your hand. There have been incidents where cyclists ride by and grab the phone

• Never ever put your phone or wallet in your back pocket. Save yourself from theft.

• Always have a number on speed dial as this will help you when you're in a dark situation

• Don't rely on anyone to keep you happy. If you do, you'll never be satisfied

• In order to love others, you need to love yourself.

• Don't trust someone who gossips. Who knows, they're probably saying horrible things about you too.

• In order to protect yourself, you have to keep your guard up.

• Social Media is brainwashing us

• Love makes people extremely blind. Even when you have doubts about the person, you make excuses for them. Once that love extinguishes, your eyes open up to a tonne of flaws you never knew existed.

• Life is temporary. All the materialistic things we crave for are temporary. We will all die one day…

• If a newborn baby can die in his mother's arms, who's to say that we won't die in the next minute?

• You are not your parents

• Don't expect appreciation or gratitude from anyone. I used to put in extra effort only because I wanted to be praised. I felt like crap when I realised nobody actually cared. They were just happy they didn't have to do the work.

• People will only message you because they need something. The people who genuinely care are rare to find.

• Everyone in this world is competitive.

• Everyone is selfish and that's okay, to an extent. We all have to earn a living somehow.

• Don't marry someone because of their looks. Eventually you'll both grow old and the beauty will fade away.

• Never employ people who are overly-confident. My boss has done this before and boy he regretted it.

• Peace will never prevail in a world of turmoil. There will always be turmoil, unfortunately.

• Life isn't fair. Complain about all your problems, nothing will change if you don't take action.

• Never trust anyone with your secrets

• Most people enjoy seeing you fail and will envy you when you succeed.

• You have to face your demons and fight them. Nobody's going to do it for you.

• You're the one in control of your life. Nobody can change your fate apart from you.