I consider myself to be a fairly wise young man and these are just a few thoughts that I meditated on today as life has been presenting me with difficult situations.
Be grateful for the things that you have. Don't be in a rush to meet your future. Many people say life is short but in retrospect life is long. Don't allow the bad to outweigh the good. Always maintain a balance. If too much good happens at once than you should expect an overdose of bad. Even batteries operate on positive and negative.
Do a better job of listening to people who repeat themselves often. Many times we tune them out because we've heard them speak before but repetition creates a pattern and patterns are predictable which helps you prepare for things to come. Remember that life is cyclical. The sun rose today and it will rise again tomorrow. If you miss the first wave be ready for the second wave and know that there is a third wave right behind you.
Do your best to remember people for the good and the bad. Everyone makes mistakes so it is not okay for you to continue looking down on others. When a person does something wrong you should discuss it and disclose your emotions only to people who will properly help you justify your feelings. Give yourself time to understand the entire situation from all perspectives and when opportunity presents itself allow yourself to overcome with a new appreciation for life. Also, never place anyone higher than the heavens. Man should not become an idol to other men nor should any creation become an idol. Otherwise you create a false image that cannot be replicated. Every man and creature has a place and you should not move ancient boundary stones lest the Lord take up the case.
People don't remember what you do as much as they remember how you make them feel. In every thing that you do always try to make people feel better than they did before they interacted with you. This is a very difficult task to do expecially when the people you interact with have made you feel bad in the past. But if the world is going to go from good to great than it is necessary for us to wash the plate clean and serve a fresh dish. If you do good only for yourself than you may learn that you are doing bad for everyone else.
I don't have all of the answers nor do I know enough questions to ask. I am a young man who prays and meditates and places myself in a position to receive the best the Universe has to offer. My hope is that others will follow as I follow. Consider this a true statement that shall be written in history, "If it wasn't for you I would have given up a long time ago."
Aaron Harris
