What I did learn in the Schoold of Hard Knocks By Bill Pedersen

I've learned...

that you should always leave loved

ones with loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned...

that you can do something in an instant

that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned...

that we are responsible for what we do,

no matter how we feel.

I've learned...

that either you control your

attitude or it controls you.

I've learned...

that my best friend and I can do anything

or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned...

that heroes are the people who do what has

to be done when it needs to be done,

regardless of the consequences.

I've learned...

that sometimes the people you expect to

kick you when you're down will be the

ones to help you get back up.

I've learned...

that just because someone doesn't love you

the way you want them to doesn't mean they

don't love you with all they have.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow,

even over the longest distance.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types

of experiences you've had and what you've

learned from them and less to do with how

many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're

going to hurt you every once in a while and

you must forgive them for that.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may

have influenced who we are, but we are

responsible for who we become.

I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by

others, Sometimes you have to learn to forgive

yourself.

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't

mean they don't love each other. And just

because they don't argue, it doesn't mean

they do.

I've learned that we don't have to change friends

if we understand that friends change.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same

thing and see something totally different.

I've learned that even when you think you have no more

to give, when a friend cries out to you,

you will find the strength to help.

I've learned that credentials on the wall do not

make you a decent human being.

I've learned that family and friends are what make

us who we are today, and without them

we would never be complete.

I've learned that the people you care about most

in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.

All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

Biker-Bill

 

USED BY PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR - BILL PEDERSON