Hi, that's an email that a dear friend of mine, Michael, sent me.
I don't know where he found it out but
I guess it's what each one of us thought and lived...
I guess it's meant for everybody...
Of course, you can agree or disagree.
For me it is!

THIS MAY BE THE BEST E-MAIL FOR ALL OF 1999. ENJOY!

"I've learned - that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I've learned - that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned - that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

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 it's not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned - that you can get by on charm for about
fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned - that you shouldn't compare
yourself to the best others can do.

I've learned - that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned - that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

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 keep going long after you can't.

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 regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first, the passion fades
and there had better be something else to take its place.

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 money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned - that my best friend and I
can do anything or nothing and
have the best time.

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 sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned - that true friendship continues to
grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

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 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 you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating, and what
a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I've learned - that your family won't always be there for you.
It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to
can take care of you and love you and teach you to
trust people again. Families aren't biological.

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 no matter how bad your heart is broken the world
doesn't stop for your grief.

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 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 you shouldn't be so eager to
find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned - that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned - that no matter how you try to protect
your children, they will eventually get hurt and
you will hurt in the process.

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."