A Birth Certificate shows that we were born.
A Death Certificate shows that we died

Pictures show that we live!

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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 love each other.
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that we don’t have to change friends
 

if we understand that friends change.

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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.
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that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.

The same applies to true love.
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that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.
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that it’s taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
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that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.
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that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.
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That we are responsible for what
we do, no matter how we feel.
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that either you control your attitude
 

or it controls you.

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that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,

regardless of the consequences.
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that my friends and I

can do anything or nothing
and have the best time
..
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That sometimes people you may expect to kick you when you’re
 

down will be the ones to help you get back up.

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that sometimes when I’m angry
I have the right to be angry, but that
doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
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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.
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That it isn’t always enough,
to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes, you have to learn
to forgive yourself.
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That no matter how bad
your heart is broken,

the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
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That our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are; but,
we are responsible for who we become.
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that you shouldn’t be
so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
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Two people can look at the exact same
thing and see something totally different.
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that your life can be changed
in a matter of hours
by people who don’t even know you.
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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.
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that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.
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that the people you care about
most in life are taken from you too soon.
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that you should know that God loves you no matter how much you feel you have failed or how successful you become
.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have.

 

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