Life's Simple Instruction

I've been collecting poems, quotations, inspirational messages and the like since my high school days. So, here's a list of some which I think worth sharing.

Most of these passages were collected way back before in high school and early college that there's no way I could remember where I got them.

Thoughts to Live By

• True friends will make fun of what you do but support you all the way.Acquaintances will praise your work then not give a damn.
• The only permanent thing in life is change, the sooner you'll accept that, the sooner you'll be happy.
• Don't talk unless you can improve the silence.
• There's no shortcuts to any place worth going to.
• Always be friendly to people on your way to the top. You are going to meet them again on your way down.
• You were never a failure, unless you blame someone else.
• The teacher you hate the most, gives you the worst grades, doesn't credit you for your efforts and can't be bought. He goes by the name “Experience”.
• Cry him/her a river. Then build a bridge and walk over it. You may have to repeat the “procedure” a couple of times before you can stop building bridges.
• If you don't have anything nice to say about your neighbor, it's best to shut up. Keep things to yourself and walk away. “Why destroy other person's image when you yourself have to work on your own.
• You can cry over spilled milk but just make sure to clean up afterward.

On a Lighter Side

• You're never too old to learn something stupid
• Never miss a good chance to shut up
• Don't run, you'll just die tired.
• The number of people is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.
• Never take life seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway.

Remembrance from the Past

This poem was written nearly ten years ago and is actually the very first poem I have ever written (this was the time when I was still a hopeless romantic teen. LOL) for the purpose of "officially" putting an end to whatever that's been bugging my mind and to finally say goodbye to someone who used to be a special friend. Sadly, I didn't have the time and the courage to give it to that person.
This is also the first time that I am letting other people actually read it, so, here it goes:

Here I am
Trying to be poetic as I can
Writing things I never thought I can

Remembering the things we've shared and done
I realized that there are still so many words and deeds
Left unsaid and undone

Learning to let you go
Was the hardest thing for me to do
For you are one of the best persons I've known

You taught me things that can never be found in books
Opened my eyes into life's realities
And helped me how to conquer life's difficulties

With you I found true happiness
Friendship that was pure and true
And left me with memories that will be forever cherished

But now I must face the truth
That you're gone and on your separate way
And I must go on with my life's journey

This simple poem may not fully explain
Everything that I want to tell
But this I offer you

To let you know how much you meant to me
And thank you for touching my life
Making me the person I am right now

This I promise and assure you
That you'll always be a part of me and to forget you
Is the last thing that I would do

Lastly, I want to say goodbye
Hoping that you'll never forget me
For your memories will always be with me.