"WORDS TO LIVE BY"
LIFE ISN'T ABOUT KEEPING SCORE. IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW MANY FRIENDS YOU HAVE, OR HOW ACCEPTED YOU ARE. IT'S NOT ABOUT IF YOU HAVE PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND OR IF YOU ARE ALONE. LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WHO YOU ARE DATING, WHO YOU USED TO DATE, HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU'VE DATED, OR IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WITH ANYONE AT ALL. IT'S NOT ABOUT WHO YOU HAVE KISSED. IT'S NOT ABOUT SEX.
LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WHO YOUR FAMILY IS OR HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE, OR WHAT KIND OF CAR YOUR DRIVE, OR WHERE YOU WENT, OR WERE SENT, TO SCHOOL. IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL OR UGLY YOU ARE. LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WHAT CLOTHES YOU WEAR, WHAT SHOES YOU HAVE ON, OR WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO. IT'S NOT ABOUT IF YOUR HAIR IS BLONDE, RED, BLACK OR BROWN, OR IF YOUR SKIN IS TOO LIGHT OR TOO DARK.
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT WHAT GRADES YOU GET, HOW SMART YOU ARE, HOW SMART EVERYONE ELSE THINKS YOU ARE, OR HOW SMART THOSE STANDARDIZED TESTS SAY YOU ARE. IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT CLUBS YOU'RE IN OR HOW GOOD YOU ARE AT "YOUR" SPORT. LIFE IS NOT ABOUT REPRESENTING YOUR WHOLE BEING ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND SEEING WHO WILL "ACCEPT THE WRITTEN YOU." ......................................................BUT !!!
LIFE IS ABOUT WHO YOU LOVE AND WHO YOU HURT. IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU MAKE HAPPY OR UNHAPPY. IT'S ABOUT KEEPING OR BETRAYING TRUST. IT'S ABOUT FRIENDSHIP. IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY AND MEAN, AND MEANING WHAT YOU SAY. LIFE IS ABOUT WHAT JUDGMENTS YOU PASS AND WHY. IT'S ABOUT CARRYING INNER LOVE, LETTING IT GROW, AND SPREADING IT. BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S ABOUT USING YOUR LIFE TO TOUCH OTHER PEOPLE'S HEARTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT COULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED ALONE. ONLY YOU CHOOSE THE WAY THOSE HEARTS ARE AFFECTED, AND THOSE CHOICES ARE WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT !!!