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Essorant
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0 posted 2006-04-19 12:37 PM



What is the most important thing you ever learned?

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1 posted 2006-04-19 03:01 PM


Raising confident, self-respecting, and respectful children.
Maybe that is a series of things.

"... the rest is silence"
from the song The Flesh Failures
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latearrival
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2 posted 2006-04-19 03:40 PM


That "it" is not about one person. We must learn to listen with our eyes and ears. Learn to read the facial expressions, body language and subtle nuances. And even then we may not have it correct. So often I see someone jump to conclusions brought on by their own idea of what is going on or what is meant by something some one wrote or said.. We are complicated indivuals.  I was always “shy” until I learned,   "IT" was not all about "ME”  and  I began to think of others and forget the Me of it...
Christopher
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3 posted 2006-04-19 03:55 PM


...to never stop learning.
Sunshine
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4 posted 2006-04-19 04:02 PM



Agreeing with Christopherson,
but only when he's right.


Knubian
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5 posted 2006-04-19 04:58 PM


Learning how to learn...

Regards,
Knubian

Christopher
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6 posted 2006-04-19 05:45 PM


which is what, always...?
iliana
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7 posted 2006-04-20 01:33 AM


Still learning, but so far, I guess, the most important thing I've learned is "forgiveness."  This is a pretty tough question to answer!  Tomorrow my answer might have been different.  
Silent Prisoner
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8 posted 2006-04-20 04:39 PM


To not only talk but to listen.

"I will give you my strength and my will to live strong."

Local Rebel
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9 posted 2006-04-20 09:40 PM


verbal and written language
jarrett
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10 posted 2006-05-11 10:52 PM


The most important thing i've ever learned is to learn to love your enemies, once you learned to love your enemies you can learn to love yourself. some say that you have to love yourself first, yes... but what if you are the enemie?
Jarrett

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11 posted 2008-03-22 12:17 PM


the most important thing i've learned so far are valuing other's existence, thou shall not assume and be a blessing to everybody..

**Lira**


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12 posted 2008-03-22 06:33 AM


I'll let you know after I've tasted everything.


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13 posted 2008-03-22 01:51 PM


your forever learning. so how can i answer if i haven't learned yet what i should answer? ugh thats was too confusing lol. ummm i can't think of anyway to translate that lol. so do know what i mean then?

XxZachXx

"What are you think I ment?"

haha yes im sort of crazy deep down inside. lol!!



oceanvu2
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14 posted 2008-03-22 01:56 PM


We're here to help each other out.

Jimbeaux

Grinch
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15 posted 2008-03-22 02:55 PM



That getting shot hurts more than love.


oceanvu2
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16 posted 2008-03-22 03:58 PM


Grinch:  Yeah, but if you're lucky, you can recover from getting shot.

Jimbeaux

Robert E. Jordan
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17 posted 2008-03-22 05:01 PM


Essorant

Learning to tie my shoes.

Bobby

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18 posted 2008-03-23 08:14 PM


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mortality


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wisdomofthesword
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19 posted 2008-03-25 03:42 PM


i can say from experience that getting a tattoo on a particular part of your chest hurts more than getting shot (although it was a reasonably small caliber). the best thing i've learnt so far is that you can't change what you can't change you've just got to work it  

I don't care if you think I'm a fool but don't ever tell me so

Susan Caldwell
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20 posted 2008-03-25 04:08 PM


There are a whole host of things I have learned that I think are of equal importance...however I will give you one that I learned recently:

Forgiving is personal.  

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

Edward Grim
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21 posted 2008-04-08 07:34 PM


The most important thing I've ever learned is that I know nothing.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert E.

Bob K
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22 posted 2008-04-08 09:51 PM




     I found myself trying to be cute or clever or both, so I decided this probably wasn't a good time for me to take a shot at the question.  I did remember a poem by W.D. Snodgrass.  One of the nice things about it is that he seems to know he's unable to break free from being cute, but is willing to look a little foolish anyway.  I guess I envy that.  Here's a link.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15301

    

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