LESSONS OF LIFE ........

I feared being aloneuntil
I learned to likemyself.
I feared failureuntil
I realized that I only fail when I don't try.
I feared success until I realized that
I had to tryin order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions until I learned that
people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it's
not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny,until I realized that
I had the power to changemy life.
I feared hate until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love until it touched my heart,
making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule until I learned howto laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the lightuntil I learned that
the truth would give me strength.
I feared change,until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly
had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.