Lessons Of Life

I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.


I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.


I feared success
Until I realized That I had to try In 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 change My 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 how To 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 light
Until 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 metamorphos is Before it could fly.