Things I've Learned so Far:

1. Be careful when you speak to children. You never know what they’ll remember. Some of my most vivid memories are from childhood.
2. Respect all women. All of them. Even the ones that carry themselves in a manner undeserving of respect.
3. A person’s basic personality is magnified and/or revealed by the consumption of alcohol. A jerk is an asshole, a bore is a stiff and so forth. If we haven’t shared in aforementioned consumption I don’t know you and consequently I don’t trust you.
4. Having your happiness be entirely dependent on another person is both absurd and irrational
5. Falling in love is wonderfully amazing. Being in a loving relationship requires patience, care, devotion, and the willingness to endure some doubt. Most of us are not cut out for this.
6. Once in a while do something that you know nobody else wants to do or you have been putting off. Be it because it is too hard, too menial, or the consequences might bring discomfort.
7. Given the choice between faith and ethical nihilism, I choose to believe.
8. I’ve never had to bear any significant hardship in my life. I’m grateful and a bit fearful about this.