What is the most important thing (moral, ethic, skill, rule, advice, etc.) you learned or were taught by your parents as a child that you feel has benefited you in life as you grew older and continue in life?
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ANSWERS: 16
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To be true to myself - no matter what the situation. Not compromise my standards or what I believe in for money or fame or anything else. It has helped me alot as a moral "compass" of sorts I guess. And still helps me when I am needing to make decisions.
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My Mother taught us (by example) to reach out to those who are in trouble or pain, to try to be helpful. She was always stopping to help someone who had broken down by the side of the road (before cell phones, of course!); she would take in "stray people" who were clearly disoriented and buy them bus tickets back home, and so forth. She really embodied the values of love, compassion, and humor. We learned a lot by watching her BE those values day to day -- that was much more important than abstract religious or philosophical discussions. It was about action, not talk. When she died, I flew back to Virginia to attend the her memorial service and deliver a eulogy. I was not surprised to find that the church was completely full -- standing room only -- for this little woman who was 76 years old and had devoted so much of her energy to being helpful and compassionate. It was all I could do to get through my prepared remarks.
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Don't trust anyone and never tell anyone anything more than they need to know..
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Take care of yourself above anything else. If you are not healthy and happy, you will not be able to live your life to its fullest potential.
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Be honest. Work hard. Don't think you are better than anyone else.
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I had an interest in math and my parents helped me develop this interest, without pressuring me, until they could no longer help. Because of this, I excelled in school and became a very logical person.
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Always be able to provide for yourself--they meant emotionally, financially, the whole 9 yards (that came in handy when I divorced). Be willing to help others and accept help when you need it. Give your time or money to charity even when you're short on both yourself. Don't burn bridges. And as much of a cliche as it is. . .they put a lot of emphasis on observing the "golden rule". Sorry, but to narrow the list down to one important thing is too hard. . . .
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'Stop crying or I will give you something to cry about' 'Don't let people who hurt you see the satisfaction of seeing you in pain' 'Sometimes you should just shut up Sophie, you do people's f*cking nut in'
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Think.
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compassion towards everyone and everything. my mom was a very compassionate person, in turn so am i
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I was once chatting to my mum when I was about fourteen about god and where the universe cam from and stuff like that and she stopped for a minute then suddenly came out with "I don't think it matters what you think, as long as you do think." I didn't realise it at the time, but I think that was pretty important.
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She was extremely positive and that filled us with dreams and hopes and that impelled us to succeed and do our best and explore all that even did not work out. It created very rich experiences for us.
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Love. Love the earth.. Love your enemy. Love your friend. Love God. Love humanity. Love animals. Just love.
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To be opposite of them when in times of trouble... it's like we are talking about life and "it's never perfect" ....
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The morals I was taught were most important..if you have no morals, the rest doesn't matter to you.
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I'd still have to say, Treat others as you yourself would like to be treated. The treatment isn't always reciprocated, but you're better off being that way.
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