What is your most important insight into life?

My most important insight into life thus far has been the following:

The most valuable commodity is trust. Being able to earn and retain the trust of others is the single most essential skill you can learn and it is vital that you learn it well.

IHeartMarsha wrote:Do onto others as you would want them to do onto you.

Simple but oh so true.

Or that everyone needs a passion in life. Everyone needs something that makes them giddy with excitement or so curious that they spend hours thinking about it. Life is empty without passion.

What if they don't want to be treated the way you do?

The platinum rule is more effective "treat others as they wish to be treated".

Not that I do either, I treat people according to their behavior.

-- Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:04 pm --

joltaire wrote:My most important insight into life thus far has been the following:

The most valuable commodity is trust. Being able to earn and retain the trust of others is the single most essential skill you can learn and it is vital that you learn it well.

^ This

joltaire wrote:My most important insight into life thus far has been the following:

The most valuable commodity is trust. Being able to earn and retain the trust of others is the single most essential skill you can learn and it is vital that you learn it well.

I'll second (or third? ) that

That when it comes to relationships, stop focusing on the individuals involved and start focusing on the relationship between you. Once you do that, you can make better choices and decisions and see things for how they are.

shadowflare wrote:

joltaire wrote:My most important insight into life thus far has been the following:

The most valuable commodity is trust. Being able to earn and retain the trust of others is the single most essential skill you can learn and it is vital that you learn it well.

I'll second (or third? ) that

Motion carried.

i trust people to be people
i don't trust people to be perfect
just like i'm not perfect (no can't say that last line with a strait face )

madjoe wrote:i trust people to be people
i don't trust people to be perfect
just like i'm not perfect (no can't say that last line with a strait face )

It's not about trusting people, joe...it's about being trustworthy with those who deserve your trust.

never invest what you are not willing to loos
(does not mean you can't invest just don't lie to yourself and take it for something it's not)

noting is for ever

nothing is unconditional

madjoe wrote:never invest what you are not willing to loos
(does not mean you can't invest just don't lie to yourself and take it for something it's not)

noting is for ever

nothing is unconditional

It has to be earned and you're right, it is definitely not unconditional.

not sure on earning it
i just make an anallisis on ppl
ppl are not misterious
and i'm not a suppersmart
ppl are very predictable (myself inclueded)
everyone can do what i do
if ppl actualy make a great change it's allways very visable
ppl with good intentions don't mean annything
noting is good or bad it's just action and reaction