Its My Birthday and I have an Important Message for Steemians.. by jbn

life · @jbn · Dec 27 '17

$15.98

Its My Birthday and I have an Important Message for Steemians..

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## Preface

Life can be pretty tough for a normal human being.

You always find yourself struggling and crawling through mud until you realize that it is time for you to go from this world.

I turned 29 today. Though i dont see myself as a wise man because I've got no wrinkles on my skin... yet I have endured a respectable amount of sufferings in those 29 years.

And through that time, i have learned alot of things the hard way.. and today i want to share those lessons with you because it is better to learn from someone else's mistakes than yours..

### 1. Family is not a right. Its a privilege that needs to be earned..

### 2. Never make promises that you can't keep. It will significantly lower your self respect..

### 3. Karma is not real. Life is...

### 4. Be selfish about your future. Forge your own path. You can never satisfy the ridiculous standards of society anyway..

### 5. Always forgive others for your own peace but never forget..

### 6. Your religion / concepts are for your own internal peace. Do not discuss let alone impose your religious opinions on others...

### 7. Never take responsibility of other people's actions. You will be surprised to see how quickly it will land you in trouble..

### 8. Learn about other cultures and people instead of criticising and making fun of them..

### 9. The hardest task in the world is being honest to yourself. Once you pass that test, you will effectively remove 80% of your problems right away.

### 10. Never reveal publicly how much money you make or have..

### 11. Learn to help poor / unfortunate people no matter how big a sinner you are... it will keep you from plunging into total darkness..

### 12. Make money to spend it on things you love.. if you won't, it will be spent on useless stuff anyway...

## Conclusion

I usually do not make posts of such sorts, yet i felt inclined to give my two cents here on my birthday.. Life is pretty hard Ladies and Gentlemen... Make less mistakes and you will enjoy more of it...

Best regards
From JBN
Now 29 years old :)

👍 imacryptorick, arunava, costanza, globetrottergcc, ilyastarar, c0ff33a, qurator, jbn, xabi, shirleynpenalosa, ethandsmith, jel, isteemit, steembasicincome, kamchore, arkayani, arisid, octobre, gregory-f, scrooger, theleapingkoala, derosnec, nelinoeva

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@snook · Dec 27 '17

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Happy Birthday my friend!!! enjoy your day to the fullest!!

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 28 '17

Thank you so much my friend.. :)

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@xabi · Dec 27 '17

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Happy birthday my friend..
And indeed beautiful message.

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 28 '17

Thank you man... my best regards to you..

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@xabi · Dec 28 '17

Always my pleasure:)

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@ilyastarar · Dec 28 '17

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Happy Birthday! 

What a unique way of celebrating your birthday on Steemit; sharing life lessons learned so far. This post deserved a 100 % upvote and a resteem and so it got.

👍 jbn, arisid

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@jbn · Dec 29 '17

Aaa thank you so much.. :)

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@ilyastarar · Dec 29 '17

You're welcome :)

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@arisid · Dec 28 '17

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First of all, Happy Birthday @jbn! and well wishes for you.
Maturity don't come with ages, it is natural in build, as you are thinking in a mature way, means you a grownup person.. One can foresee a nice person within you!

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 29 '17

Very well said my friend.. and thank you for the compliments and wishes..

Best regards :)

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@shirleynpenalosa · Dec 28 '17

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Happy 29th birthday po sir :-)  I am so enlightened by this post and I personally like the items no. 1, 5 & 12 po :-) God bless you and keep on steeming po :-) Happy birthday again...I will revisit this post soon :-)

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 29 '17

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Thank you po... i always admire your appreciation .. and you can revisit this post as much as you want to ;)

👍 shirleynpenalosa

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@kamchore · Dec 28 '17

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Happy birthday @jbn Stay blessed. nice post

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 29 '17

Thanks mate..

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@octobre · Dec 28 '17

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normally, the gift goes to the one who born on ''the birthday'' but you gave an meaningful gift to your readers. Rule number 3 and number 5 close to my mind. Happy belated birthday @jbn

👍 jbn

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@jbn · Dec 29 '17

Well what can i say.. i am a giver ^_^
Thank you so much for liking my post. I hope it will help you in someway in future..
Thank you for the wishes..
Best regards..

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