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Never Believe you are always right, it's the worst way to find out you're wrong

Everybody has an opinion. Too many times we are told every opinion is valid. But not all opinions are right. Someone may have an opinion that the sky is blue. Someone else will say that the sky is red. Are both wrong or both could be right at different times?  The difference between having an opinion and believing you're right is that you believe that your opinions are facts. Facts that are correct all the time. Even correct facts are not correct all the time. Take the sky example again. It's not always blue because sometimes you can get red. If you believe that the sky is always blue, what would you say when you see the sky is red at sunrise or sunset? Would you still claim that the sky is blue even though it's red? And how about if you learn that the sky isn't really blue because it's really the effect of gas particles in the atmosphere that's making it look blue?  Will you still claim you are right or will you learn something new?

those who refuse to learn from the past, wants to repeat it

There's a lot to talk about in dealing with history. Some desire to remember, others desire to forget. It's not just the two sides of that desire but what it leads to. Some desire to remember to just fan the flames of long ago. Others desire to remember to learn and teach future generations of the mistakes of the past. Some desire to forget to claim innocence when the past is repeated. Some desire to forget to erase the pain of the past and move past with hope for the future.

why is it that people who ask not to be judged are those that pass judgment the most often

A little pain today is needed for tears of joy tomorrow

 It can be hard to justify sacrifice when tomorrow is so uncertain. Sacrifice implies that we give up something today for something tomorrow. The more sacrifice we commit today implies that what's tomorrow is really valuable.  This means that sacrifice requires some form of faith and a lot of Hope. it's paradoxical but sacrifice can be easier if it's not tied in to something specific in the future. It's easier to focus on sacrifice itself or sacrifice for sacrifice's sake, then to be always calculating for something in the future. That is Faith  And when the reward comes, it will be much sweeter.

The differences between people being their 'honest self' and a better person is called Growing Up and Being Better.

Seriously, if you're honest with yourself, you'd see that you were just being a dick. That's why living your best life needs you to be the best you.

when you spread kindness, the gift blooms into special memories

This was inspired by a YouTube short that showed a kind skier helping a boy who was walking down the mountain after his friends left him because he could not snowboard down the mountain. He spent some time with the boy showing him the basics of snowboarding until he could do it for short distances. He didn't know the boy but he knew how he felt. his act of kindness, probably left a good memory for the boy

The rewards of our leaders asking us to do more with what we have are the results we achieve.

Our achievement is their rewards. Or What we achieve by doing more with less is the rewards our leaders reap from us.