I got this list of 20 tips from a religious text I read recently. I'll only give one-liner explanations but there's a whole lot more to each tip then what I can explain. Also, it's not like I'm perfect and have gotten all of these down personally, but I'm trying.

1) Be Grateful -always remember that your situation could have been worse.

2) Do not wait for a reward -don't do good acts expecting instant gratification. It's a selfish way to think. If everyone in the world was like that, then I can't even imagine what percentage of the global population would be decimated by now.

3) Be a believer - have faith that there is a God, heaven, and hell. Otherwise you're gonna end up confused the rest of your life and there would be no reason for you or anyone to abstain from immoral behavior.

4) Live in the moment - you never know when you're gonna die, so be prepared to die without regrets

5) Apply detachment - to material objects, life isn't all about money or people or the things you can get with them. Know that you could always lose these things at any given moment of your life. So value things, but don't make them the reason you live, don't make it so that you can't survive without your material objects.

6) Love - Love everyone because everyone has equal value in the eyes of God. Even if you hate a particular person, if you love them (not romantically) for the sake of God, then will love you more. On the other end of the spectrum, there's romantic love. You gotta have that too. But don't fall in love with the idea of love, rather the fact that you accept every shortcoming of your significant other.

7) Keep hope and be optimistic - if things are bad, just keep trying your best and believe that it isn't forever because nothing is forever. Overcoming obstacles will only make you stronger.

8) Be responsible - don't put the blame on others for your own shortcomings, otherwise you're gonna end up being a shallow, insecure person and you're gonna hate yourself. In fact, it'll be really hard for others to love you too.

9) Define your objectives - Pick something that you wanna do, and aim to become the best at it throughout your life. Even Aristotle says that the function of man is to achieve excellence in whatever they do.

10) Be Powerful - know that you are capable of doing anything, you just have to try.

11) Forgive and Forget - bearing grudges can always be really stressful, so if someone has wronged you and apologized, there is no reason for you to not forgive them. And after you forgive them, never bring it up again because that was in the past, and it's a closed book. If you bring it up again, you're probably gonna mess up your relationship with that person.

12) Do not get angry - understand that maybe it was just meant to happen and there is nothing you can do about it except adjust to it. If you're angry all the time, it gets tiring and makes it harder to forgive.

13) Do not worry - if anything is meant to happen, it will, but God will take care of you. Just have faith.

14) Surrender to God's will - it makes it easier to accept the things in life that you don't like.

15) Be flexible - don't be stuck up and stubborn, be ready to open to accept new ideas because it is always possible that you may be wrong.

16) Remember death - You're living your life to prepare for your death. So if you don't want to go to spend a very long time (not eternal because God will forgive you if you ask sincerely) in hell, then don't do immoral things.

17) Be content and satisfied - If you keep thinking that you don't have this or that you're never gonna be happy with what you already have. You'll end up using your lack of stuff to hold you back from achieving your full potential.

18) Be Patient and steadfast - be patient and give things to right themselves. Eventually everything will be okay. And don't be fickle by changing your mind every time something gets difficult otherwise you'll never get anywhere in life.

19) Have time for yourself - you might become so engrossed in your own goals or something and forget that you also have to do let loose and relax. Do something for yourself or you'll never be able to enjoy things. In fact, you might not even be happy once you reach your goal.

20) Always Seek God's forgiveness - God is the All-Forgiving, so don't think that you've been damned to hell if things aren't going well for you. All you have to do is recognize your wrong and then sincerely seek forgiveness. Outside of doing something majorly wrong, there's all those little things you don't realize you did wrong,like tell a mean joke or ignored a friend for too long, so ask to be forgiven all the time. Also, this way you'll never feel regret if it was too late to apologize.



yeahhhh so not exactly one-liners but whatever. I got it all out. Like a I said, this was from an Islamic text, but it should apply to most monotheistic religions.

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