Things that I have learnt...

In all honesty, this will be random...as it comes to me -

These things that I have learnt in my life...

• In every relationship, power is never in balance.
• The cons in choosing a diet coke over a normal one are far outweighed by the pros.
• Driving really slow is sometimes much more fun than driving really fast.
• Professors (all the faculty) in TU, their bark is almost always much worse than their bite. Never take unnecessary chances though.
• It never hurts to be on good terms with security guards. Even if it costs a hundred bucks a month.
• Never talk about a guy behind his back. Guys take it worse than girls. Girls expect it. Guys never do.
• Never tell a girl any secrets, unless you trust her enough to have her meet your parents intimately.
• Treasure blood relationships. In times of great turmoil and sadness, you inevitably think of them. Personally, I'm a single child, but some of the relationships I most treasure are first cousins, even if we talk very seldom.
• Guys make the best of friends, if you're a guy. They will never hurt you knowingly, you will never be jealous of their relationship with someone else, and you can always vent in front of them without them taking it personally.
• Guys make the best of friends, even if you're a girl. They will never want to hurt you, they will be jealous of all your other guy friends, making you feel good about yourself, and you can always vent in front of them without them taking it personally. Sure, there will always be a few of us, who will fall in love with you, leaving you with a difficult choice, but it's not our fault. Us guys, we're just built that way, I guess.
• Never trust someone when they say, 'Never leave me.' 
• Always trust someone when they say, 'I'll never leave you.'
• Always drive slow on narrow residential roads. You never know when an old lady on a scooty will come zooming down out of an open gate.
• If you think you're parked at an awkward angle, you are.
• Never offer to pay at a restaurant when with friends, with the idea that the rest will pay you back outside - you'll always end up paying a larger share.
• When buying a phone, or a computer, never believe friends' opinions, they are naturally biased because they have spent a lot of money on their own devices and will defend them to the ends of the earth. Trust only in neutral reviews online. GSMArena for phones, and CNet for everything else are good options.
• When angry, open up a word file, and write about the things that are making you angry. Make a list. Most things will seem inconsequential once you read them to yourself.
• In New Delhi, always stay on the left at traffic lights. (I guess everyone knows this, but thanks dad!)
• The night before a long trip, make a playlist of good songs you haven't heard in a long while. You won't even realize when you reach your destination.
• When in love, never let them know unless you know for sure that they're emotionally invested in you at least a little. It's the same for guys and for girls. Girls will run away scared if they're not, and guys will not take you seriously ever after unless they are not.
• Again, unless you're sure they're equally or more, emotionally invested in you than you are in them, never admit any feelings. It is just making it harder for yourself.
  Chances are, in an existing relationship, if you're developing feelings for the other person, the other person is too (unless of course, pardon my insensitivity, you're INCREDIBLY unattractive). So it makes little sense to put yourself out there, and be shot down. It makes much more sense, however, to let your relationship mature on it's own. Then act as it seems fit.
  Premature expression (like the other E-word) will kill a relationship in it's infancy.
• Guys, never let her know she's extremely important to you. You've already lost if you do; somehow females know this instinctively. We males don't. 
• (For lightening the suddenly somber mood...) Never fart when you have diarrhoea. It's just plain risky.
• A bit of light acoustic music when you're sad only fucking worsens matters. Listen to metal! Listen to misogynistic and dirty, ugly rock! You'll feel better.
• People who you've found you have good, interesting conversations with (it's usually about very esoteric topics, with these kind of people), never let them go. I once laughed about facebook's instagram acquisition with someone, and later that night I found myself thinking I couldn't possibly have that conversation ever again, with anyone else. It was an inexplicably wonderful feeling.
• A short drive alone, with just yourself never hurt anybody.
• A long, loud, crazy and decadent night of partying with tons of people never hurt anybody either.
• Your morning glory poo time is the best time to read the newspaper.
• A bad day is cured by a good long shower.
• A restaurant that serves a good 'keema naan with gravy' is one of the best restaurants in town, if only for that one thing.
• A McVeggie has considerably more calories than a McChicken. (Look it up, if you don't believe me.)
• Your conscience is not always correct.
• God is a concept we were brought up with. Had we been brought up with the concept of atheism, most of us would have been atheists. I, personally am not an atheist, but I believe that the concept of God should be one that is naturally arrived at, not instilled in childhood.
• In continuation of the previous idea, this is (to the best of my knowledge) an original quote, 'Spirituality fails where religion prospers.'
• Learn how to swim. (Even if you don't regularly swim, it's just better if you know how to than to not.)
• If you're less than 25, do not let anyone (read parents), force you to marry. Even if you're older than 25, the word force should come into play when making your decision.
• Travel. I know I want to. 
• Maintain good relationships with the opposite sex. It's unhealthy if you cannot.
• A person who is still friends with your 'ex', or your version of an 'ex', is definitely not still friends with you; whatever he/she might say. Do not trust these people. Diplomacy works only in politics, and good friendships have nothing to do with politics.
• Do not denounce something just because your parents did. Experience it yourself, and then decide what you want to do with it.
• If a relationship turns sour, never be the one who bad-mouths the other. If you do, you'll be the villain no matter what happened originally. Act dignified, even if it hurts you to do so. It'll pay in the long run.
• Do not pick fights. If you do happen to pick one, never back down.
• Experiment. You will never truly have lived unless you do. You will have lived only on others' advice and/or mistakes and/or triumphs. You will have been completely unoriginal.

Most of all -

• Never forsake your dreams.

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