Lesson

Trust in others...

Trust them to take care of themselves in the best way they can
Trust them to do the best they can
Trust them to ask for help when needed
Trust them, that eventhough the method's different, things will be fine

To not micro-manage...
To allow them the responsibilty and space to grow
and overcome their own challenges
To allow them the freedom of making mistakes
To let them think for themselves

Words

Words are just words.
Dictionaries are the key to deciphering words.
However, only a mind-reader can decode words unsaid.

Words are only as meaningful as the person.
The older one gets, the more meaningless words become, a form of pacifism.
Words said are seldom meant.
Perhaps, sometimes in haste, words are said carelessly.
Sometimes, it is to mislead deliberately.
At times, it has become a habit.

What I want to know is...
Why bother saying things not meant.
Why say and not do.

Perhaps, the trick to living with this is...
Indifference.
Pinch of salt to all words uttered.