The Rules Of Being Human

The Rules Of Being Human:
Probable source: Sanskrit (Hindu / Dharmic philosophy) 

 1. You will receive a body.
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for as long asyou live. How you take care of it or fail to take care of it can make an enormous difference in the quality of your life.

2. You will learn lessons.

You are enrolled in a full-time, informal school called Life. Each day, you will be presented with opportunities to learn what you need to know. The lessons presented are often completely different from those you think you need.

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.

Growth is a process of trial, error and experimentation. You can learn as much from failure as you can from success. Maybe more.

4. A lesson is repeated until it is learned.

A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it (as evidenced by a change in your attitude and ultimately your behavior) then you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end.

There is no stage of life that does not contain some lessons. As long as you live there will be something more to learn. 

6. “There” is no better than “here”.

When your “there” has become a “here” you will simply discover another “there” that will again look better than your “here.” Don’t be fooled by believing that the unattainable is better than what you have.

7. Others are merely mirrors of you.

You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself. When tempted to criticize others, ask yourself why you feel so strongly.

8. What you make of your life is up to you.

You have all the tools and resources you need. What you create with those tools and resources is up to you. Remember that through desire, goal setting and unflagging effort you can have anything you want. Persistence is the key to success.

9. The answers lie inside of you.

The solutions to all of life’s problems lie within your grasp. All you need to do is ask, look, listen and trust yourself 

OR a variation in a book:
If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules by Cherie Carter-Scott (1998)

The Ten Rules For Being Human:

1. You will receive a body.

2. You will be presented with lessons.

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons.

4. Lessons are repeated until learned.

5. Learning does not end.

6. "There" is no better than "here."

7. Others are only mirrors of you.

8. What you make of your life is up to you.

9. All the answers lie inside of you.

10. You will forget all of this at birth.

An adapted version: By Kevin Kelly:

RULES FOR BEING HUMANMostly by Cherie Carter-Scott; Additions by me

Please study this manual before you are born.

You will receive a body. Quality varies. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours for the entire period.

You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called "life."

Your assignment is to figure out what your assignment is. It will take all your life to complete this assignment.

Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
You will be graded not on what you accomplish, but on how you achieve.

What you respond to (love or hate) in other people is merely a mirror of yourself. This program called life provides other people around you so they can illuminate the inside of you. You can not understand yourself without them.

You have been provided with ALL the tools and resources you need for your lessons. You lack nothing essential.

Greatness is overrated; happiness not promised. The only thing guaranteed is a full 3D sensorama (highest resolution, smell and taste included) with unlimited opportunities to use matter, energy, and love to affect others and to create.

Try to make new mistakes.

Good results come from treating others the way you want to be treated.

Don’t be distracted by the successes of others. Your assignment will be unique. You can’t get to the next level imitating someone else.

Everything will turn out okay in the end. If everything is not okay, it is not the end.

You will forget all this.