If Only

If only life would have taught me-

not to feel used when someone deserted me,

If only life would have taught me-

not to feel sad when someone walking slower than me won the race,

If only life would have taught me-

not to expect anything from friends when your expectations weren’t met

If only life would have taught me-

not to get bothered by the nitty-gritty of things and instead focus on the big picture,

If only life would have taught me-

to pay attention to details when it mattered the most,

If only life would have taught me-

not to grieve over the loss of loved ones, but instead enjoy the company of those still around,

If only life would have taught me-

to live in the present and not brood over past or worry about future,

If only life would have taught me-

to treat bygones as bygones and not hold any grudges,

If only life would have taught me-

to be at peace with what I have got while striving for more,

If only life would have taught me-

not to get bullied in but to put up a fight for a just cause,

I would be a happier and wiser man today

But if life would have taught me all this what would I have taught myself?????