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I found this words in Facebook and I wanted to keep this somewhere I can find easily, so I copy this down here. This writing is from Michael Kim(?)

Several weeks ago I met a friend who came to visit New York. During our conversations she kept on asking me for an advice on life. I was taken aback a little not because I was startled by her request but because I wasn't sure whether I am to give such an advice to anyone. But it has been on and off my mind for the past few weeks. And here is what I came up with. It's not much, very simple, and we may already know things like this. But I believe it'll be useful if we'd revisit it for a moment and think about it. So here we go...^^

For the young and old I cherish: Do you want to be successful? Do you want to be happy? Do you want to make the right decisions and do the right things in life? Do you want to meet that right person? Then, ask yourself some serious questions about yourself! I am not talking about the cliche questions like, what you want to do in life, where you want to live, or what kind of person you'd like to meet. Those are important questions. But I want you to ask yourself the "how" and "why" questions as well... How is that you are found in the situation you are in right now? Why is that you are behaving the way you just did? Those are the questions that will lead you to understand yourself better as to what have been your priorities and what kind of person you have been, all in a context, not just in a vacuum. You might not like what you find, but it will give you a clear perspective of who you really are. And this will give you a starting point. And most importantly, it will give you a better-than-before idea as to what you want in life and how to go about achieving it. So get to know yourself better! Be honest to yourself when you ask the why and how questions. But at the same time, be patient with yourself. Learn to embrace your mistakes and learn from them. Without this process you'll never be sure whether you are successful, happy, doing the right things in life, seeing the right person, or so on. Knowing yourself is where it all begins, not just for the big steps in life but for the little unexpected baby steps you might have to take as well...^^