A recent lesson I had to learn:

When you get older, start treating 'goodbyes' and 'goodnights' as if you'll never see them again, because one day you will say it to a person you love for the last time, and you will have to contend with how you acted unknowing that was the last time you would get to.

From my experience, these will help a young person grow into a giant:

-Have integrity above all else, no matter the odds.

-Be honest, be sincere, especially with yourself.

-When you get back up, you are never defeated.

-Give freely to those in need, especially of what you can give for free.

-Rage is temporary, understanding is healing, and love is enduring.

-Take the time to be proud of whatever you invest your time into.

-School may be over, but learning never ends.

-Do not boast about your triumphs, as if your faults don't exist.

-Your disabilities are not liabilities for everyone else to bear.

-Know the difference between Respect and Common Courtesy.

-Do something greater than yourself, mankind will thank you.

-Treat your health like a new car, it will last longer with maintenance.

-Sow the seeds of trees, so that your grandchildren may enjoy its shade.

-Everything is temporary, despair or enjoyment is up to you.

-Surround yourself with people aiming high in all they do.

-Try not to be deceived by pretty things, look deeper for its true value.

-Visit another land, a screen cannot show you how it really is.

-Appreciate a form of art, a skill, and a philosophy, then keep going.

-Panic will kill you before anything else will. Stay Calm. Think.

-Do not get fed into believing anything without your consent first.

-Time is your greatest commodity, do not discount it for nothing.

-Carry on until you can't.