Reddit user u/G_man252 asked people... - Deepstash

Reddit user u/G_man252 asked people to share their own life lessons “learned the hard way ,” and the answers, though varied, all touched on something useful that everyone can probably relate to. Especially those of us who have had the blessing of living long enough to gain a lot of hard-won knowledge.

Below are 17 of the best lessons that all of us either have learned, are trying to learn or will learn soon enough. Reading them isn’t necessarily the same as experiencing them, but there is still some comfort in knowing they are all part of what it means to be human.

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17 Life Lessons That Are Learned The Hard Way

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