One Life Lesson
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    • Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Success >
      • "That what which does not kill you makes you stronger."
      • "You can be or become anything you aspire to."
      • "Be true to yourself. Find your passion and don't settle."
      • "No matter what you do, be the best at it you can be."
      • "Just take your fears, put them under your feet, and stand on them."
      • "Time will not stand still for any of us, you need to seize the moment."
      • "Things don't get easier, you just get stronger."
      • "Life has may paths to chose but each path is is yours alone..."
    • Happiness >
      • "I am perfect just the way I am."
      • "Live and let live."
      • "You can be happy if you have a warm place to sleep and do not go to bed hungry."
      • "I always try to remember to leave everyone with the gift of a compliment."
      • "Do what you want to do and not what someone else wants you to do."
      • What Does Happiness Mean?
    • Education >
      • "When I was a young boy growing up in Hungary..."
    • Family >
      • "When I saw both my daughters being born, I realized there is nothing else as important as them."
      • "I have learned is to embrace my sons for their strengths and expect nothing but love and respect in return and simply let them be themselves."
    • Self Awareness >
      • "What goes around comes around..."
      • "Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference."
      • "What I had I gave; and what I kept it lost forever."
      • "Learning about other cultures is the smartest thing you can do."
      • "You need to break the rules to learn what they mean."
      • "Complacency breeds mediocrity."
      • Self Awareness [continued]
    • Change >
      • "We used to be so blissfully ignorant..."
      • "Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent."
      • "Sometimes when you get to storm a new place..."
      • "You don't win or lose, you win or learn."
    • "Moppy's Letter"
    • Blessings/The Role of Others >
      • "When you have been blessed to know what lies ahead of you..."
      • "To value life and the people who value you..."
    • The Future >
      • "Remember, all of this is for the best."
      • "Minutes long mistakes make life long scars."
      • "Always be cynical..."
      • "The best way to forecast the future is to invent it."
      • Life is beautiful...
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About This Project

I was prompted to begin this project for many different reasons. 


I traveled to Morocco with my grandparents in August of 2011; that was the first time in a long while that we were able to spend quality time together. Visiting the expansive deserts, shopping in the colorful markets, and learning about the cultural differences between Northern Africa and America all provided me with amazing memories, but the alone time I got to spend with my grandparents truly made the trip remarkable. 


I was also inclined to start One Life Lesson because of the stroke my grandfather suffered. Thankfully, his ability to speak was barley affected, but there was a chance he would have been limited for the rest of his life. I saw this experience as a wakeup call. My grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, would not be around forever and in order to encapsulate some of his wisdom, I needed to document. 


Lastly, my work with DOROT, a non-profit organization that aids housebound senior citizens, gave me a new perspective on aging and thus, a more clear idea about immortalizing lessons. Meeting active, passionate, and warm senior citizens has redefined was age means to me. There is often a negative connotation associated with growing older, but I have learned that age brings wisdom and experience, and that is something that should be celebrated.

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