Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You're not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you're at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.

Life Lessons: How Our Mortality Can Teach Us About Life And Living (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2012) - ISBN: 9781471105128