Water Lily

Optimist. Realist. Half human. Half universe.

Cataloging life one post at a time...

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

No matter how important you are, always be kind.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.”

[Toan Truong @ToanTruong_]

There is a guy on TikTok who asks anyone 30 to 100 y.o their:

• Worst regrets
• Biggest lessons
• #1 Advice to the next gen

I scrolled for like 30 min and found some patterns...

My top 9:

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

THREAD:
1. Anatomy of a genocide sketched out.

https://t.co/cMSxxySZvK

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

It takes generations to recover from a genocide. For many survivors, the beloved ones who could help heal the wounds, are either gone or broken.

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

Once a year when I become consumed by Instagram I decide enough is enough... only to find myself on X in a matter of hours... social media is an addiction.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Our continual connection to social media makes us prone to new forms of viral emotional effects. These are not media designed for calm reflection.

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

And "Wait, do I have my keys?"... learnt this the hard way of course.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Questions I’ve asked the most in my life:

“Does it come with chips?”
“Will they ever take away these temporary traffic lights?”
“Do you think I’ll need a jacket?”
“Tea?”
“Do you take sugar?”
“Why don’t they fix these potholes? (We pay them enough)”
“What shall we have for dinner?”
“Is it still raining?”
“Right… shall we?”
“Where did I put my keys/phone?”
“Was town busy?”
“Which bin is it tomorrow?”
“Sorry, are you in the queue?”
“What was I going to say?”
“What have I said wrong now?”
“Shall we head home soon?”
“Alright?”

Life is just constantly asking all of these on shuffle.

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

I found a guy who goes around the US asking 70 to 100-year-olds their:

• Biggest Regrets
• Biggest Lessons
• Advice to their younger self

Oddly enough, most of their answers are the same…

Here are my top 8:

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

Batman saved the day... 😂 too cute!!

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

We all have fears. When you see someone who is afraid, help them overcome it

[Shaun Bonétt @ShaunBonett]

Lesson in Leadership. The Argentina goalkeeper, Martinez saves 2 penalties, then an Argentina player, Martinez, scores the winning goal. All the players rush to congratulate Lautaro for winning the match. All but one, Messi who rushes to celebrate with the goalkeeper. #messi

[René Brooks | Black Girl, Lost Keys @blkgirllostkeys]

I used to really feel the loss of friends or romantic partners because I loved them and things felt magical. Then I realized I see the best in EVERYBODY. They weren’t the magic, I was.

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

@ValaAfshar @SuePereir3

[mumbi @mumbipoetry]

I haven’t been on a date in so long I’m scared I’m going to ask this man what his favourite Sustainable Development Goal is 😭

[prance @bocxtop]

i keep my trauma between myself, my closest friends and any stranger that seems kinda cool

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

@KwasiKwarteng @DailyMirror @KapsyKay 🙈

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

#grateful 🙏

[Lewis Morley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Lewis_M_Morley]

We are so lucky to still have jobs currently. I had a bloke decorating my house for the last three days. I got chatting to him and he is a Ryanair pilot on Furlough. He is decorating now to try and pay his mortgage, sad times but in fairness he did a great job on the landing.

[Water Lily @Arthi121]

😂🙈😂🙈

[Silindile @SilindileM_]

It’s me.
I’m indespoiled.☺️