There's an old, old movie titled Imitation of Life. My mother made us watch it everytime it was on TV.
She wanted us to be proud of who we are and where we come from. I think the biggest lesson in it was that she did not want us to do things or act in ways that we would later regret......later when it was "too late" to make amends.
I definitely carried that with me into my adult life. While not perfect, I almost always put a good amount of thought into things I say and decisions I make so I don't have regrets later.
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Practice humility and kindness.
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