1. Life Lessons Based on The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence and King Lear by William Shakespeare

3. To be humble is to allow oneself to grow.

5. One should understand others.

6. As a parent, one must appreciate his or her children.

7. Love them.

8. Care about them.

9. One should not make thoughtless decisions.

10. What is right? What is important? What is the truth?

12. Take it slow.

13. One should allow others to help.

14. To protect.

15. To guide.

16. To comfort.

17. Wisdom comes from experience.

18. From challenges.

19. From falling to the lowest point of one’s life.

20. And to being alone…away from everyone else.

21. Life is a cycle. Life is a learning experience. Life is about becoming a better person.

22. “ You’re the lucky one…you’ve had those years. Nothing can take them away” (Laurence 284).

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