Life is filled with little moments that can make us rethink everything we thought we knew.
If you're looking for some words of wisdom, look no further than a year-old Reddit thread, recently rediscovered by Upvoted, that asked the question: What is something someone said that forever changed your way of thinking?
With over 19,000 comments, the post is one of the most popular on the website.
"I want to say thank you for this thread,"one user wrote. "Definitely saving it and coming back to it anytime I feel down."
Keep reading to see the words that changed these Reddit users' lives.
"Be afraid! And then do it anyway!"
"I was 13 years old, trying to teach my 6-year-old sister how to dive into a swimming pool from the side of the pool. It was taking quite a while as my sister was really nervous about it. We were at a big, public pool, and nearby there was a woman, about 75 years old, slowly swimming laps. Occasionally she would stop and watch us. Finally she swam over to us just when I was really putting the pressure on, trying to get my sister to try the dive, and my sister was shouting, 'But I'm afraid!! I'm so afraid!!' The old woman looked at my sister, raised her fist defiantly in the air and said, 'So be afraid! And then do it anyway!'
"That was 35 years ago and I have never forgotten it. It was a revelation — it's not about being unafraid. It's about being afraid and doing it anyway." - loubird12500
"Everybody is looking for the right person, and nobody is trying to be the right person."
"When I was young and having what I thought was a serious relationship talk with my first real SO, I told her that I just wanted to find the right person.
"Without missing a beat she said, 'Everybody is looking for the right person, and nobody is trying to be the right person.'
"That stopped me in my tracks." - faelsoss
You're never too old to start something new.
"When I was 38, I contemplated beginning a two-year Associates Degree in Radiography. I was talking to a friend and had almost talked myself out of doing it. I said 'I'm too old to start that. I'll be 40 when I get my degree.'
"My friend said 'If you don't do it, you'll still be 40, but without the degree.' I'm nearly 60 now, and that degree has been the difference between making a decent living, and struggling to get by." - luckyhenry
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