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Originally Posted by leadville
The phrase "learning your lesson" is one commonly used as admonishment, children frequently being the object of admonishment, whether or not they had actually been 'bad'. That's why I wrote what I did.
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I learned a
lot a 'good' 'lessons' in school and since which I am glad that I did because such 'learning'
enabled me to lead a more satisfying (less frustrated, more productive, etc.) life. I in no way regarded such 'lessons' or those who advocated learning them being 'admonishing', although I do recognize that there are some unhappy/begrudging (who you've evidently encounteread) who regard and speak of them that way.
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Originally Posted by leadville
Life here is not such an [ admonishing  ] situation; we don't come to 'learn our lessons' or to have to put right things that others consider we have done wrong. We may choose to try to make up for what we decide we don't like about the way we lived but that's not learning our lesson either.  |
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