Welcome to the 1520 Perfect Dictionary

Click on any title to read the full article

University of life
UNIVERSITY OF LIFE

Definition: (idiomatic - the university of life) (informal) The experience of life thought of as giving somebody an education, instead of the person gaining formal qualifications.
______________________________________________________________________________


Quotable quote: "Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life". - W. E. B. Du Bois.


* All five elements should be in.


1. Eligibility rules for 'admission' exist - from the preteen and adolescent years, when 'student' can be assumed to be in a position to assimilate and appreciate a situation and is able to make a decision.
____________________________________

* HAS 'ENTRY REQUIREMENTS' !

Quote: "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life". - The Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)

See perfect WILD CHILD.



2. Happenings will include expectations being dashed, confronting surprises or shocks, coping with disappointments and betrayals, etc., and changing of mind, etc. whether in the family, at the workplace, an academic environment, etc., whatever the matter might be.
_____________________________________

... that's LIKE A 'MATRICULATION'.

Quote: "A man who is convinced about his mission and sets out, diligently, in pursuit of the goal, cannot be stopped". - TY Mosugu.

See perfect BONE OF CONTENTION.



3. Mistakes and errors will be made, in spite of ability or skill, and preparation or readiness; misplaced misgivings and unfounded doubts will persists in situation, despite assurances or promises. This will end up in opportunities being missed by who is living.
_____________________________________________

* EARNS YOU A 'CERTIFICATE' OR 'DIPLOMA'. [... in 'TOUGH TIMES'.]

Quote: "Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was". - Richard L. Evans.

See perfect DOG-EAT-DOG.



4. Loved ones, long-held principles, etc. will be lost or abandoned untimely or early in the opinion of 'learner'. And self-criticism, a sense of loss, desolation, loneliness, etc. that will arise or be created by a void and the new challenges, as a result of unprepared-for situation, will seemingly be impossible to fill or overcome.
________________________________

SECURES A 'FIRST DEGREE'. [... in 'ODD HAPPENINGS'.]

Quote: "Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone. Therefore, we are saved by love". - Reinhold Niebuhr.

See perfect FORTITUDE.



5. Serves purpose(s), but only if the 'soon-to-be-graduate'(?) learns lessons from all that was experienced, in good and bad times, even if the former problems will be encountered again, as the journey of life continues, in a retrogressive way or progressively.
__________________________________________________

* GETS YOU THE "MASTER'S" OR A 'DOCTORATE'! [... in 'HARD KNOCKS'.]

Quote: "A friend is one who has the same enemies you have". - Abraham Lincoln.

See perfect ENMITY.

1520 Products

1520 Products was established in 2005 with the purpose of entertaining and teaching us on key and important aspects of life (such as marriage, sex, etc) through the playing of games which will allow us to laugh but at the same time pass a message of what is the right or ideal way.

1520 Sex Game

1520 Puzzles

1520 Marriage Game