Ladies and Gentlemen
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future
Sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis
More reliable than my own meandering experience...
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth
Oh nevermind
You will not understand the power and
Beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me
In 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a
Way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay
Before you and how fabulous you really looked...
You're not as fat as you Imagine.
Don't worry about the future
Or worry
But know that worrying is as effective as trying
To solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be
Things that never crossed your worried mind.
The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy;
Sometimes you're ahead,
Sometimes You're behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive
Forget the insults
If you Succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters
Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know
What you want to do with your Life.
The most interesting people I know didn't
Know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40,
Maybe you'll dance the funky
Chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do
Don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body
Use it every way you can...
Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it,
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
Dance
Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents,
You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings;
They are the best link to your past and the
People most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,
But for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the
Older you get,
The more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths
Prices will rise, politicians will Philander
You too will get old,
And when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were
Reasonable,
Politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund,
Maybe you have a wealthy spouse;
But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair,
Or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but,
Be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia,
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal
Wiping it off
Painting over the ugly parts and
Recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen...