Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
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. Sing.
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…
what ever 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…
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This is the new Desiderata..
So much for hypocrisy..
I so agree on this one..
OMG! I didn’t have a clue who Baz Luhrmann is at first..
But hey, he’s just the man who directed my all time favorite movie "Moulin Rouge’
and god, I’m beginning to ADORE this GUY!
..and the voice.. (Stimulating?)
02.06.09
s not been a good one to me. At the end of the first month of the year, an appalling news came about that started it all. Something happened, The Upstanding Wall is in for an unfathomable dilemma, He’d been through a wits blow, God, how hard it had been for all of us.. I was devastated, broken and thrown. What worsens the situation was the fact that His understanding was manipulated by those worthless and rubbish kith and kin for a reason that only their one-dimensional mind could ever understand. They turned Him away from His broods.. instilling absurdity in His feeble thinking. Their actions are awfully uncalled for.. It’s so sickening that it’s tearing me apart. Well, Let God’s wraths assess their feat.
UNTIMELY! Talking about going through a storm? Well it’s not just any storm for me man, it is a Thunderstorm! Just think about all the upshots that I have to deal with. It’s one hell of a predicament. Decisions must be made.
this intricate labyrinth will soon be traveled and surpassed. Armed with my longing to go beyond this test of faith and strength I succumb, but not for long, I know I may never understand why I had to go through this adversity, nor may I ever identify, with any logical reason, why I have to put up with this ordeal. Perhaps only time can tell and yes, Only Time can heal.
drained
bored
Just know that you’re always in my heart and that I treasure your friendship.
BFF, Abby
“one-dimensional mind”?
ehehehe ~_~; nice one =P
Overall comment: Try writing a book? ^_^