Ladies and of the class of '99 Wear
If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The long-term of sunscreen have been proved by scientists Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this now
Enjoy the and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and beauty of youth Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look At photos of and recall in a way you can't grasp now How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you looked You are not as fat as you
Don't worry about the Or know worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on idle Tuesday Do one thing day that scares you
Don't be reckless with other hearts Don't put up people who are reckless with yours
Don't waste your time on Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're The race is and in the end, it's only with yourself Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, away your old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 they wanted to do with their lives Some of the most 40-year-olds I know still don't Get of calcium Be to your knees You'll them when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll have children, you won't Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the Chicken' On your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, congratulate yourself too much Or yourself either choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy your body, use it way you can be afraid of it or what other people think of it It's the greatest instrument you'll own Dance, even if you have to do it but your own living room Read the even if you don't follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they will only you feel ugly
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your And the people most likely to stick with you in the
Understand that come and go But a precious few, who hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you need the you knew when you were young in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard Live in northern once but leave before it makes you soft
Accept certain truths will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, you'll fantasize when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians were And children their elders
Respect elders
Don't anyone else to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a spouse But you never know when one might run out
Don't mess too much with hair Or by the time you're 40 it will 85
Be careful whose advice you buy but be with those who supply it is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the parts And it for more than it's worth
But trust me on the