Ladies and gentlemen of the of '99 Wear
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, 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 advice now
Enjoy the and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and beauty of your Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look At photos of yourself and recall in a way you grasp now How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you looked You are not as fat as you
Don't about the future Or know worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum The real troubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind The kind that you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday Do one thing day that scares you
Don't be with other people's hearts Don't put up with people who are reckless yours
Don't waste time on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're The is long and in the end, it's only with yourself Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw your old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with life. The 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 don't Get plenty of Be kind to your You'll miss when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you Maybe you'll have children, you won't Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe dance the 'Funky Chicken' On your 75th anniversary Whatever you do, don't yourself too much Or berate either choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy body, use it every way you can Don't be afraid of it or what people think of it It's the greatest you'll ever own Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but own living room Read the directions even if you follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they only make you feel ugly
Get to your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good Be nice to siblings, they're your best link to your past And the most likely to stick with you in the future
Understand friends come and go But a precious few, who should on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and For as the older you get, the you need the people you knew when you were young in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard Live in northern California once but leave it makes you soft
Accept certain inalienable Prices rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, you'll that when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians were And respected their elders
Respect elders
Don't expect anyone else to you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll a wealthy spouse But you know when either one might run out
Don't mess too much with hair Or by the time you're 40 it look 85
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who it Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of the past From the disposal, it off, painting over the ugly parts And recycling it for more than it's
But me on the sunscreen