Ladies and gentlemen of the of '99 sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen be it The long-term benefits of have been proved by scientists Whereas the rest of my advice has no more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, mind You will not understand the power and beauty of your Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll back At photos of yourself and recall in a way you grasp now How much lay before you and how fabulous you really looked You are not as fat as you
worry about the future Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by bubble gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be that never crossed your worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Do one thing every day scares you
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Don't be reckless other people's hearts Don't put up with people who are reckless with
Don't waste your on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes behind The race is long and in the end, only with yourself compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how Keep your old letters, throw away your old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 they wanted to do with their lives of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't Get of calcium Be kind to knees You'll them when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll have children, maybe you Maybe you'll divorce at 40, you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' On your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, congratulate yourself too much Or berate either Your choices are half chance, so are 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 instrument you'll ever own Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own room Read the directions even if you follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they will make you feel ugly
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Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be for good Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to past And the people most likely to with you in the future
that friends come and go But a precious few, who hold on
hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you need the you knew when you were young Live in New York City once but leave before it you hard in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
Accept certain inalienable Prices rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, fantasize that when you were young were reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected elders
Respect your
Don't expect anyone to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe have a wealthy spouse But you know when either one might run out
Don't mess too much with hair Or by the you're 40 it will look 85
Be careful advice you buy but be patient 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 the ugly parts And it for more than it's worth
But me on the sunscreen
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