Ladies and Gentlemen of the of '97. sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no more reliable than my own meandering experience... I will dispense this now.
Enjoy the power and 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 grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked... 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 by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things never crossed your worried mind. The kind blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your on jealousy; Sometimes ahead, You're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, the insults; If you Succeed in doing this, me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't 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 wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too or berate yourself either. Your are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it, It's the instrument you'll ever own...
Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own room.
Read the directions, even if you follow them.
Do NOT beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together make it through Someday your will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've waiting to be there For you. And be there, just tell me now, whenever I can. free.
Get to know your parents, you never know when be gone for good.
Be nice to your They are the best link to your past and the most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand 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 you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave it makes you hard; Live in Northern California once, but leave it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, 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.
your elders.
Don't expect else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, 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 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 and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But me on the sunscreen...
(Brother and sister we'll make it through your spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but I've waiting to be there For you. And I'll be there, just tell me now, I can. free.)