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Edited by
uk1971
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It's up to you how much you believe in
Ladies and Gentlemen 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 a City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in the country 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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So I should throw away the bank statements?
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Sunscreen rules!!!
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A lot of wisdom here...simplicity is an art form.
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I can't seem to pay attention enough to read all that i think I have A.D.D.
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I can't seem to pay attention enough to read all that i think I have A.D.D. Me too, and I think the blue font and lack of double-spacing did me in. |
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I can't seem to pay attention enough to read all that i think I have A.D.D. I think I do as well |
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That song is wonderful. Baz Luhrman didn't actually write it. Some random girl did for her graduating class and Baz just used it for the song. I heard her do her rendition over the radio once.
I didn't heed the advice though, which turned out to be true. The real thing in life which didn't cross my worried mind... I was worried about writing some dumb history paper on the idle tuesday my dad died. I did take the advice on the sunscreen, though. |
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What happened to........"Always wear clean underwear?"
You never know when you will be in an accident!! 
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Edited by
ZPicante
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Sat 11/14/09 11:15 PM
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Youth is overrated. So is beauty. Scum can come in a pretty package and youth does not mitigate the pain of reality. Great advice if you live in a fantasy land, though!
I also enjoyed how the only good parts from that were stolen directly from a famous speech. Wonderful stuff! |
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Youth is overrated. So is beauty. Scum can come in a pretty package and youth does not mitigate the pain of reality. Great advice if you live in a fantasy land, though! I also enjoyed how the only good parts from that were stolen directly from a famous speech. Wonderful stuff! Lighten up a bit.. Its just the sunscreen song  I believe it was intended in good fun, |
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Youth is overrated. So is beauty. Scum can come in a pretty package and youth does not mitigate the pain of reality. Great advice if you live in a fantasy land, though! I also enjoyed how the only good parts from that were stolen directly from a famous speech. Wonderful stuff! Lighten up a bit.. Its just the sunscreen song I believe it was intended in good fun, :| |
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Youth is overrated. So is beauty. Scum can come in a pretty package and youth does not mitigate the pain of reality. Great advice if you live in a fantasy land, though! I also enjoyed how the only good parts from that were stolen directly from a famous speech. Wonderful stuff! Lighten up a bit.. Its just the sunscreen song I believe it was intended in good fun, :| But you have such a cute smile 
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Bah, I don't do sunscreen. Waste of money. I need my Vitamin D, and prefer it that way.
Suntanning in the buff, in increments, yeah! |
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