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Sunscreen
Ladies
and g
entle
men of
the c
lass o
f ’97,
wear s
unscr
een
If I co
uld of
fer yo
u only
one t
ip for
the f
uture,
sunsc
reen w
ould
be it
Thelongtermbenefitsofsunscreenhavebeenprovedbyscientists
Whereastherestofmyadvicehasnobasismorereliablethanmyownmeanderingexperience
Iwilldispensethisadvicenow:
Nevermind,youwillnotunderstandthepowerandbeautyofyouryouthuntilthey’vefadedBut trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t graspHow much possibility lay before you
Enjoy the power and beauty
of your youth
And how fabulous you really looked
Orworry,butknowthatworryingisaseffectiveastryingtosolvealgebraequationsbychewingbubblegum.
Therealtroublesinyourlifeareapttobethingsthatnevercrossedyourworriedmind,
The kind that blindside you at
You are not as fat as you imagine
Don’t w
orry a
bout
the fu
ture -
4 pm on some idle Tuesday
Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours / Floss -
Don’t be reckless with other peoples’ hearts
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
Remembercomplimentsyou’vereceived,forgettheinsults
If you succeed in doing this, tell me how
Some o
f the m
ost in
terest
ing 40
year
olds I
know
still d
on’t
ThemostinterestingpeopleIknowdidn’tknowat22whattheywantedtodowiththeirlives
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life
Keep your old loveletters, throw away your old bank statements / Stretch
Get
ple
nty
of c
alci
um -
Bekindtoyourknees:you’llmissthem
whenthey’regone
Maybe
you’l
l marr
y, may
be yo
u won
’t
Maybeyou’lldancethefunkychickenonyour75thweddinganniversaryMayb
eyou
’lldiv
orcea
t40
Maybeyou’llhavechildren,maybeyouwon’t
Whateveryoudodon’tcongratulateyourselftoomuch,orberateyourselfeither
Yourchoicesarehalfchance:soareeverybodyelse’s
Enjoyyourbody:useiteverywayyoucan
Don’t be afraid of it or what other people think of itIt’sthegreatestinstrumentyou’lleverown/Dance-
Donotreadbeautymagazines:theywillonlymakeyoufeelugly
evenifyoudon’tfollowthem
read
the
directions
N
S
WE
Brother and sister
AndI’llbetherejusthelpingyououtwheneverIcanIknowyou’vebeenhurtingbutI’vebeenwaitingtobethereforyou
Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there
Toge
ther
we’
ll m
ake
it th
roug
h
Gettoknowyourparents:youneverknowwhenthey’llbegoneforgood
Benicetoyoursiblings:they’reyourbestlinktoyourpast
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
Understand that friends
But with a precious few you should hold on
comeand
go -
Work hard to bridge the gaps in
Becausetheolderyouget,themoreyouneedthepeopleyouknewwhenyouwereyoung.
geography lifestyle and
LiveinNewYorkCityonce,butleavebeforeitmakesyouhard-
LiveinNorthernCaliforniaonce,butleavebeforeitmakesyousoft/Travel-
Acceptcertaininalienabletruths:
You too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasiseThat when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble,Andchildrenrespectedtheirelders.
prices will rise
politicians will philander
Respectyourelders.
Don’texpectanyoneelsetosupportyouMaybeyou’llhaveatrustfund,maybeyou’llhaveawealthyspouseButyouneverknowwheneitheronemightrunout.Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you’re 40 it will look 85
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Becarefulwhoseadviceyoubuy-butbepatientwiththosewhosupplyitDispensingitisawayoffishingthepastfromthedisposal,wipingitoff,paintingovertheuglypartsandrecyclingitformorethanit’sworth
But trust me on the sunscreen…
Adviceisaformofnostalgia-
Brother and sister
Toge
ther
we’
ll m
ake
it th
roug
h
Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there
Iknowyou’vebeenhurtingbutI’vebeenwaitingtobethereforyou
AndI’llbetherejusthelpingyououtwheneverIcan
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