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Jennifer Heim wrote:

> Words to live by! This has been attributed to Kurt Vonnegut addressing the
> graduating class at MIT....
> but, as most urban legends go, it wasn't.  A columnist for a Chicago
> newspaper jotted it down while (and I quote) "high on coffee and M&Ms".
> Regardless, some sage and wonderfully humorous wisdom.
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99.....Wear Sunscreen
>
> 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 never mind; you will not
> understand the power of beauty of your youth until they've 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 are 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 that 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 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... whatever 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 in lifestyle because the older you
> get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
>
> Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in
> Northern California 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'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run
> out.
>
> Don't mess to 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...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Myron & Sue Flagg [mailto:bzdgulch@ecis.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 5:34 PM
> To: trailriding@cwa.com
> Subject: Re: CTR: Helmets and Sunscreen
>
> At 07:24 AM 5/6/99 , Gretchen wrote:
>
> Have any of you heard the song/tune going around called To The Class of
> 1999....Wear Your Sunscreen! ?   If not, you should....~lol~
>
> Do you have the words somewhere?
>
>                  Sue


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