L a d i e s a n d G e n t l e m e n
of the class of
W E A R S U N S C R E E N
If i could offer you only one tip for the future
S U N S C R E E N W O U L D B E I T
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientistsWhereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience
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I will dispensethis advice now
this advice nowEnjoy the power and beauty of your youth
N E V E R M I N D,
you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded
O R W O R R Y,
B U T T R U S T M E, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp
H O W M U C H P O S S I B I L I T Y L A Y B E F O R E Y O UA N D H O W F A B U L O U S Y O U R E A L L Y L O O K E D
Y O U A R E N O T A S F A T A S Y O U I M A G I N E
Do not read beauty magazines: they will only make you feel ugly
D O N ’ T W O R R Y A B O U T T H E F U T U R E -
The kind that b l i n d e s i d e you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
SING
FLOSS
STRETCH
DO ONE THING EVERY DAY THAT SCARES YOU
DON’T BE RECKLESS WITH OTHER PEOPLES’ HEARTS
DON’T PUT UP WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE RECKLESS WITH YOURS
KEEP YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS,
DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME ON JEALOUSY
THROW AWAY YOUR OLD BANK STATEMENTS
M a y b e y o u’ l l m a r r y , maybe you wont
M a y b e y o u’ l l h a v e c h i l d r e n , maybe you wont
M a y b e y o u’ l l d i v o r c e a t 4 0
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
SOMETIMES YOU’RE BEHINDSOMETIMES YOU’RE AHEAD
T h e R a c e i s l o n g
a n d i n t h e e n d i t ‘ s o n l y w i t h y o u r s e l f
Remember compliments you’ve received, forget the insults
If you succeed in doing this, tell me how
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
G E T P L E N T Y O F C A L C I U M -
Be kind to your knees: you’ll miss them when they’re gone
DANCE
DANCEdon’t be afraid of it or what other people think of it
I T I S T H E G R E A T E S T I N S T R U M E N T Y O U’ L L E V E R O W N
even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room
Be nice to your siblings
UNDERSTAND THAT FRIENDS COME AND GO
they’re your best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future
b u t w i t h a p r e c i o u s f e w y o u s h o u l d h o l d o n
but leave before it makes you hard
but leave before it makes you soft
but leave before it makes you hard
TRAVEL
W o r k h a r d t o b r i d g e t h e g a p s i n g e o g r a p h y a n d l i f e s t y l e
because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
RESPECT YOUR ELDERSa n d c h i l d r e n r e s p e c t e d t h e i r e l d e r s
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices with rise, politicians withh philander,
You too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasise
That when you were young prices were reasonable
POLITICIANS WERE NOBLE,
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
Accept certain inalienable truths: prices with rise, politicians withh philander,
ADVICE IS A FORM OF NOSTALGIAB e c a r e f u l w h o s e a d v i c e y o u b u y
b u t b e p a t i e n t w i t h t h o s e w h o s u p p l y i t
DON’T EXPECT ANYONE ELSE TO SUPPORT YOU
Maybe you’ll have a trust fund, maybe you’ll 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
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
WIPING IT OFFpainting over the ugly parts and recycling
for more than it’s worth
B U T T R U S T M E O N T H E S U N S C R E E N . . .
BROTHER AND SISTERTogether we’ll make it through
someday a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you’ve been hurting but i’ve been waiting to be there for you
And i’ll be there just helping you out whenever i can
e v e r y b o d y’ s f r e ee v e r y b o d y’ s f r e e