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Story of a sunscreen
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Step ONE. Go to uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8n… the volume up. (DO NOT CONTINUE UNTIL YOU HEAR THE VOICE)
Step TWO. Read,enjoy.
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 :thumb86962623:
oh never mind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded :thumb37203175:
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 :thumb53964878:
You're not as fat as you imagine :thumb69427139:
Don't worry about the future :thumb61240003:
or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation :thumb51095109: by chewing bubblegum.:thumb64472786:
The real troubles
in your life are apt to be things thatnever crossed your worried mind the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday :thumb87366334:
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing :thumb3131857:
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts :thumb26777888:
don't put up with people who are reckless with yours
Floss
Don't waste your time :thumb85094395: on jealousy,
sometimes you're ahead :thumb82704864:
sometimes you're behind :thumb81157625:
the race is long
and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive
forget the insults; :thumb32323253:
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 :thumb86718906: 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 :thumb57566534:
what ever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.... your choices are half chance, :thumb67860268: so are everybody else's...
Enjoy your body :thumb65282370:
use it every way you can
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…don't be afraid of it,
or what other people think of it :thumb30154692:,
it's the greatest instrument :thumb42354945: you'll ever own....
Dance
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…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 :thumb61578004:
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 :thumb56114289: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
:thumb87957885: because the older you get the more you need the people youknew 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 :thumb40201837:
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise,
politicians will philander
you too
will get old :thumb66895606: ,and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders :thumb52545601:
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 :thumb33981864: , 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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