Oh, the Places You'll Go!byDr. SeussCongratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!You hae brains in your head.You hae feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself any direction you choose.You're on your own. !nd you "now what you "now.!nd YO# are the guy who'll decide where to go.You'll loo" u$ and down streets. %oo" 'e& oer with care.!bout so&e you will say, '( don't choose to go there.')ith your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too s&art to go down any not*so*good street.!nd you &ay not find anyyou'll want to go down.(n that case, of course,you'll head straight out of town.(t's o$ener therein the wide o$en air.Out there things can ha$$enand fre+uently doto $eo$le as brainyand footsy as you.!nd then things start to ha$$en,don't worry. Don't stew.,ust go right along.You'll start ha$$ening too.O-!T-. P%!C.S YO#'%% GO!You'll be on y our way u$!You'll be seeing great sights!You'll /oin the high flierswho soar to high heights.You won't lag behind, because you'll hae the s$eed.You'll $ass the whole gang and you'll soon ta"e the lead.)hereer you fly, you'll be best of the best.)hereer you go, you will to$ all the rest..0ce$t when you don't.1ecause, so&eti&es, you won't.('& sorry to say sobut, sadly, it's truethat 1ang*u$sand -ang*u$scan ha$$en to you.You can get all hung u$in a $ric"le*ly $erch.!nd your gang will fly on.You'll be left in a %urch.You'll co&e down fro& the %urchwith an un$leasant bu&$.!nd the chances are, then,that you'll be in a Slu&$.!nd when you're in a Slu&$,you're not in for &uch fun.#n*slu&$ing yourselfis not easily done.You will co&e to a $lace where the streets are not &ar"ed.So&e windows are lighted. 1ut &ostly they're dar"ed.! $lace you could s$rain both your elbow and chin!Do you dare to stay out2 Do you dare to go in2-ow &uch can you lose2 -ow &uch can you win2!nd (3 you go in, should you turn left or right...or right*and*three*+uarters2 Or, &aybe, not +uite2Or go around bac" and snea" in fro& behind2Si&$le it's not, ('& afraid you will find,for a &ind*&a"er*u$$er to &a"e u$ his &ind.You can get so confusedthat you'll start in to racedown long wiggled roads at a brea"*nec"ing $aceand grind on for &iles cross weirdish wild s$ace,headed, ( fear, toward a &ost useless $lace.The )aiting Place......for $eo$le /ust waiting.)aiting for a train to goor a bus to co&e, or a $lane to goor the &ail to co&e, or the rain to goor the $hone to ring, or the snow to snowor the waiting around for a Yes or 4oor waiting for their hair to grow..eryone is /ust waiting.)aiting for the fish to biteor waiting for the wind to fly a "iteor waiting around for 3riday nightor waiting, $erha$s, for their #ncle ,a"eor a $ot to boil, or a 1etter 1rea"or a string of $earls, or a $air of $antsor a wig with curls, or !nother Chance..eryone is /ust waiting.4O!That's not for you!So&ehow you'll esca$eall that waiting and stayingYou'll find the bright $laceswhere 1oo& 1ands are $laying.)ith banner fli$*fla$$ing,once &ore you'll ride high!5eady for anything under the s"y.5eady because you're that "ind of a guy!Oh, the $laces you'll go! There is fun to be done!There are $oints to be scored. There are ga&es to be won.!nd the &agical things you can do with that ballwill &a"e you the winning*est winner of all.3a&e! You'll be as fa&ous as fa&ous can be,with the whole wide world watching you win on T6..0ce$t when they don't1ecause, so&eti&es they won't.('& afraid that so&e ti&esyou'll $lay lonely ga&es too.Ga&es you can't win'cause you'll $lay against you.!ll !lone!)hether you li"e it or not,!lone will be so&ethingyou'll be +uite a lot.!nd when you're alone, there's a ery good chanceyou'll &eet things that scare you right out of your $ants.There are so&e, down the road between hither and yon,that can scare you so &uch you won't want to go on.1ut on you will gothough the weather be foul.On you will gothough your ene&ies $rowl.On you will gothough the -a""en*7ra"s howl.Onward u$ &anya frightening cree",though your ar&s &ay get soreand your snea"ers &ay lea".On and on you will hi"e,!nd ( "now you'll hi"e farand face u$ to your $roble&swhateer they are.You'll get &i0ed u$, of course,as you already "now.You'll get &i0ed u$ with &any strange birds as you go.So be sure when you ste$.Ste$ with care and great tactand re&e&ber that %ife's a Great 1alancing !ct.,ust neer foget to be de0terous and deft.!nd neer &i0 u$ your right foot with your left.!nd will you succeed2Yes! You will, indeed!89: and ;7(D, YO#'%% ?O6. ?O#4T!(4S!So...be your na&e 1u0bau& or 1i0by or 1rayor ?ordecai !li 6an !llen O'Shea,You're off the Great Places!Today is your day!Your &ountain is waiting.So...get on your way!