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

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