Preserved Topic: a piece of advice - dispense your own

finding a different wy to relate one's own little 'issues' in life, threep decides to put forward an invitation:
"i would like everyone to put forward their own real life piece of advice. right now, i can think of two:
1) don't waste time in the asylum when you haven't started studying for tomorrow's exam (wish me luck!)
2) if isocol (rubbing alcohol antiseptic - clear liquid) and contact lens liquid (saline and some antibacterial ingredients - clear liquid) are two items in your bathroom cupboard, don't go getting them mixed up. "
shaking his head at his own stupidty (and potential blindness), threep finishes:
"i eagerly await you contributions to what will be a useful collection of advice for day to day living."

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 and 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 bubble gum. The real troubles in
your life are apt to be things that never crossed your
worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on
some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day 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 of 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 your 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're your
best link to your past and the people most likely to
stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious
few you should hold on.

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle,
because the older you get, the more you need the people
who knew you 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 too 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.

(I don't know where it's from, but it seems to suit the topic very well.)

Respect,

: : Mahjqa : :

umm does this count as real world ?

always back up you data at least once a day when your in the middle of a project. i was fucking lucky. harddrive ate itself 1hour after i'd backed up on my server .. phew!!

or maybe this will count as realworld advise

dont beatup your X girlfriends new boyfriend, even if he does call you a "little asian halfie" it leads people to think your jealous...but damn it i cant stand racisim...so what if i'm a halfie, damn it this is australia i'm living in! that shits not meant to matter!

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Maruman I am the princess of the universe
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Here's my top 10.

1) Don't do things halfway. Either do or do not. Pissing contests are a waste of time.
2) Be loving and gentle and caring and kind, even when it is difficult. But if you absolutely must hurt someone, do it in such a way s/he will never get back up. Then you will not be concerned with vengeance.
3) Hang out on the other side of the tracks. People are more interesting there.
4) Keep a journal.
5) Read at least one substantial book every month, one magazine every week, and one newspaper every day.
6) Learn to enjoy wine.
7) Kiss someone you love; often.
8) If you must drink to drunkeness, only do it in your own home.
9) Don't plan too much. It'll never work out the way you thought.
10) Don't give out advice. The wise don't need it and the fools won't listen. (I know, I know...cliche....)


mobrul

Close to graduation, I encourage all kids still in high school to get to know other people *now*, the cliques will break up too late.

1) Don`t expect too much, but don`t set your goals too low.

2) Whatever you do , do it the best you can, or don`t bother.

3) Nurture your sense of humor and sense of proportion. You will need them both.

4) There`s too much knowledge to possess it all, but that`s no reason to stop trying.



If they had just killed Gilligan, they`d have been off the island in a week.

[This message has been edited by docilebob (edited 06-13-2001).]

What a good topic!
All of the below is so important, I can't really rate their importance from one to whatever - so here goes, in no particular order.

1. Love everyone who deserves it.

2. Drive carefully (It's the most dangerous thing you do daily).

3. Take care of yourself.

4. When it comes right down to it, there are only two basic human
emotions; Love, and Fear - Recognize that emotions such as
anger and hate are merely expressions of fear.

5. Your friendship is your most valuable asset.

6. You yourself are judged by how you judge people.

7. Be nice, and NEVER make yourself look better by making
someone else look bad - no matter HOW easy it seems (this
happens a lot in the real-world).

I guess those are the big ones.

Mahjqa the text is from a song - don't know who the singer is...my list is simple.

1. live today - we will all be gone tomorrow.
2. be honest - especially with yourself.
3. if you can't love yourself - at least be content.
4. do what you want to do - not what others want you to.
5. don't trust women - just love them as they are.
7. try to find the answers to those hard questions that everyone asks themselves on your own - it will make more sense.
8. don't do things that can't be undone without thinking it through, and then accept the consequences.
9. fight battles that can be won - and leave those that can't be won to others (this is much harder said than done).
10. be yourself - there is only one of you, and that alone has value.
11. honor your duties, both to yourself and others - this won't necessarily get you respect from others, but you'll live with yourself better.
12. laugh a lot - at least once a day. Don't take yourself to seriously.
13. avoid creating a big ego - you are never as good or mighty as you think you are.
14. help others - you never know when you yourself will need help.
15. try not to jump to conclusions - things are almost always different with time and reason than supposed.
16. don't steal credit from others and give others credit for what they've done.
17. be kind to animals.
18. enjoy the world - who knows how long it will last.
19. listen to the advice of others - then decide based on your own experiences.
20. inform yourself - ignorance is the worst of all sins (even though you'll probably be happier as ignorant).

Well, that pretty much wraps it up...I guess the list got longer than I thought it would. Kinda nice to see others who are not ignorant; mebbie that's one of the reasons I come here.

Know thyself....


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RICK

try.

Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda

(I don't know if I agree with that, but still...)



[This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 06-13-2001).]

Rules exist so that you think before breaking them. [praphrase]
- Terry Pratchett

If you're going to break the rules, make sure to break them good and hard. [paraphrase]
- Terry Pratchett

Maruman: let people think whatever they want, I'd kick his ass too

I remember reading this in the asylum itself:

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, no matter if even I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

- Gautama Buddha