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Profile GeneratorEnjoy the power and beauty of your youth;
you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
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’re 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
bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind;
the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,
But equally don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
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 the compliments you receive,
forget the insults;
Keep your old love letters,
throw away your old bank statements.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…
The most interesting people in the world didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives,
some of the most interesting 40 year
olds in the world still don’t.
Maybe you’ll marry,
maybe you won’t,
maybe you’ll have children,
maybe you won’t,
…what ever 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 what other people think of it,
it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.
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.
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 because the older you get,
the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
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 have a wealthy spouse;
but you never know when either one might run out.
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.
At the end of the day,
It’s all about the dancing Elvis
