Instructions for Life

Instructions for Life
By Anonymous

    • Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully.
    • Memorize your favorite poem.
    • Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
    • When you say, “I love you,” mean it.
    • When you say “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.
    • Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
    • Believe in love at first sight.
    • Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.
    • Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it’s the only way to live life completely.
    • In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
    • Don’t judge people by their relatives.
    • Talk slowly but think quickly.
    • When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask: “Why do you want to know?”
    • Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
    • Call your mom, even if she doesn’t have a modem.
    • Say “Bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
    • When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
    • Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
    • Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
    • When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
    • Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
    • Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any others.
    • Spend some time alone.
    • Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
    • Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
    • Read more books and watch less TV.
    • Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.
    • Trust in God but lock your car.
    • Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
    • In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
    • Read between the lines.
    • Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
    • Be gentle with the Earth.
    • Pray.There’s immeasurable power in it.
    • Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
    • Mind your own business.
    • Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.
    • Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
    • If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.
    • Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
    • Learn the rules, then break some.
    • Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
    • Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
    • Remember that your character is your destiny.
    • Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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