Instructions for Life

* 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.* 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 other.* 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.* A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. 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.* At least 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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