08/04/2011
Advice from Kurt Vonnegut
Here's to the bridge-builders, the hand-holders, the light-bringers, those extraordinary souls wrapped in ordinary lives who quietly weave threads of humanity into an inhumane world.
L.R. Knost, American author and child-development researcher
One of my favorite authors is Kurt Vonnegut. I especially enjoyed his commencement address to the graduating class of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here is some of the advice he bestowed...
- 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.
- 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.
- Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
- Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on.
- 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.
- 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.
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