Dear Friends,
Summer's in full swing already and hopefully you're enjoying it! If not I'll have a few tips in this month's newsletter that may help you out! But first I wanted to take the opportunity to clear up an "Urban Myth". A few years ago it was mistakenly reported that Kurt Vonnegut gave a commencement speech to M.I.T. students. This speech was so well received that it was actually made into a song with an actor reading the speech over the music. That's not exactly what happened but the "speech" is so good I think it bears reprinting and since summer has begun a message about sunscreen seems very fitting.
The Famous "Sunscreen" Speech
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of 1997:
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.
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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 pm on some idle Tuesday.
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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 you.
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