INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorise your favorite poem.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely. 10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.
12. Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.
13. When asked a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Call a relative
16. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze
17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson
18. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions
19. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship
20. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be more important
23. Spend some time alone
24. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values
25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
26. Read more books. Television is no substitute
27. Live a good, honorable life. When u get older & think back, you'll B able 2 enjoy it a second time
28. Trust in God but lock your car
29. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for life. Create a tranquil, harmonious home
30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past
31. Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it.
32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
33. Be gentle with the earth
34. Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it
35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered
36. Mind your own business
37. Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss
38. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before
39. If you make a lot of money, help others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction
40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck
41. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly
42. Remember: the best relationship is one in which ur love 4 each other exceeds ur need 4 each other
43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
44. Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny
45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon