Advice as you Head Out
As Samuel Clemens said “Take good care of your teeth”.
Every person you meet has something to teach you. Seek the lesson they bring. Sometimes the lesson is to get far away as
soon as possible. Sometimes the lesson
is opening a door to a new and enjoyable aspect of life. Hope each person is opening a door, while
being cautious they aren’t trying to take your wallet.
As Pink Floyd sings, you must learn how to tell “a smile
from a veil”
Look for women to bring the light side of living to
you. They are in the same ballpark and
they are playing a _different_ game
than men.
Women live in a world of emotions. Talking about emotions is a major activity
for women. Expecting women to talk about
cool inventions and things that move civilization forward is like expecting ice
to form in the desert sun.
Talk with men about what things do. Talk with women about how they feel when
things happen.
Never do with a woman that which you enjoy doing with a man.
Men solve problems and then leave them behind. That is, men stop thinking about a problem
once it has been resolved.
Women love problems because they stir their emotions and
women live for emotions. Women love
problems, which is why they bring them back up years later.
Don’t let other people put their context into you. They may be upset and you can let them have
the emotion while you remain calm and reasonable.
Show respect for each person at all times.
Look people in the eye when you speak to them.
Honor is expensive by definition. The only way honor can be demonstrated is by
making a choice based on honor that has a personal cost.
Chick flicks never have the words Honor, Commitment, or
Sacrifice in them. Those words are
absent from their vocabularies, other than as something that men do which they
can take advantage of.
The story of the Woolly Mammoth and the Taber-toothed
Tiger: One day, the men of the village
went hunting. No single man with a spear
can bring down a Mammoth. The way to
hunt a Mammoth is to have some men chase one into a trap where other men can
ambush the Mammoth. The Chase Men have
to trust the Ambush Men to step out and fight at the right moment. The Ambush Men have to trust the Chase Men to
make the Mammoth run into the trap. The
Ambush Men trust the Chase Men to come in from behind and attack the Mammoth
once it has been stopped in the trap. Without co-operation all the men will be
hungry and some of them will be dead. The
men co-operate, get the food, and take it home to the women and children. While the men are away the women head out to
pick berries. One of the women sees a
saber-toothed tiger approaching. She
quietly gathers HER children and slips back to the safety of her home. She leaves the other women and children to
fend for themselves, as she waits for her man to bring home more food.
While in school take Intro to Everything, then make a career
from the classes you ENJOYED and did well at.
If you can’t maintain a B average in your major you need a different
major.
Work like you don’t need the
money (do what you like and never work a
day in your life)
Dance like nobody is watching
Love like you’ve never been hurt
