Instructions for Life

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1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Memorise your favourite poem

3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep 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

9. Love deeply and passionately. You might 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.

12. Talk slowly but think quickly.

13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile

and ask, " Why do you want to know? "

14. Remember that greater love and greater achievements involve great

risks.

15. Call your mum.

16. Say " bless you " when you hear someone sneeze

17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson

18. Remember the three R's: 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 realise 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 man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their

conversational skills will be as important as any other

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 and watch less TV

27. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think

back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.

28. Trust in God but lock your car.

29. A loving atmosphere in your homes is so important. Do all you can

to create a tranquil harmonious home.

30. In disagreement with loved ones, deal with the current situation.

Don't bring up the past.

31. Read between the lines

32. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

33. Be gentle with the earth.

34. Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.

35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

36. Mind your own business

37. Don't trust a man/woman 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, put it to use helping others while

you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.

40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of

luck.

41. Learn the rules then break some

42. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for

each other is greater than the need for each other.

43. Judge your success by what you what you had to give up in order

to get it.

44. Remember that your character is your destiny.

45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.