Marty, I loved this. The advice is all so good.
Liz
--- kcorrigan@chgw.com wrote:
> Dear Marty: Wow! That was an excellent speech -- brilliant, in fact.
> I've read a couple of his books and enjoyed them, although I thought he
> was nuts. I don't anymore! LOL Love, Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> [ mailto:owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> <mailto:owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com> ]On Behalf Of Martin Auslander
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 8:55 AM
> To: mol cancer
> Subject: [MOL] Commencement Speech
>
>
> Good Morning My FRiends,
>
> Thought you might enjoy this
>
>
> This is the Commencement address that Kurt Vonnegut recently gave at
> MIT:
>
> 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.
>
> 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. 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 p.m. on some idle
> Tuesday.
>
> 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.
>
> Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your
> life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they
> wanted
> to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I
> know
> still don't.
>
> Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when
> they're gone.
>
> Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children,
> maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the
> funky
> chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't
> congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your
> choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
>
> Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or
> of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll
> ever own.
>
> Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
>
> Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
>
> Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
>
> Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for
> good.
>
> Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the
> people most likely to stick with you in the future.
>
> Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you
> should hold on.
>
> Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the
> older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were
> young.
>
> 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.
>
> Travel.
>
> Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will
> philander. You too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize
> that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were
> noble, and children respected their elders.
>
> Respect your elders.
>
> 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.
>
> Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will
> look 85.
>
> Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply
> it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing
> the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
> and recycling it for more than it's worth.
>
> But trust me on the sunscreen.
>
> God Bless
> marty auslander
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dear Marty: Wow! That was an excellent speech -- brilliant, in
fact. I've read a couple of his books and enjoyed them, although I thought he was
nuts. I don't anymore! LOL Love, Kathy</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>[<A
HREF="mailto:owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com">mailto:owner-mol-cancer@lists.meds.com</A>]On Behalf
Of Martin Auslander</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 8:55 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: mol cancer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [MOL] Commencement Speech</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Good Morning My FRiends,</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thought you might enjoy this</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is the Commencement address that Kurt Vonnegut recently gave at</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>MIT:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>now.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will
not</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Don't worry about the future. Know that worrying is as effective as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Tuesday.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Do one thing every day that scares you.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Sing.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with
people</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>who are reckless with yours.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2> Floss.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>yourself.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>in doing this, tell me how.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Stretch.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>wanted</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>know</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>still don't.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>they're gone.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>funky</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument
you'll</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ever own.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>good.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>people most likely to stick with you in the future.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>should hold on.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>young.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Travel.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>philander. You too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>noble, and children respected their elders.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Respect your elders.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either
one</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>might run out.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>look 85.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and recycling it for more than it's worth.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>But trust me on the sunscreen.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>God Bless</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>marty auslander</FONT>
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