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krazy ace wrote:my next topic is going to be:

HOW TO BE RICH AND FAMOUS WITH MAGIC

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Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a School about 11 things they did not and will not learn there. He talked about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now.
They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were.
So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation,
try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT.
In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters.
You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Turn off your television, right now. Unplug it.
Put your video games away for a few weeks.
Read big thick books by people that are dead.
Try to figure out who your real friends are, you'll need to know when the sh*t hits the fan.
Stop thinking it's cool to be cynical, ya dumb fu*k.
Don't identify yourself with an image like "raver" or "goth" or "hippie" or "punk" or anything else.
Be proud of your individuality ONLY, not your group affiliation.
Be adaptable, don't fear change, welcome it....even if it HURTS.
Be loyal to your friends, even when they disappoint you (and they probably will).
Stop talking about your plans to be creative and start DOING THEM NOW.
Don't be surprised if someone close to you dies. It's bound to happen.
Don't be a corporate d*ldo. Do something that will change the world positively.
Beware of those who talk about drugs all the time, and nothing else.
Beware of people with no interests outside of socializing and entertainment.
Treat occultists like the mentally ill because they probably are.
If something scares you, examine it...there's much to be learned from it.
Never steal from friends or family members.
Avoid methamphetamines, cocaine, heroin and downers et. al
Ignore any person who ever mentions professional wrestling, they are undoubtedly a moron.
Shun anyone who buys and listens to anything that's currently being played on MTV (does this even need to be said?).
Respect quiet people for they know when to shut the f*ck up.
Anytime you wonder about something, just type the topic into a search engine and READ ABOUT IT! That's what the internet is for.
Learn how to meditate.
Learn how to dance.
Learn how to give without expecting anything in return.
Learn how to LEARN if school isn't teaching you how.
Take control of your life...it's right there in the palm of your hand...see?
Whether you are religious or atheist, question your beliefs.
Open your mind but don't let just anything fall into it.
When you stop learning you stop living.

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, 1952.