HEY!! I’ll be 35 this year!! And I still feel like I’m 12!! (By the way, my divulging my age is just between you and me, OK!!! Or I will have to hunt you down, and cut off bits of your body!!... Which incidentally should be rather easy, given your NAKED-Superman.)... OK, now that we have cleared that nasty bit of business up, and are friends again, my point is, (I do have one! Don’t look so shocked! My blond roots don’t go that deep!!), Is that feeling young is a blessing! Not a bad thing !! Unless you make it out to be. But personally I say never try to loose that part of you if you can! As it’s the folks who age too quickly, all in a rush to grow up, that turn out to be the most bitter, and regretful of them all. I am far more comfortable with myself today , than I ever was at 16! Not to say I don’t have things I want to continue to work on, but back then, my sheer lack of confidence, and understanding of myself, and those around me, still make me crindge. But you my Dear Super Friend, have a beautiful combination of wonderment, humour, wisdom, and insight, that far surpasses any enlightenment I ever knew at your age! Or for that matter, the age I am today!!
I think it’s always good to look into ones own-self, just never forget to look up once in a while, as you don’t want to miss whats happening around you either. Things will come, some just take a little longer than others, but in the mean time continue to work towards your goals you set for yourself, hurry them along where it feels natural, not forced.
(And personally, if your family is anything remotely like mine, than them bunking up with you indeed can have a shifting effect on your moods! (for good or for bad. ;)
.Just some days the dreams can see so much brighter than others, it’s nothing to worry about, as it’s merely a passing cloud, and like all things in this life, it’s forever changing, as nothing stays the same. The difficult part comes when we try to hold onto something for which we were never meant to in the first place…. as how can we feel a loss for something if we never truly possessed it? Hold a bird tightly in your hand, and it will struggle to get away. Let it go, and it shall sit on your shoulder and stay. (Unless of coarse you held it too tightly to begin with, in which case you had better go get out your popsicle sticks , and start gluing a very small pine box together).
Only you know what you will be, though you may not even know what exactly that is right now, but I do know that what ever it will be, you will be the best at it that you can be….cause Super heroes are kinda like that you know.
I’m not sure if you know this song or not, but it’s one I have sent out to those I care about in the past facing adversity such as Cancer, and various upheavals , and traumatic events in their lives.
I bought them each a Walkman, with the song already loaded into the player, and a note with it telling them to find themselves a really quite corner where they can be alone for a few minutes. To turn it up good and loud, close their eyes, and listen to the words, really listen to them….with your soul. I am telling you now to do the same if you can find it on the computer , as there’s a lot of wisdom waiting to be heard in this, I now pass it onto you, and hope that some of it resounds within you as well.
PS, I give you an A+ for you essay, and for being so insightful and bright for a lad of 12! ;)
. :Baz Luhrmann – Sunscreen Song
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97
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 nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have 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’re not as fat as you
imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday 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 the 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…what ever 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 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 in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
(Brother and sister together we’ll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you’ve been hurting, and I know I’ve been waiting to be there
for you. And I’ll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody’s free.)
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the 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 you
knew 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 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…
(Brother and sister together we’ll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you’ve been hurting, and I know I’ve been waiting to be there
for you. And I’ll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody’s free.)
Living Blissfully cheered this 6 years ago
