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You might have seen this before. It occasionally shows up as a e-mail chain letter. While I detest email chain letters, I do find this lines motivating, inspirational. I could read it once a day and the time would not be wasted.

Instructions for Life

  1. Eat much brown rice
  2. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
  3. Memorize your favorite poem
  4. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want
  5. When you say "I love you", mean it
  6. When you say "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye
  7. Be engaged at least six months before you get married
  8. Believe in love at first sight
  9. Never laugh at anyone's dreams
  10. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
  11. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
  12. Don't judge people by their relatives.
  13. Talk slowly but think quickly.
  14. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
  15. Remember that greater love and greater achievements involve great risks.
  16. Call your mum.
  17. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze
  18. When you lose, don't lose the lesson
  19. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions
  20. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship
  21. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  22. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
  23. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other
  24. Spend some time alone
  25. Open your arms to change , but don't let go of your values
  26. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
  27. Read more books and watch less TV
  28. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.
  29. Trust in God but lock your car.
  30. A loving atmosphere in your homes is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
  31. In disagreement with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
  32. Read between the lines
  33. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
  34. Be gentle with the earth.
  35. Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
  36. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
  37. Mind your own business
  38. Don't trust a man/woman who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
  39. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
  40. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
  41. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
  42. Learn the rules then break some
  43. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than the need for each other.
  44. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
  45. Remember that your character is your destiny.
  46. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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