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.
My friend and I were talking about old cds that we used to have earlier and I brought up the Now That's What I Call Music cds. Epic, EPIC compilations often of one hit wonders from the late 90's and early (whoa) turn of the century pop icons. Then sunscreen song came up. I thought about how much I have always loved the advice from that song but never knew where the song originated from.
The actual speech was written by Mary Schmich, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune in 1997. It was later turned into a song that was credited to Baz Luhrman (which I still really don't understand). Enjoy it, I know I have and continue to look back on the wonderful advice now and then.
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