Realities of Life
Below are some thoughts about real life that most young people don't discover until, unfortunately, they are no longer students, but trying to function in the hostile environment that exists out in the cold, cruel, world. Because I want nothing but the best for you, I thought you should have the opportunity to understand these realities now so you can be prepared for them.
Things You Should Know About Life
- Life is not fair - get used to it!
- The
world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to
accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
- You
will NOT make $150,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a
vice-president with your own secretary until you earn both.
- If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
- Flipping
burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different
word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
- If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault; so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
- Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.