[00:00.79]Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007, wear sunscreen
[00:09.06]If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
[00:16.80]The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
[00:21.67]Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
[00:25.82]Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
[00:35.23]Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
[00:40.42]You will never understand the power
[00:42.06]And the beauty of your youth until they've faded
[00:43.85]But trust me, in twenty years
[00:46.14]You will look back at photos of yourself
[00:48.43]And recall in a way you can't grasp now
[00:51.18]How much possibility lay before you
[00:53.56]And how fabulous you really looked
[00:56.15]You are not as fat as you imagine
[01:02.12]Don't worry about the future or worry that know that worrying
[01:06.46]Is as affective as trying to solve an algebra equation
[01:09.55]By chewing bubble gum
[01:11.95]The real troubles in your life are apt to be things
[01:15.04]That never crossed your worried mind
[01:17.47]The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
[01:22.22]Do one thing every day that scares you, sing
[01:27.75]Don't be reckless with other peoples' hearts
[01:30.39]Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours, floss
[01:35.57]Don't waste your time on jealousy
[01:38.02]Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
[01:42.39]The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
[01:48.67]Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults
[01:53.51]If you succeed in doing this, tell me how
[01:56.65]Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements, stretch
[02:04.42]Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life
[02:07.76]The most interesting people
[02:09.00]I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
[02:12.78]Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
[02:17.47]Get plenty of calcium
[02:19.81]Be kind to knees, you'll miss them when they're gone
[02:24.60]Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
[02:27.23]Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
[02:29.97]Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the "Funky Chicken"
[02:33.65]On your 75th wedding anniversary
[02:35.89]Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
[02:39.28]Or berate yourself either
[02:40.93]Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
[02:46.55]Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
[02:50.15]Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
[02:52.98]It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own, dance
[02:57.56]Even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
[03:00.66]Read the directions even if you don't follow them
[03:03.29]Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
[03:15.58]Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
[03:20.75]Be nice to your siblings, they are your best link to your past
[03:24.78]And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
[03:31.41]Understand that friends come and go
[03:33.90]But a precious few, who should hold on
[03:36.89]Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
[03:40.77]For as the older you get, the more you need the people
[03:44.45]You knew when you were young
[03:48.18]Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard
[03:52.66]Live in northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft
[03:57.75]Travel, accept certain inalienable truths
[04:02.38]Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old
[04:06.80]And when you do, you'll fanaticise that when you were young
[04:11.69]Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
[04:14.83]And children respected their elders
[04:18.66]Respect your elders, don't expect anyone else to support you
[04:22.60]Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
[04:28.12]But you'll never know when either one will run out
[04:32.11]Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're forty
[04:34.90]It will look eighty-five
[04:38.39]Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it
[04:44.11]Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
[04:49.25]Wishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off
[04:52.58]Painting over the ugly parts and recycling for more than it's worth
[04:58.95]But trust me on the sunscreen