[00:00.450]Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)
[00:01.080]Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99
[00:05.140]Wear sunscreen
[00:08.960]If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
[00:16.640]The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
[00:21.530]Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or reliable
[00:25.670]Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
[00:34.780]Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
[00:39.250]You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
[00:42.230]Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
[00:46.830]At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
[00:51.030]How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
[00:55.820]You are not as fat as you imagine
[01:01.830]Don't worry about the future
[01:03.890]Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum
[01:11.770]The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
[01:17.170]The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
[01:22.190]Do one thing every day that scares you
[01:26.250]Don't be reckless with other people's hearts
[01:32.440]Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours
[01:34.170]Floss
[01:35.980]Don't waste your time on jealousy
[01:37.970]Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
[01:42.130]The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
[01:48.420]Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how
[01:56.490]Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements
[02:03.050]Stretch
[02:04.420]Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
[02:07.670]The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
[02:12.690]Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
[02:17.370]Get plenty of calcium
[02:19.770]Be kind to your knees
[02:21.770]You'll miss them when they're gone
[02:24.430]Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
[02:27.020]Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
[02:29.620]Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
[02:33.490]On your 75th wedding anniversary
[02:36.000]Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
[02:39.270]Or berate yourself either
[02:40.770]Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
[02:46.390]Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
[02:49.930]Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
[02:52.780]It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
[02:55.860]Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
[03:00.510]Read the directions even if you don't follow them
[03:03.060]Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
[03:14.740]Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
[03:19.860]Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
[03:23.630]And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
[03:30.400]Understand that friends come and go
[03:33.000]But a precious few, who should hold on
[03:36.060]Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
[03:39.810]For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
[03:47.260]Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
[03:51.900]Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
[03:56.900]Travel
[03:58.690]Accept certain inalienable truths
[04:01.760]Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old
[04:06.680]And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
[04:10.800]Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
[04:14.040]And children respected their elders
[04:17.760]Respect your elders
[04:19.970]Don't expect anyone else to support you
[04:23.230]Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
[04:27.110]But you never know when either one might run out
[04:30.430]Don't mess too much with your hair
[04:32.680]Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85
[04:37.290]Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
[04:43.220]Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
[04:49.180]From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
[04:53.820]And recycling it for more than it's worth
[04:58.020]But trust me on the sunscreen
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