I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E

 1.  Give people more than they expect and do it

 cheerfully.

 2.  Memorize your favorite poem.

 3.  Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have,

 or loaf all you want.

 4.  Only say 'I love you' when you mean it.

 5.  Look people in the eye when you say "I'm sorry."

 6.  Be engaged at least six months before you get

 married.

 7.  Believe in love at first sight.

 8.  Never laugh at anyone's dreams (especially your

 own). People who

 don't have dreams don't have much.

 9.  Love deeply and passionately.  You may get hurt,

 but you will have

 truly loved...and lived.

 10.  In disagreements, fight fairly.  No name

 calling.

 11.  Don't judge people by their relatives, or by

 the life they were born

 into.

 12.  Teach yourself to speak slowly but think

 quickly.

 13.  When someone asks you a question you don't want

 to answer, smile and

 ask, "Why do you want to know?"

 14.  Take into account that great love and great

 achievements involve

 great risk.

 15.  Call your mother.

 16.  Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

 17.  When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

 18.  Follow the three R's: Respect for self, Respect

 for others,

 Responsibility for all your actions.

 19.  Don't let a little dispute injure a great

 friendship.

 20.  When you realize you've made a mistake, take

 immediate steps to

 correct it.

 21.  Smile when picking up the phone.  The caller

 will hear it in your

 voice.

 22.  Marry a person with whom you enjoy

 conversation.  As you get older

 that will matter most.

 23.  Spend some time alone.

 24.  Open your arms to change, but don't let go of

 your values.

 25.  Remember that silence is sometimes the best

 answer.

 26.  Read more books.  Television is no substitute.

 27.  Live an honorable life.  In hindsight, you'll

 be able to enjoy it a

 second time.

 28.  Trust in God but lock your car.

 29.  A loving atmosphere in your home is the

 foundation for your life.

 Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious

 home.

 30.  In disagreements with loved ones, deal only

 with the current

 situation.  Don't bring up the past.

 31.  Don't just listen to what someone is saying.

 Listen to why they are

 saying it.

 32.  Share your knowledge.  It's a way to achieve

 immortality.

 33.  Be gentle with the earth.

 34.  Pray or meditate.  There's immeasurable power

 in it.

 35.  Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

 36.  Mind your own business.

 37.  Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her

 eyes when you kiss.

 38.  Once a year, go someplace you've never been

 before.

 39.  If you make a lot of money, put it to use

 helping others while you

 are living.  It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.

 40.  Remember that not getting what you want is

 sometimes a wonderful

 stroke of luck.

 41.  Learn the rules so you know how to break them

 properly.

 42.  Remember that the best relationship is one in

 which your love for

 each other exceeds your need for each other.

 43.  Judge your success by what you had to give up

 in order to get it.

 44.  Live with the knowledge that your character is

 your destiny.

 45.  Approach love and cooking with reckless

 abandon.