This Week's Meaningless Topic (#64) (Nov 27)

[Rodger Pettichord]

Hi all. As far as I can tell, EasternT3 is the youngest of the Neil Hill Lounge gang. He's 23. The rest of us haven't seen 23 for quite some time. It is the obligation of the mature, wise, experienced, opinionated Old Guy to give plenty of unasked-for advice to the young. So here's your chance.

 

THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: What advice would you give EasternT3 at his tender age of 23?

[lifejogger]

Be a responsible person, enjoy life and plan for the future.

[wain71]

same as I told my kids - use please, thank you, and know when to say sorry......like John said, plan for the future, I wish I did...enjoy life as this ain't a rehearsal and it goes fast as you get older...

[Sniper31]

My advice...don't listen to us older folk and learn life's lessons the hard way, like most of us did.....builds character  

 

Cheers!

Landon

[Rodger Pettichord]

Never pass up an opportunity to be kind. 

[flyingleaf]

Be kind and honest and believe in yourself.

On the other hand: When my kids were teenagers I had a note on the fridge for them that read: "Teenagers leave home now while you still know everything"

[gregmorin]

Set realistic goals. Plan ahead and understand that life Is going to give you challenges and detours.

 

Greg

[John York]

Don't get old too quickly.  Life passes too quickly anyway.

[BradB]

Don’t take yourself too seriously , learn to laugh and have a sense of humor . 

[TerribleT]

Get out in the world, try your hand at things, find yourself then find a great life partner, live long and prosper

[W2DR]

Don’t plan your life around that loser—she’s going to cheat on you anyway. You don’t need to have everything figured out right now—stop stressing so much.

[gumbypickett]

Don't get married.

If you are get a divorce NOW.

cheers

Gumby

[Ken Q]

Don't borrow trouble. The rate of interest is too high!

Ken

[boetie]

It won't come to you, you have have to go and get it.

Cheers

Graeme

[Ken Q]

Good advice in pithy comments.  Collectively we're coming up with a "Poor Richard" for our times.  Good for us, Ben Franklin I'm sure would approve.

 

Ken

[Jack Sawyer]

My grandfather told me to "Learn as much as you can as young as you can."  That has always guided me in my life.

[renault]

Be honest with yourself. Accept that life  doesn't come with a guarantee and even with your best efforts it may not be working

the way you wish. 

 

But always do the absolute best you possibly can until you learn better.  Then have the wisdom , maturity and humbleness to accept the 

opportunity that is presented to you and embrace change.

 

[bvdboomen]

Be and stay yourself and don't pretend to be someone else.

People will know.

[flyingfish55]

Never forget, it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

[Stillwater]

Take a job that you can do with passion. That is the only way to make it really good and enjoy it for decades.

[Taph]

Live within your means and enjoy life

[John Heaton]

On 11/27/2021 at 12:34 AM, Rodger Pettichord said:

of the mature, wise, experienced, opinionated Old Guy 

 

 

Honestly - I've forgotten  -- how I got to be as quoted above 

[Rob Abernathy]

Don't take no for an answer.

[bernd1151]

2 things:

- Try to make your mistakes early in your life and let others make the expensive ones

- Don't be so humble, you are not that great 

[Ken Q]

On 11/29/2021 at 3:10 PM, Rob Abernathy said:

Don't take no for an answer.

Rob is right: It is, after all,  easier to get forgiveness than permission!

 

Ken

[YAMBA1]

Jean de la Fontaine, in is fable  "le laboureur et ses enfants"  (The farmer and his children) said: Work hard, churn up the earth, dig deep and deeper and you will find a tresor.

The punch line to that fable is: If you work hard, your life will be full of rewards , this is the TRESOR!