I saw this a year or so ago and it was attributed to Bill Gate$ during a
speech at a graduation. Regardless, it's still interesting.
Have a great weekend.
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Petersen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 08:06 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Off topic -- Life rules
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> My son's friends were emailing this to one another... the fact that it
> was authored by his 8th grade math teacher was impressive
> enough, but the fact that he and his friends thought it was "cool"
> made me take a second look.
>
>
> > LIFE RULES
> >
> > Rule 1:
> > Life is not fair-get used to it.
> >
> > Rule 2:
> > The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will
> >expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good
> about yourself.
> >
> > Rule 3:
> > You will NOT make 40thousand dollars a year right out of high
> >school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone, until you
> earn both.
> >
> > Rule 4:
> > If you think your teachers are tough, wait till you get a boss.
> >He doesn't have tenure.
> >
> > Rule 5:
> > Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents
> >had a different word for burger flipping-they called it opportunity.
> >
> > Rule 6:
> > If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
> >about your mistakes, learn from them.
> >
> > Rule 7:
> > 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 are. So before you save
> the
> >rainforest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try
> delousing the
> >closet in your own room.
> >
> > Rule 8:
> > 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.
> >
> > Rule 9:
> > 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 you own time.
> >
> > Rule 10:
> > Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have
> >you leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
> >
> > Rule 11:
> > Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
>
