Instructions for Life

• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  
  
• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
  
  
• Follow the three Rs:
       Respect for self
       Respect for others
       Responsibility for all your actions.
  
  
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a   wonderful stroke of luck.
  
  
• Learn the rules so you know how to break them  properly
  
  
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  
  
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take  immediate steps to correct it.
  
  
• Spend some time alone.
  
  
• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of  your values.
  
  
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
  
  
• Live a good, honorable life.  Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
  
  
• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.   Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
  
  
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation.  Don't bring up the past.
  
  
• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
  
  
• Be gentle with the earth.
  
  
• Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
  
  
• Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other
  
  
• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
  
  
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.