To the Class of 2002, or any class, really, I have the fol­low­ing words of "wis­dom". This entry would oth­er­wise be known as "All The Things I've Learned Since I Got Out of High School, And Wish I Knew Then"but that's a kinda long title. Any­who, take it for what you will.…

Live For Today. Not tomor­row, but today. For all you know, tomor­row may never come. Please, don't spend your time hop­ing for tomor­row, for if you do, your life might pass you by.

There are No Cer­tain­ties. Trust me, even if you think there are, you are wrong. Heh, look at all the peo­ple who invested in Enron. Okay, now get out of the home­less shel­ter before you become just like them. Just under­stand that noth­ing is certain.

Don't Take Your Loved Ones For Granted. Now, this is more of a gen­eral rule­and it's some­thing I wish I would have put into prac­tice at a point or two in my life. If you push and push and push, one day, you'll wake up… and they'll be gone.

The Past Is Gone. I've spent quite a while try­ing to hold on to some­thing that is no longer there­high school. Not only that, I've spent quite a con­sid­er­able amount of time wish­ing that I could change things I've done. I can't, and nei­ther can you. Take the best of what you have now, and leave the rest behind, as it can only slow you down.

Do For Your­self. At this time in life, you can­not depend on any­one else­and you shouldn't, as they might not nec­es­sar­ily always be there for you. You need to learn to be on your own. (And I need to learn how to take my own advice.)

In short, kids, do all the things I couldn't.