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[aid] => mick
[title] => FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION
[time] => 2005-07-22 16:14:52
[hometext] => Imagine you are at your High School Graduation, and Bill Gates is the Key Speaker, what do you think he is going to teach you?
[bodytext] =>  FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION A nicely dressed middle aged man approached the podium, High school students watched, to them he was awesome. The richest man in the world today, William (Bill) H. Gates III started talking, there was no delay. "You have been politically taught, a feel-good generation, With no concept of reality, your set up for failure has begun. I have 11 Rules to introduce to you to help you grow up. If followed, you will become a mature grownup. Rule 1: Life is not fair.....get used to it! Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem, so commit. They (the world) will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE..... You feel good about yourself--walk through Reality's door. Rule 3: Right out of high school, You are not going to make $60,000/year, that's uncool! You won't be vice-president with a car phone, Until you've earned both don't be a fool. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, Wait until you met your boss he's going to seem gruff. Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had another word for burger flipping.....it was called opportunity. Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not the fault of your parents Don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them create brilliance. Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't boring like you think they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to your wonderful know-how. So before you try to save the rain forest from the parasites of their generation, Try delousing the closet in your own room yourself proven. Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but Life HAS NOT! In some schools they abolished failing grades, a shortcut..... They give you as MANY TIMES.... as you need to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in the real life. You get one chance, and that is offered along with much strife. Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters quarterly You don't get summers off 'tis not breezy, Very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. You can do that on your own time by your own self. Rule 10: Television is NOT the real life. In real life, real people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go back to the job with real strife. Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. I was considered a Nerd, but I wasn't shaken. I knew I was just a good workman. You can be too, if you'll just take action!" On line, the poem is mine. Created by Lovingcritters consue July 22, 2005  "Hated because he is rich, I did extensive research on the man, and find he is a very moral, generous soul. He doesn't just give away "Millions" but "Billions" each year! I, personally am amazed by his tenacity and drive. I thought the above speech was excellent, and that's why I posted it."  William H. Gates III and his wife, Melinda, lead our list of superbenefactors. Along with others, they're using wealth and personal capital to attack some of the world's most intractable social problems *Money Smiles* [comments] => 7 [counter] => 188 [topic] => 46 [informant] => Lovingcritters [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 23 [ratings] => 5 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => didactic )
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