Young Folk Principles

The Youngster Good Life

1. Don't play house in high school and college.   Translation. Don't become involved in serious relationships where you become "married" at a young age.  The intense involvement with one person at such a young age limits and stunts your other formative life experiences. 
2. Don't do what you can undo.   Think pregnancy, tattoos, drunk driving, posting something dumb on social media, things that involve permanence.  You can undo being pregnant, a tattoo that looks cool at 18 become foolish when you're 30,  that underage drinking fine stays on your record for a long time.  A piercing, goofy haircut, or wild clothes can easily be undone.  You can remove an earring, or nose piercing, your hair will grow back but a baby is yours forever. 
3. Travel.  Before settling down with a career or partner, get out and see the world.  Once you start working and have responsibilities beyond yourself,  experience different cultures and varying ideas.  Understanding other ways of life, expands our own capabilities. 
4. Focus on lifestyle not material possessions.  The way you live is more important than what you have.  So many of us, particularly Americans,  choose materialism and consumerism which forces us to work at unfulfilling jobs.  When we limit our appetites, we have more freedom and more choice to follow our passion. 
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