Instructions for Life

• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk
• When you lose, don’t lose the lesson
• Remember the 3 R’s:

Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions


• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a 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 realise you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
• Spend some time alone every day
• Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
• Live a good, honourable life. When you get older and think back, you can enjoy it a second time
• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for a good life
• 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 achieve it
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon