I don’t like to plagiarise. However, I have just received some pearly words of wisdom, attributed to Bil Gates.

The great man gives kids a “reality check” in how to succeed – not quickly, but slowly, methodically and with wisdom. 11 simple and basic rules.

I do not know if these lines are a direct quote. No link was provided. Whatever the origins, there are same great messages for all of us, whatever our age or status.

Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it! 

Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something. BEFORE you feel good about yourself. 

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. 

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. 

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity. 

Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault. So don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them. 

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. 

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. 

Rule 9:  Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.  Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. 

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one. 

If you agree , pass it on. 
If you can read this – Thank a teacher!

Bottom line – In order to feel good and hopefully do well, get a hold of reality sooner rather than later.