PLáGiO II

"sê feliz, isso não se paga...

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99 If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering EXPERIENCE… will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you. SING. Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.. DANCE…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. UNDERSTAND that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…"

baz lhurman

Fala-se ao destino. Falamos ao destino. Falo com o meu destino todos os dias no banho. Gasto água desnecessariamente porque simplesmente é ali que penso mais e melhor. Porque imagino o destino, cruzo-o com os sonhos, divido-o com o meu bem estar. vejo o resultado de olhos fechados com a cara dormente e enrugada pela água quente. o meu destino é igual a....mim. sair da água. Ir à procura. Foi sempre isso que fiz. vou à procura daquilo que quero. Vou à procura. uso todos os truques, levo head-phones e ouço os Cure sempre que queira, ouço os lcd para andar mais rápido... vou com toda a pop que conheco, ouço tudo, olho nos olhos de quem mais quero e gosto. Olhos no olhos das pessoas normais que atravessam a rua com os seus sacos de compras para o jantar dos filhos e filhas normais, ou mais normais que aqueles que mais anormais são por se pensarem diferentes.. é diferente quem pensa. pensa... pensa... pensa por ti... pensa por ti... eu ganho, tu ganhas, ganhamos os dois. isto não se pára. Isto não "separa". não separes o que és, daquilo que queres fazer. nunca te separes de ti. nunca deixes de rir com os refrões, nunca deixes de chorar com o cinema paraíso. nunca deixes de chorar quando vês o extreme makeover no people and arts. nunca deixes de chorar quando estás nervoso e só. Nunca deixes de rir.... nunca deixes de te rir quando te lembras da escola e do teu ano 9. Nunca te esqueças. eu ganho tu ganhas, ganhamos os dois, isto não se pára. pega nas brancas e acaricia as pretas. mistura as duas e canta em esforço o que te sai. sai. sai. sai mais, isto não se pára. vive. Vive. vê mais. sai mais. nunca penses hoje que ontem não devia ter existido. nunca deixes. nunca te deixes.isso não se pára. isso não se paga."