Some Rules of Life

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a high school about things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good; politically correct teachings created a generation of Children with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for a fall in the real world.

RULE 1 Life is not fair RULE 2 "he world won#t care about your self-esteem. "he world will e$pect you to accomplish something B%&'(% you feel good about yourself. get use to it!

RULE 3 )ou will not earn *+,-,,, a year right out of school. RULE 4 .f you think your teacher is tough- wait till you get a boss. RULE 5 &lipping Burgers is not beneath your dignity. )our grandparents had a different

word for burger flipping/ they called it '00'("12."). RULE 6 .f you mess up- its 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. "hey got that way from paying your billscleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. 3o before you save the rain forest

from the parasites of your parent#s generation- try delousing the closet in your own room. RULE 8 )our school may have done away with winners and losers but L.&% H43 2'". .n some schools they have abolished failing grades and they#ll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. "his doesn#t bear the slightest resemblance to 42)"H.2G in real life.

RULE 9 Life is not divided into semesters 5terms6. )ou don#t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. )'1 7' "H4" '2 )'1( '82 ".9%. RULE 10 "elevision is not real life. .n real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to :obs

RULE 11 Be nice to nerds. "he chances are you#ll end up working for one
If you disagree wi ! a"y of !ese rules See RULE 1 .& )'1 C42 (%47 "H.3 "H42; 4 "%4CH%( Life is what )'1 94;% '& .". .t always has been and always will be