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Introduction
association audiences: Write a thoughtful
essay on the theme,
"What I Know Now That I
Wish They'd Told Me Back Then"
or
"How to
Avoid Being Too Soon Old and Too Late
Smart."
Those wonderful voluntary participants
interested in this writing project, most of whom
had done a
"heap of living,"
were encouraged
to focus their wisdom and sage advice on a
smorgasbord of topics. On all fronts, the
preliminary results of these homework essays
have been thrillingly tender and movingly
profound.
So, can we who are life's veterans think of
a better reason for feeling good about putting
our best thoughts in
HOW TO AVOID BEING
TOO SOON OLD AND TOO LATE SMART?
If
we could just get our young people to read this
valuable time capsule, we'd be helping them to
stay right side up and on track for their life's
journey.
Every contributor, as a role model, is
leaving our young people a legacy. I have
done my best to consolidate and edit the
information provided by our contributors of
wisdom into a very meaningful document
worthy of all of us. Anonymity was guaranteed
when it was requested.
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