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25 Life Lessons Written By 99-year-old Great-grandpa by JhyMedex: 11:37am On Dec 11, 2014
When you need advice, you ask someone who
knows best. When you need life advice, you go
to someone who’s seen it all. And who could be
better than a great-grandfather with 99 years of
life experience?
Andy is looking forward to his 100th birthday next
May
Andy Anderson, a 99-year-old grandpa, has had
quite the incredible life. He has experienced love,
loss, triumph, and failure. And through all of that he
has continued to remain himself and keep people
laughing while he’s at it.
Here’s grandpa’s full list of 25 life lessons we
can and should all apply:
Always maintain a good sense of humor.
Never be too good to start at the bottom.
Exercise every single day, even when you don’t feel
like it.
Don’t spend more money than you make.
Drink orange juice every day.
Love at first sight is not a fable.
Having a bad job is better than having no job at all.
Eat around the mold; don’t go wasting food.
Your family is the most precious thing you will ever
have in life.
Eat sausage every day — it worked for me.
Your life is delicate, and if you neglect yourself,
you’ll spoil. That’s what cheese taught me.
Don’t ever be afraid to be your true self.
Everyone has too many clothes. Wear what you
have and quit buying more.
You must be able to forgive, even if it’s difficult to
do.
Save your money now and spend it later.
Love is not always easy; sometimes you have to
work at it.
Find something comical in every single situation.
If you’re faced with a problem, don’t delay trying to
figure it out. But if there’s no way to figure it out,
you have to forget about it.
Make sure you’re doing what you love; don’t be
afraid to follow those dreams you have for yourself.
Education is important, but not necessary. Life can
be an education in itself.
Explore your world and stay curious.
Try not to take yourself so seriously.
My full name is William Bradford James Anderson,
and my initials always remind me to ask myself,
“Why be just anybody?”
Have common sense. Think about the most
reasonable answer to every situation. If you don’t
have common sense, you’re a bust.
Life is a gift that you must unwrap. It’s up to you to
determine if what’s inside will lead you to happiness
or dismay. You have the power to make that
decision for yourself.
Andy is looking forward to his 100th birthday next
May, which he hopes to spend with his family. “I
feel pretty good about getting older. I may be 99,
but I am still learning and experiencing new things
everyday. You never stop learning. Age is not just a
number, it’s a badge of all my life experiences.”

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Re: 25 Life Lessons Written By 99-year-old Great-grandpa by mperoakeem(m): 11:45am On Dec 11, 2014
nice one baba... Fp tinz abeg
Re: 25 Life Lessons Written By 99-year-old Great-grandpa by Diffdeef(m): 12:09pm On Dec 11, 2014
Which one come be drink orange juice everyday?
Re: 25 Life Lessons Written By 99-year-old Great-grandpa by Nobody: 4:41pm On Dec 11, 2014
Sausage, cheese...Ive always had the feeling we have the wrong idea of what the best diet is. I believe the old man.

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