To Youth

Close your eyes and hold out your arms to fate
As you take the plunge into the unknown.
What do you anticipate? The right answer is

Nothing.

Never expect - it will break your heart,
So much so that not once again will you take a chance.
Never anticipate - the waiting period is long,
The wind chilly, the night silent, all by its lonesome.

Take what you can learn from, and nothing else:

The world is for you to share, not to destroy.
Each fruit is meant for one who needs it - let it go
And take only what you need. It will be enough
for the nourishment of your soul.

Sleep, and dream of things to come, and things that were -

History is a story book from which we lift our lives,
read it, and move on to the next events.
Do not skip to the end - this book holds wonders,
And these wonders are but meaningless fragments
should you decide to end too soon.

Love, but never ask to be loved -

Love is a matter of pride. It will not budge,
Nor will it be forced to reveail itself prematurely, unless
the love is not forced. It must be given in free will,
For that is its very nature - free and unbridled.

Believe everything and nothing around you:

All exist as reality, but not all reality is true,
So be wary - open your eyes to the beauty of the world
and yet question everything in sight.
Let nothing deceive you and pull you down.

Life - it is complicated, true,
And yet simple: it is comprised of
the most basic principles known to man.