And, in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live every day when you don't know what's going on? When people are manipulating you, telling you to buy this perfume and you'll be beautiful, or this pair of jeans and you'll be sexy-and you believe them! It's such nonsense.

The little things, I can obey. But the big things - how we think, what we value - those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone - or any society - determine those for you.

Be compassionate, and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be so much a better place.

It's not too late to develop new friendships or reconnect with people.

We think we don't deserve love, we think if we let it in we'll become too soft. But a wise man named Levine said it right. He said." Love is the only rational act.

Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.