Nepali Life Instructions

• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
• Memorize your favorite poem.
  
• Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
  
• When you say I love you, mean it.
  
• When you say I am sorry, look the person in the eye.
  
• Be engaged at least 6 months before you get married.
  
• Believe in love at first sight.
  
• Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
  
• Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.
  
• In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
  
• Don't judge people by their relatives.
  
• Talk slowly, but think quickly.
  
• When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer. Smile and ask, why do you want to know.
  
• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  
• Call your mom.
  
• Say bless you when you hear someone sneeze.
  
• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
  
• Remember the three R's: respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
  
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
  
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  
• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
  
• Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversation skills will be more important than any other.
  
• Spend some time alone.
  
• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
  
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
  
• Read more books and watch less TV.
  
• Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.
  
• Trust in God, but lock your car.
  
• A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
  
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
  
• Read between the lines.
  
• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
  
• Be gentle with the earth.
  
• Pray. There is immeasurable power in it.
  
• Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
  
• Mind your own business.
  
• Don't trust someone who does not close their eyes when you kiss.
  
• Once a year, go someplace you have never been before.
  
• If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
  
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck.
  
• Learn the rules, and then break some.
  
• Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for one another is greater than your need for each other.
  
• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
  
• Remember that your character is your destiny.
  
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.