5 Minutes To Speak My Peace

I was reminiscing about the past the other day when I remembered that my sister had gone to a summer camp back when she was younger. They told all the kids to write a letter to their families in 5 minutes like you were on a plane that was about to crash. This exercise was to speak your peace and I guess make you realize things about yourself. So I have decided to do this, and I am going to time myself for five minutes. In five minutes I will just stop writing, so here goes.
Dear family,
I have only 5 minutes to write this letter because the plane I am on is going to crash in exactly 5 minutes. So here goes, I want to be cremated and put in a nice coffee can right in front of the TV. With the rest of the money from my life ins. policy, blow it in Vegas or something, I don't care. If you want to have a good life, always garden, never trust fast women or hippies, and NEVER get into or talk about politics.
Never use the Lord's name in vain, but the other bad words just choose them wisely. Never board a plane where the pilot smells like Vodka. Always buy a Tundra, and never be cold at heart. Always love with genuine love. When you are a kid, always listen to your parents, and realize that when you grow up, your parents are going to be the IRS and they are MUCH more mean and strict than your actual parents ever were.
Always wear deodorant, and never move to California.

And this was all I could write in 5 minutes. I would hope that my will would be in place at the time, but I think the point in life is that life is like a roller coaster. You gotta hold on and just enjoy the ride. You can always look back and say 'What ifs', but that doesn't matter. Never take the little things for granted, and never 'enjoy everyday', some days just aren't for enjoying. So just go through those days and enjoy the days meant for enjoying. Read a lot, and not of the same thing. Never try tobacco, drugs, or alcohol, your body doesn't like these things at first for a reason. Always tell the truth, and when you want to hide something, don't lie about it, just don't talk about it, unless it has to do with other people, then you are on your own.
Get a dog, then notice how they live. They enjoy the most simple of things. Learn from that! Always listen to people that you respect and that have the insight and knowledge you need. Always ask them questions and soak in as much wisdom you can from them, it will make you a better person. Never watch the news except for the weather, they will give you a bunch of information that has nothing to do with you and will scare you to death.
Garden, plant something, take care of it. My favorite job was working for pennies in one of the hottest summers on record as a groundskeeper at Oklahoma Christian. You can be closer to God doing work like that than being in a church. Go to church, though, because everything has it's time and place. Talk to the Lord like he is you best friend, and more, even though he may not be every day.
Make a set of principles to follow in your life, then NEVER violate any of those principles.