Aristotle writes “Nicomachean ethics” a instruction manual to his son on “how to live life”. Using your own knowledge of life, write two paragraphs or more sharing your own advice on how to live life with your own children (born or unborn).  

I thought I’d share; this was pretty fun/interesting to write. (pardon me for such elementary school vernacular—I like to keep it simple.)  

To my future Children:

Life isn’t easy, but it can be simple and less stressful if you let it. Know the difference between right and wrong. There are going to be things in life where you have to question it, but always go with your gut instinct; your gut is usually right. Do what makes you happy—do things you truly enjoy and that brings happiness within itself. Don’t rely on tangible items, but more so on what’s already around you. Live life to the fullest: take advantage of every opportunity that comes. With opportunity comes experience, with experience comes knowledge. Always believe that everything will be okay. No matter how down you are about something or if you tend to lose hope in things, just know in the end it’ll work out the way it should and for the better.

Respect yourself and others; treat people the way you would like to be treated. Respect others to the fullest, and it will never go wrong. When you respect someone, you become open minded and are accepting of that person, even though you may not agree with them or their actions. Keep an open mind; do not limit yourself as to what you can learn or take in. Be a sponge and soak up all the information you can and teach it to others.  Be humble—don’t brag about what you have or what you can do; it’s not the most important thing in life. The idea that you have accomplished a lot and blessed to have many things is what should satisfy you. No matter how busy you are with life, laugh as much as you can. Laugh makes the world spin. Laughing unwinds you and much needed especially in times of stress. When you love, don’t half ass it. Love as much as you can, and love hard which brings me to my next point. Don’t use the word “love” lightly, not unless you really mean it. Know that I will ALWAYS love you.