Dear [insert your name here],

You are, like, really cool. You can be whatever you want to be.
Except, maybe, a narwhal. Or a rock.
Follow your dreams . . . and your heart . . . and stuff . . . you might be surprised at how beautiful your life can be.



The point is, you are a person. And because you are a person, you have a brain (hopefully). This brain is pretty cool, because, you see, it's kind of what keeps you alive.
Always remember to thank your medulla, because it's pretty difficult to eat cookies, belt along with Aretha Franklin, or ride a unicycle up a cliff when you're out of breath.
And don't forget to thank your motor cortex, because how else would we go for long walks on the beach? After all, this seems to be an activity everyone enjoys. (Unless they just say it for kicks and giggles . . .because it doesn't seem like many people actually do go for such walks).
And always thank your association areas, because without them, you'd never be able to do your math homework. (Well, not that we all do this anyway, but you know what I'm getting at).



Did you know that your brain's capacity to retain information is virtually limitless? (Don't excuse him Mr. Osborne!)

So I think it would be appropriate for us all to wake up in the mornings and say, "Hey brain, you're pretty cool. I don't like having to memorize you for a test, but you're still alright. Thanks for helping me with, well, everything I've ever done, thought, or subconsciously processed. You're the boss. Literally."

You, whoever you are, have potential. I'm not just talking about the action potential among your neurons, I'm talking about YOU. Your WHOLE self.



You've heard people say "don't cheat yourself", and you've brushed it off like unwanted dust on your sleeve, because you've heard it from your algebra teacher or a brochure for class rings. Well, now a non-affiliated-with-any-such-person-or-advertisement-rapper wants to tell you the same thing. Don't cheat yo'self, dawg.

Homeskillet (I'm a rapper, remember?), you can learn a lot, and you can make a difference in some other homeskillet's life. You ain't got no excuse for less than 100%!

All I'm saying is (and don't worry, I'll say this part in proper English), if you spend your whole life worrying about things that don't matter and wasting your time on things of no value, you really are cheating yourself. If you never push through hard times, or never challenge yourself, or never make goals, never aspire to anything above where you are . . .

. . . then you'll never know how how wicked legitimate your life can be. 

So, moral of the story: if you keep using abbreves, like "legit", you'll never know the exquisite wonder of using the full word.

Legitimate . . . legitimate . . . legitimate. . .

Ah, being a nerd is fun.