As the new school year begins at the old alma mater, I feel duty bound to share some advise with BYU students new and old based on my own time as a cougar. Learn from my mistakes, chickens.
1. Don't waste your time being bitter. You won't win any awards or gain any friends.
2. Be thankful for who you are and what you have, but don't be afraid to improve yourself.
3. Realize that you're jealous of most of the people that you make fun of. Figure out why.
4. The gospel always comes first, even before all the edifying things you will encounter in art and literature and philosophy. Everything of beauty points to the gospel, but they do not replace it.
5. If you really hate BYU, if you think the atmosphere is crazy oppressive, if you honestly think Utah is lame, then leave. You aren't gracing anyone with your presence.
6. Sarcasm doesn't make you cool or intelligent or better than anyone else.
Oh, young ones, enjoy it while it lasts. It is the best of times.
2. Be thankful for who you are and what you have, but don't be afraid to improve yourself.
3. Realize that you're jealous of most of the people that you make fun of. Figure out why.
4. The gospel always comes first, even before all the edifying things you will encounter in art and literature and philosophy. Everything of beauty points to the gospel, but they do not replace it.
5. If you really hate BYU, if you think the atmosphere is crazy oppressive, if you honestly think Utah is lame, then leave. You aren't gracing anyone with your presence.
6. Sarcasm doesn't make you cool or intelligent or better than anyone else.
Oh, young ones, enjoy it while it lasts. It is the best of times.
