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April 11, 2017 — A Plan To Be A Better Person

Dear William, Daniel, Catherine, Michael, and Sarah, (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Today I listened to the University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address, given by Admiral William H. McRaven — I hope that you will listen to it also, preferably more than once:

YOU can change the world — some suggestions for doing that:

  • Start each day with a task completed — make your bed
  • Find someone to help you through life
  • Respect everyone
  • Know that life is not always fair; and, that you will fail often
  • Take some risks
  • Face down the bullies
  • Help the downtrodden
  • Do NOT quit; do NOT give up

I try to live up to these ideals, and I do fail often; but, the smartest thing I EVER did was to find someone to help me through life.

Babcia Krysia

5/2/2015: Babcia Krysia enjoying a Mint Julep while cheering her horse at the Kentucky Derby (on TV; Dziadzius insisted she wear a fancy hat for the occasion)

Love,

Dziadziuś Paweł.

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