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The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow — Interpreted by Nick Cernak
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The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow — Interpreted by Nick Cernak

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The 25 Principles for Adult Behavior by John Perry Barlow. Interpreted by Nick Cernak
The recent news of John Per­ry Bar­low pass­ing has my heart feel­ing blue. I first dis­cov­ered the Grate­ful Dead at a YMCA Sum­mer Camp in Three Rivers, Michi­gan before begin­ning the fourth grade.

The Inter­net has always been impor­tant to me. Espe­cial­ly because my par­ents moved from Indi­ana to Geor­gia the sum­mer after I grad­u­at­ed High School. I used this tech­nol­o­gy to stay con­nect­ed with my friends from child­hood (and trade for bet­ty­boards); this web­site has been reg­is­tered for well over a decade now.

I val­ue 25 Prin­ci­ples for Adult Behav­ior by John Per­ry Bar­low and strive to live my life mind­ful of these dis­ci­plines:
1. Be patient. No mat­ter what.
2. Don’t bad­mouth: Assign respon­si­bil­i­ty, not blame. Say noth­ing of anoth­er you wouldn’t say to him.
3. Nev­er assume the motives of oth­ers are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.
4. Expand your sense of the pos­si­ble.
5. Don’t trou­ble your­self with mat­ters you tru­ly can­not change.
6. Expect no more of any­one than you can deliv­er your­self.
7. Tol­er­ate ambi­gu­i­ty.
8. Laugh at your­self fre­quent­ly.
9. Con­cern your­self with what is right rather than who is right.
10. Nev­er for­get that, no mat­ter how cer­tain, you might be wrong.
11. Give up blood sports.
12. Remem­ber that your life belongs to oth­ers as well. Don’t risk it friv­o­lous­ly.
13. Nev­er lie to any­one for any rea­son. (Lies of omis­sion are some­times exempt.)
14. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them.
15. Avoid the pur­suit of hap­pi­ness. Seek to define your mis­sion and pur­sue that.
16. Reduce your use of the first per­son­al pro­noun.
17. Praise at least as often as you dis­par­age.
18. Admit your errors freely and soon.
19. Become less sus­pi­cious of joy.
20. Under­stand humil­i­ty.
21. Remem­ber that love for­gives every­thing.
22. Fos­ter dig­ni­ty.
23. Live mem­o­rably.
24. Love your­self.
25. Endure.

As I mourn John Per­ry Bar­low’s pass­ing, I felt com­pelled to add each dis­ci­pline to an image I Pho­to­shopped. I hope you find inspi­ra­tion from his words too. Love is real, Not Fade Away. ❤️⚡💙

1. Be patient. No matter what.
2. Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him.
3. Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you.
4. Expand your sense of the possible.5. Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change.
6. Expect no more of anyone than you can deliver yourself.
7. Tolerate ambiguity.
8. Laugh at yourself frequently.
9. Concern yourself with what is right rather than who is right.
10. Never forget that, no matter how certain, you might be wrong.
11. Give up blood sports.
12. Remember that your life belongs to others as well. Don’t risk it frivolously.
13. Never lie to anyone for any reason. (Lies of omission are sometimes exempt.)
14. Learn the needs of those around you and respect them.
15. Avoid the pursuit of happiness. Seek to define your mission and pursue that.
16. Reduce your use of the first personal pronoun.
17. Praise at least as often as you disparage.
18. Admit your errors freely and soon.
19. Become less suspicious of joy.
20. Understand humility.
21. Remember that love forgives everything.
22. Foster dignity.
23. Live memorably.
24. Love yourself.
25. Endure.

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