My Advice for Young People At the age of 63, I have solid, direct advice to young people to obtain the greatest rewards from life. First, don’t expect to walk on a plush, red carpet every day. You and only you are in charge of your life, not your parents, friends, or teachers, though their influence plays a critical role. Somewhere along the time growing up, I assume you learned the basics of right and wrong and avoided the slippery slope into crime, violence, and alcohol and drug abuse—obviously a recipe for a horrible life. However, being engaged in satisfying one’s curiosity by climbing the highest tree, bicycling a hundred miles, damming up a stream (regrettably, I caused a neighbor’s basement to flood doing this!), watching trains operate at a nearby railroad yard, and noting what happens to a penny placed on the tracks, along with other countless real-world adventures …