advise to the unborn

An advise to the unborn
By David Verveer

It might be the most important decision in your life, selecting when, where and to whom to be a born. Choosing the most suitable parents is not something to mismanage, as this decision will influence your entire life.

When you will be standing in the hall where all elements (I am not sure if the word “elements” is correctly used, but the reader can always replace it with a more suitable term) are distributed, do not waste too much time on external features such as: a small nose, blue eyes, medium sized ears, nice looking legs, etc. as those, in our modern time, can be adjusted by simple operations.

When in the queue for brains, remember, too much brain power, will endanger your chance in becoming somebody important and / or content. General, too clever people are not liked very well, specially if they feel obliged to tell the truth. I would go, if I was you for a medium size unit, with many practical add-ons . Don’t worry too much about the I.Q., people with very low I.Qs came to be very important people (even presidents).

Going to the next station, religions and beliefs, choose something vague, something adoptable and easy going, don’t get caught in the trap of the very religious , irrelevant which religion, because it will make your life a living hell. Nationality and country is irrelevant, everywhere is fine, but personally, I prefer the warmer climates.

Now, the next station is where you choose your constitution, with elements such as pessimism, optimism, happiness, feelings, caution, hate, fanatics, etc, it is difficult to advise you, however, I would rather go for the positive alternatives, even though, they are less suitable for our modern living conditions.

Now you come to the station where one chooses your parents, pay attention, this is very important, do not choose “do-gooders”, a waste of time, also “over achievers” will not bring you the happiness you deserve. Try to go for the “professionals”, people happy with what they are and do , “idealists and pioneers” should not be selected, as they have no time for their own offspring, as they are too busy in trying to become immortal. It is important to examine the size of family, too many brothers and sisters, might be less desirable than a smaller family, but never agree to be an only child, as the attention smothers.

Rich or poor parents is less important, as fortune changes several times during lifetime, too rich or too poor are like all elements with “too” in it, to be evaded, try to go for “comfortable”.
As last station you can upload such features as “appetite”, “scholarship”, “adjustability”, “friendship”, “adoptability” and important features such as “humor” and “menschlichkeit ” (being a human in Yiddish), take a little bid of all, but a large portions of the last two elements.
I wish you success with your selections, and hope to see you soon, on this side of the border.