User:Portal-Kombat/Sturgeon's One-Point Lessons

Lesson One: The Energy of Life
To be young is to know no limits to one's stamina. To become stronger, one must first know oneself. The hearts in the upper-left shows one's current life energy. Perhaps a fancier way to describe it would be to call it a life gauge. As one experiences trials and hardships in life, one will naturally gain more hearts. However, if one is injured and takes damage, those hearts will decrease. At such times it may be possible to replenish one's health by cutting grass and finding hearts.

Lesson Two: Do Not Underestimate the Sea
It's easy to get swept up by a little success at swimming, but the sea can be fickle! Swimming for too long will drain one's energy, and eventually one will sink. Watch the round icon in the bottom-right while in the water. This is one's swim timer. One should be sure to get back to shore before one's swim timer runs out. If one doesn't, I can't be responsible for what happens next.

Lesson Three: The Great Map of Life
As one is often hasty and acts without thinking when young, it's easy to get lost one one's way. It is at confused times such as this that one must refer to his or her Area Map in the lower left. The yellow arrow shows one's current location. Enlarge the map with the right D-Pad, or hide the map with the left D-Pad. The arrow in the top-right portion of the Area Map indicates wind direction. Always remember that the wind blows in the direction of the arrow. Always!

Lesson Four: Material Goods
The more things one tries to experience in life, the more experience-related belongings one tends to gather. And, of course, with those belongings comes a need to keep track of them and keep them in good order. One needs only to press START/PAUSE to see the items he or she has obtained. The Items screen contains items the player can set to and use with Y, Z, and X. The Quest Status screen, for it's part, contains vital items related to one's quest. It's possible to switch between these two screens by pressing L or R.

Lesson Five: How Not to Regret the Things One Fails to Do in Life. A VERY IMPORTANT LESSON!
There are many things one longs to do in the limited time one has in this world. The easiest way not to regret things one wanted, but failed, to do is to save. While one may feel invincible and wish to continue one's quest, one never knows when disaster or calamity may strike. If one's life energy is extinguished before one has had a chance to save, then one's life will have been lived in vain. It is a shame to regret the deeds one has failed to accomplish in life. Press START/PAUSE and choose Save on either the Items screen or the Quest Status screen.

Lesson Six: Improving Human Relations
To improve one's relations with one's fellow beings, one must be outgoing and press A to speak to all people one meets. When one opens one's heart to others, others will open their hearts in return and offer wisdom on many important things. If the person's advice is strange or cannot be understood, one should not feel shy. One should simply ask the person to repeat the statement by pressing A again. More often than not, if one asks politely, a person will say the same thing over and over again until the meaning is clear.

Lesson Seven: Knowing One's Own Abilities
To improve one's life, it is wise to watch A and R calmly whenever one comes across a person or object. By doing so, A and R will pass along wisdom regarding how one can best interact with that person or object. To know one's own abilities is to know one's limits.

Lesson Eight: Changing Perspective Leads to Success
The young often assume that they can see all that is before them, but oftentimes they are missing out on a grander view. By using C to change perspective, one can often find oneself gazing upon sights and discoveries one never expected to see. Once one has seen all there is to see around oneself and determined an appropriate course of action, it is wise then to press L and take action. To get things at eye level, one should stop in one's tracks, press L, and tilt C up.

Lesson Nine: A Fool and His Rupees Are Soon Parted
It is commonly known that he who makes poor use of Rupees will have a hard life. In order to fully enjoy a long life, it is wise to gather Rupees early and often.

Lesson Ten: Becoming the Champion of Life!
Learn all there is to learn in lessons one through nine...

And no matter what happens...

Do not give up, do not complain, and do NOT stay up all night playing!