Chris Pratt’s 9 Rules for Life from the MTV Awards

June 19, 2018 Morning Show Leave a reply

Chris Pratt showed once again that he is the guy everyone should aspire to be.

 

At this year’s MTV Movie and TV Awards he received the honor of the generation award. The generation award is given to an actor or actress that shows exemplary character and inspires another generation. He follows in the footsteps of Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and several other Hollywood leaders. It was revealed in May that Pratt would receive this award. “‘Generation’ just really crystalizes how meaningful this is for me. After 18 fast years in this business, I am thrilled to be here and blessed and honored,” he said about the award to Entertainment Tonight.

When he took the stage to accept this honor, he decided to impart some wisdom to the younger viewers, the generation he was said to inspire.”I’m going to cut to the chase and I am going to speak to you, the next generation,” Pratt said. He quipped,  “I accept the responsibility as your elder. So, listen up.”

Here are Pratt’s rules for a good life.

 

1.

“Breathe. If you don’t, you will suffocate.”

 

2.

“You have a soul. Be careful with it.”

 

3.

“Don’t be a turd. If you are strong, be a protector. If you are smart, be a humble influencer. Strength and intelligence can be weapons, so do not wield them against the weak. That makes you a bully. Be bigger than that.”

 

4.

 

“When giving a dog medicine, put the medicine in a little piece of hamburger and they won’t even know they’re eating medicine.”

 

5.

 

“It doesn’t matter what it is. Earn it. A good deed. Reach out to someone in pain. Be of service. It feels good and it’s good for your soul.”

 

6.

“God is real. God loves you, God wants the best for you. Believe that, I do.”

 

7.

“If you have to poop at a party, but you’re embarrassed because you’re going to stink up the bathroom, just do what I do. Lock the door, sit down, get all of the pee out first. And then, once all the pee is done, poop, flush, boom! You minimize the amount of time that the poop’s touching the air. Because if you poop first, it takes you longer to pee and then you’re peeing on top of it, stirring up the poop particles, create a cloud, goes out, then everyone at the party will know that you pooped. Just trust me, it’s science.”

 

 

 

 

 

8.

“Learn to pray. It’s easy, and it is so good for your soul.”

 

9.

“Nobody is perfect. People will tell you that you are perfect just the way that you are, you are not! You are imperfect. You always will be, but there is a powerful force that designed you that way, and if you are willing to accept that, you will have grace. And grace is a gift. Like the freedom that we enjoy in this country, that grace was paid for with somebody else’s blood. Do not forget that. Don’t take that for granted.”

 


The award was presented to him by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom co-star, Bryce Dallas Howard and former on-screen wife from Parks and Recreation, Aubrey Plaza. A lot of his rules are silly but that is half the reason he won this award. He knows how to get a point across to multiple age groups, through laughter. What’s your favorite Chris Pratt film?