Douglas Gorenstein/NBC(NEW YORK) — Sam Smith may be only 23 years old, having celebrated his birthday Tuesday, but he has some words of wisdom to impart. The singer, who’s recovering from vocal cord surgery, posted a lengthy message on Instagram in which he shares what he’s learned in life so far.
“Prepare yourself for dramatic speech,” he begins. “I’ve only lived on this earth for 23 years and I have so much more to learn and so many more mistakes to make but there is one thing I’ve learnt in my not so many years. And that is love is the most important thing in life.”
The picture accompanying the post shows Sam surrounded by his loved ones. He advises everyone to surround themselves with “people who genuinely love you.”
Sam concludes, “I am so lucky and these past few years have been so amazing but also so challenging and I would definitely be in a world full of troubles right now if it wasn’t for the people in this picture and my family and friends who can’t be with me today. Dramatic as f**k I know, but I thought I’d share my emotional but I hope wise words with y’all.”
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