For you that may stumble upon this note...

Dig. Dig now. Harvest some wood from a nearby tree as fast as you can. After you have enough wood, craft. Craft some tools and some weapons before night falls. Night is dangerous time to go out, so build shelter. NEVER forget to mine coal first. Do not make the same mistake as me. Craft some torches to protect you from the dangers that may roam at night. Crafting table is one of the most important things in Minecraft. Craft it with four wood.

Now, you must be hungry. Kill an animal to get its meat. "But how?" you say. It's simple. You have to do it with you hand. First, start off with a chicken. Kill it with a sword to make it more humane. Eat it. Now, mine for stone. Craft stone tools to make your tools more durable and stronger. Start mining for more coal. Now, if you stumble upon an Iron Ore, mine it with your stone pickaxe. It will be useful soon enough.

After you get to your shelter, you must craft a furnace. Not only for cooking food, also for smelting ores. Put coal on the bottom then put your item on the top. Wait. Wait for it to smelt. While waiting, dig. Dig more and more. The next thing you're after is Redstone. Redstone is a powerful ore with the capabilities to make advanced machines. No matter what people say, what people think of Redstone, it is a crucial part of Minecraft.

Use it to make weapons and traps. Now, you've smelted your iron. Craft some armor, tools and weapons with it. Go mining once again. Oh, see that gold over there? No. Don't take it. It is weaker than the iron that you currently have. What's that light blue ore, you say? Yes. Take it. It is very valuable. Take it to the ends of the Overworld. Craft with it. Fight with it. Build with it.

Now, you know the needs of the miner. You have read this guide to it's very end. If you find this note, I wrote this a long time ago before you read this. As I write this, I am trapped in this very mine without food, tools or weapons. Yes, I know they're coming. Now go, reader. Go explore this world full of surprises. Go before they get you, too.