College Graduation.
Some students tempted to just scrap the whole thing and hit the ground running without so much as a glance back at their tiny hometown college.
Others relish in the moment.
The moment that puts a formal punctuation mark on the crazy four years (or ten years, depending on how much you crazy you get) we call the university experience. Commencement speeches are often riddled with cliche upon cliche. “You are the future,” or “Seize the day,” or silly little phrases like “You can change the world.” We hear these prosaic declarations, the rolling of eyes ensues and we think, “Oh yeah, i’m sure changing the world will just fall into my lap during the hours of nine-to-five in my corporate job.”
Sometimes though when we give our brothers cynicism and better judgment the cold shoulder and alllow ourselves to enjoy and believe in those dramatic, romantic notions you will be inspired. Yes, inspired. Not “motivational-workplace-poster” inspired, but the real thing. For just an instant, allow yourself to believe in all those dramatic, romantic notions.
Commencement Speeches