The best graduation speech ever?
Whilst browsing the Divine Cosmos website (more about that another time), I came across this video which I just had to share…actually, I preferred to read the speech through myself but here’s the video for those who wish to watch:
And to read the full text of the speech, head over to:
http://www.bspcn.com/2010/08/01/the-best-high-school-valedictorian-speech/
(and isn’t that ‘Morbid Curiosity’ clip at the end of the article something else?)
So, what are your thoughts? Do you agree that what this young lady so eloquently and passionately spoke of, amounts to one of the best graduation speeches ever? I for one haven’t heard any other graduation speeches (I don’t remember any from my uni days…but perhaps I wasn’t applying myself at the time as my teachers so often remarked…), so yeah, for me this is up there.
I love learning. I adore books. But education, well, I didn’t get on so well with it. I started off good, with the very best of intentions, but it just couldn’t hold me as I grew opinions and sprouted ideas and gave birth to creativity. My focus shifted away from schedules and deadlines, and although I didn’t realise it then – my spirit had begun to unfurl and stretch its wings…I guess considering my metamorphosis, I did exceptionally well to leave university with a Law degree, even if it wasn’t a very ‘good’ one.
So. What could have been different? What would have served to nurture rather than alienate me and countless others? I’m not sure…but I’ll ponder upon it and no doubt revisit at a time my wild soul deems appropriate!
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