University Graduation Speech Analysis

Greetings President Lightstone, Deans, Faculty, and to all the beautiful faces seated before me. Thank you for this nerve-racking, headache inducing, gut-wrenching opportunity to address the graduating class of 2015. In spite of the aforementioned pains, I have to deliver this speech with utmost confidence and such conviction that what I have to say could be of great benefit or have most of you here at a complete loss. I shall gain most of your attention just by standing here and admitting that I have absolutely no idea what I am doing. Nevertheless, it is with great hope that my message be grasped, that there will be a laugh or two and maybe even some tears. Journal entry, May 6th, 2012; “To think and give rational thought to what is possible

The first time I felt like there was meaning to what I had to say, think or write and that it was worth something was when my mother; not a professor, never having read anything from me before finally did so, and she said to me, “I was going to tell you that I liked what you wrote. But I don’t think it was appropriate to give such a simple compliment to something that came from your soul, your very essence”. You are what you say, do, write and think. Never let anyone or anything, especially fear -hinder that.
Persistence in doing things on my own, not seeking approval continuing to push forth in the face adversity- it molded me. So many times throughout my life, I hoped and wished that things would work out the way I wanted it. When, in fact, I was going about things all wrong instead I should have played the devil’s advocate in life. In so doing, show everyone including myself that everything that surrounded me and came from me, was going to be beautiful and meaningful in its own way. You can’t go back and change certain aspects now but from this moment forward - Keep putting your best foot

Here, where you learnt that if you skipped a class; you will fail, period. People won 't take your bullshit. As well as there is only so many excuses you can come up with until people start catching on. The stuff you did in your time here doesn’t make you bad person nor does it make you perfect if you played by the rules. Perfection doesn 't exist, strive for it but be ready to come up a bit short most of the time- that isn 't a failure. I’m sure, you found out about certain things it, you probably learnt more about yourself and you probably let go of a lot of things as well as people. There isn 't a box to fit in; this life isn’t a one-way street; you aren 't one person. Let all the parts of you out and tap into everything and continue to draw and build yourself. Appreciate everyone and everything. It was an experience, after all- An expensive one – but an experience nonetheless. One day you’ll come to say, “You wouldn 't trade it for anything in the world”. Your four or four years went by in a haze of drugs and alcohol and stress and disappointment. You tried new things, some you loved and some you hated. Even with all that as you take this step into the unknown, new found knowledge and experiences continue to live, thrive and survive trying new things; find your balance and enjoy. Not everything was eloquently said, be that as it may, but I’m sure you got the point. So thank you, and remember that you should always appreciate