Intro:
In this life, it is important to remember something. We are not here on this earth to simply exist. We are not here to simply live without risk and without adventure. We have been put here to make a difference. We have been put here to better the lives of others through our own actions. We are here to be adventurous, to be excited, to make mistakes, and to help others do the same. Body:
Now, when I first got to this school, I was nervous to say the least. I was coming in at the beginning of an experience I knew was going to be difficult, I was leaving behind some old friends, I didn’t think I knew anyone here, and I was of course nervous about being an outsider. After all, most of you have been here since 7th grade and were already …show more content…
To quote him, “I must feel the crash of the hard water and gather it up in a perpetual cup so that, wherever those in prison may be, wherever they suffer the autumn’s castigation, I may be there with an errant wave, I may move, passing through windows, and hearing me, eyes will glance upward saying: how can I reach the sea?” This prison which we each have created out of our insecurities, out of our failures, and out of our mistakes has crumbled under this power which we hold, whether consciously or not, and together we have freed ourselves from these mental chains that bind us so that we may proceed unfettered into the great unknown that is this …show more content…
Conclusion:
No matter what you do, no matter who you become, make sure you are always one thing. Make sure you are happy. Make sure you are living your life as you wish, not bound by what others may think of you or what you may think of yourself. Live your life always reaching towards your goal and know that failure is not the end. Live your life sharing this happiness you feel with everyone you meet along the way and know that, no matter where you go, we all carry a bit of that energy with us.
So, whether you’re the brightest burning candle or the dimmest, burn, burn with everything you have and make sure that, no matter what, you give your light, this thing which you and you alone can give, give it to the world so that it may glow brighter for the simple fact that you are a part of it and you are giving your all in everything you do.
And it is because of this energy, this openness, and this friendliness that I am proud to call myself a member of the SCIS class of
In this life, it is important to remember something. We are not here on this earth to simply exist. We are not here to simply live without risk and without adventure. We have been put here to make a difference. We have been put here to better the lives of others through our own actions. We are here to be adventurous, to be excited, to make mistakes, and to help others do the same. Body:
Now, when I first got to this school, I was nervous to say the least. I was coming in at the beginning of an experience I knew was going to be difficult, I was leaving behind some old friends, I didn’t think I knew anyone here, and I was of course nervous about being an outsider. After all, most of you have been here since 7th grade and were already …show more content…
To quote him, “I must feel the crash of the hard water and gather it up in a perpetual cup so that, wherever those in prison may be, wherever they suffer the autumn’s castigation, I may be there with an errant wave, I may move, passing through windows, and hearing me, eyes will glance upward saying: how can I reach the sea?” This prison which we each have created out of our insecurities, out of our failures, and out of our mistakes has crumbled under this power which we hold, whether consciously or not, and together we have freed ourselves from these mental chains that bind us so that we may proceed unfettered into the great unknown that is this …show more content…
Conclusion:
No matter what you do, no matter who you become, make sure you are always one thing. Make sure you are happy. Make sure you are living your life as you wish, not bound by what others may think of you or what you may think of yourself. Live your life always reaching towards your goal and know that failure is not the end. Live your life sharing this happiness you feel with everyone you meet along the way and know that, no matter where you go, we all carry a bit of that energy with us.
So, whether you’re the brightest burning candle or the dimmest, burn, burn with everything you have and make sure that, no matter what, you give your light, this thing which you and you alone can give, give it to the world so that it may glow brighter for the simple fact that you are a part of it and you are giving your all in everything you do.
And it is because of this energy, this openness, and this friendliness that I am proud to call myself a member of the SCIS class of