I reminded them that they are spiritual, moral, rational human beings, that they are not mere actualities, they are potentialities. I told them that life does not end with college. I also reminded them that while pursuing success, they should remember that success comes in different forms. While youth is forever, material wealth, fame, beauty, laurels of every kind are ephemeral. None of these should be mortgaged for opportunism.
Cynicism sows suspicion and distrust, demeans hope and debases idealism.
It diminishes us all. You cannot go on 'seeing through' things forever . . . A wholly transparent world is an invisible world, to 'see through' all things is the same as not to see. Yes, healthy skepticism is indispensable, if the interaction is to distinguish the correct from the false, the lie from the truth. But an exaggeration of the skeptical attitude can, but must not, lead to cynicism and the disavowal of all values.