That is why I urge your new president and my friend of over 15 years to commit himself to making every possible effort to include all the members of the college community in reaching its goals. But there is one other, one that is as external to the college as the search for knowledge is internal. Luke speaks of it in the third reading. Surely both will fall into a pit. There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit.
Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts.
The blind cannot lead the blind, which is why you seek the light of knowledge. The answer is simple. You can make a contribution to society. In his famous essay, What Makes Life Significant, the American philosopher, William James, describes a visit to that late nineteenth century mecca here in upstate New York, Chautauqua. Here were endless opportunities for stimulating conversation, the reading of good books, rest and recreation, good food, clear water and pleasant company.