As you smile for the AP photojournalist, let your audience know you are as fortunate as Chelsea to have your life in front of you in the 1990's, speaking words far different than, like, you know, spoken by Willa Cather at the Red Cloud High School graduation ceremony in 1890. Better yet, give some of our new books a try for more useful advice to graduates. Only you can determine if you will turn that blueprint into an authentic picture. You are the only one who can lay out the route for an authentic life. Authenticity is not a final act for the sunset years but a pattern for each day along the way.
Graduation is certainly a time to emphasize success.
Some people become overnight successes, but often they fade as fast as they came on the scene. They didn't build a foundation of knowledge and training and experience. But in case you are wondering, we have no job openings at this time. I trust their ability to convert the mower from mulch to bag when necessary, check the oil, and clip in a reasonably presentable manner. It is true the edges suffer from time to time because frankly we believe weedeaters should be registered with the FBI as dangerous and deadly weapons.