You will be men and women of letters and possess a special and unique educational experience. That alone, will cause the mantle of responsibility to be thrust upon you. And because of who and what you are, you must don that mantle of responsibility. With responsibility comes many challenges. These challenges normally are translated into choices.
Selflessness takes time to develop.
Rarely does a man or woman suddenly grow a brain and a spine in the middle of an operating room or on a battlefield. Likewise, rarely does a person develop a sense of selflessness in a single moment in time. Spontaneous selfless acts rarely happen. Let me encourage you to add to those strengths a spirit of selflessness. John Bradley gave the last of his water to a wounded Marine on 23 February 1945.