What should be said at graduation

If I were to give the commencement speech at my graduation this year, I would tell people that the most important things to remember, no matter where you go in life, is to find something or someone to care about, because that will make you a better person. And to live life the way you wish to. Whether that be living in the moment, drifting along to wherever the wind blows you or analyzing every scenario before you go through with something. Being able to care about someone other than yourself makes you able to have feelings that could not be felt any other way. Carpe Diem is one of the most overused latin phases but it makes a valid point. Living in the now allows you to experience life through different perspectives and makes you a more rounded individual, not afraid of new ideas.

Ind. Read Promt 1 (Last Lecture)

The main character in The Last Lecture is Randy Pausch. The whole book is circled around him finding out that he had developed pancreatic cancer and only ha so long to live. The book describes how he went about living his life once he knew death was just around the corner. What I have noticed most about him through what I have read so far is that he has really accepted the fact that he was going to die and he did not stay morbid over it. He attacked the life he had left and he wanted to leave his mark on the world that he was leaving behind. He also wanted to leave memories of him around so that his three children, all under the age of six, would know what their father was like. To me, I feel like this is a great inspirational story that is easy to read and true to the heart.