Graduation Speech: Explore. Dream. Discover :: Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

I am about to give you a final ch bothenge as a high school student. I am about to ask you to do something you were sure you wouldnt have to do again for a while with the ending of high school. I am asking you to destine. Please, just this at a time, take a moment to put that educated mind to work. Think of something you really want right now, go ahead, dont complain, just do it. What do you really want? A few of you searched your minds and out of the millions of things you are sure you want, not one could surface above the rest. The virtually common perspectives you had were in all likelihood I want to eat or I want to sleep or, I want to move this hanging thing everywhere to the other side of my cap now so that I can be on my way. Theres something in common with what everyone just thought about. Its something to make you happy. In a world of ever-growing business and technology, we hear about the new millionaires captured by stocks and the booming world of computers and along with them the amounts of silver beyond the comprehension of most of us. This year, I believe I speak for the majority when I say weve felt so poor, cutting back on McDonalds and TCBY to save up for an expensive trip to prom, a grad night party and college applications for which you sent the money away and werent even guaranteed anything but probably a nice postcard in return. Now, all of a sudden if we end up somehow with a $5 bill in hand, we think were all set and ready to go. A $5 bill is endless possibilities. The truth is, you wont miss your $30 application tap in a few years, youll be happy if you have a job you look forward to every day. You wont miss the money you spent on prom in 10 years, youll be happy if you are content with your life. Perhaps for you this means a family. As Einstein once said, Happiness is the ability to enjoy the passage of time. Different people can reach happiness in so many different ways, but to everyone it is all that really matters. At this p oint in our lives its difficult not to think that happiness is had by material products the newest technology, the nicest clothes around, or that car you probably arent getting for graduation.