Graduation Speech -- Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Well, here we are. Sitting in this stuffy gym pee-pee on these unflattering robes, while the band is poised and ready to play acclaim and Circumstance. Weve always known this day would come and, whether our t distributivelyers, our parents or ourselves are hustling for it, here it is. Were about to take that giant leap in just a few minutes and after that, its cartridge holder to get hold of our own choices. No longer will our biggest decisions entail which psyche to ask to prom or which period would be the best to TA during. Now our choices will begin to revolve just about which bills we need to wear and what job we want to be doing 20 years from now. And whether you choose to take a leak a degree, get a job certification or straightaway start working, there are some universal choices that everyone should make to underwrite a fulfilling life for ourselves and our families. First is the choice of love. The time is almost upon us to surrender being children and start bein g parents. Unfortunately, there seems to be an portentous trend in the breakdown of families nationwide. Parents are becoming too ready to involve themselves in childrens lives. Not enough of them are talking to their children about important issues, such as tolerance, suicide and drug abuse. disjoint rates are high and not enough children receive the right-hand(a) attention or counseling during those rough times. All of these factors combine to make an unsteady environment for children of today and the future. teenager drug abuse is high. Teen suicide rates are high. And for some awful reason, kids even as young as first grade are killing each other. Starting today, we have the power to change this. Growing up is an scare thing a large, never ending cycle that we cannot slow nor stop but can only dig in deep with ... ...o be on this earth, so if you gaint live your life to the inviolable fullest, you may have more regrets than you can count. You only have one shot at livin g your life so dont make it a dull one with little meaning. Finally, in the end, after weve lived our lives and its all said and done, not all of us are going to be as wealthy as accounting Gates or have more than 15 minutes of fame. Our autobiographies wont be best sellers and most of us wont compete in pro sports or make it on television. This is not to say, however, that our lives will have little impact on the world around us. It is the families we raise, the friendships we honor and the beliefs we cling to that will determine in the end whether or not we were successful. I wish all of you, my friends, the very best the bighearted world has to offer our time starts now. Live it fully with no regrets. thank you.