Graduation Speech: Our Next Big Climb :: Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Class of 2012, weve fin anyy made it, but not without the help of our p bents, teachers and mentors along the way. Maybe what they did for us was that they were a good rudder and were the ship, and they got us to the sea where we remember who we are. Because we all get in that fog, where we forget who we are or what were about, we get overwhelmed. I mean Ive been there plenty of propagation in my life. that were not going to remember most of our lives until the end. But we lead remember certain moments. Maybe its our early 4.0 report card, possibly its our beginning(a) 100 percent biology test, maybe its our first homerun, our first touchdown. Whatever it may be, it will stay with us forever. Many of us have been together through elementary, middle and high school, and we have all had to work hard and remain focused to be where we are today. all(a) change happens in a minute. Your life changes in a moment. Something triggers you and you at last make a decision and it all shi fts. As years go by, your body is going to change, your relationships are going to change, your attitude is going to change. change is automatic, but progress is not. Our progress has brought us here tonight, and tonight will become one of those moments that we will cherish forever. I have been in the hawkish arts for about 12 years instantaneously, and I remembered my martial arts instructor, Mr. Charles Pearson, sitting everybody down during a black belt examen and telling us, Earning a black belt is very much comparable climbing a mount. You work hard, and eventually youll work your way up to the top. But once youre there, your journey is not over it simply has vindicatory begun. And you realize that there are new(prenominal) mountains for you to climb. As I now reflect back, I realize that school is very much the same. Our first mountain was a long, yet a fun, 12-year climb. Like all of the other unforgettable moments, this climb, in about 90 minutes or so will come to an end. We have finally reached our high school mountain top, and for a lot of us our next big climb may be to go to college. And for some of us, our next big climb may be to get a job, to travel around the world, start a new business, or even a career.