The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.
No graduation speaker will ever tell you that the future is anything but uncertain. It never is. But graduations need not only be obsessed with looking ahead; a graduation can be a day on which we turn back and trace our steps to see how we ended up where we are.
I just want to share this memorable moment in my life. I graduated with honors and I can't possibly do this without the guidance of my mom.
Thank you, mama, I owe you big time and I promise to do better in college. This is the only gift that I can give for now. I love you.