This is another article I really enjoy reading. As David says, "I know that this stuff probably doesn't sound fun and breezy or grandly inspirational the way a commencement speech is supposed to sound. What it is, as far as I can see, is the capital--T Truth." It is bloody truth.
The words reechoes in my brain strongly when he describes the so-called routine life cliches. The day in day out life is bloody true for college graduates. I can easily picture the life he is talking about and feel so depressed about this life. However, he continues statement about how to think and treat regarding this life gives me hope again. Considering the annoying and depressing life in other's shoes,"The thing is that, of course, there are totally different ways to think about these kinds of situations... Or that the Hummer that just cut me off is maybe being driven by a father whose little child is hurt or sick in the seat next to him, and he's trying to get this kid to the hospital, and he's in a bigger more legitimate hurry than I am: it is actually I who am in the HIS way." Sometimes, the happiness just come in seconds when you switch how you think.
I think the ending is very thought-provoking. "It is about the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness; awareness of waht is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, all the time, that we have to keep reminding ourselves over and over: This is water." After reading this, I said to myself: This is water and find something right to worship.
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