Monday, May 20, 2013

Promotion Speech



Gandhi once quoted "Be the change you wish to see in the world". Change can be scary though. It's filled with fear, curiosity, and doubt. I know this all too well, like the most of us do. There's this time in our lives, childhood, where we think there is no evil in the world and that everybody could be friends and agree with one another. As we've grown, we've learned that that's not true. During this time now in our lives, we're transitioning to another state of mind where we'll learn more truth about and we'll learn to accept it more.

 Lots of people are nervous about leaving the comfort of middle school, understandably, but it's not meant to be that way. The next four years will be time spent finding out what we do best in and what we like. What we cherish and what we don't. Most importantly, it's where we'll be spending a lot of our youth. If we have too many fears and doubts, we won't have enough space for our dreams. And what's the point of that? So, diminish all the fears you have and turn them into joy.

In 2017, our high school graduation, you won't be the same person you are today. Neither will the person sitting  next to you either. Everyone will gradually change. As our personality matures, little parts of our soul will too, causing ourselves to evolve into something, or someone, much greater and wiser than who we are today.

As we run out of time at Asa Clark, my hope is that all of us let go positively and embrace what awaits us this fall.
                                           
I, personally, would like to thank all of my teachers over the past two years who have helped me tremendously when I needed it, and who have pushed me to excel in all that I do. 

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