Happy Commencement

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Yesterday I woke up at 7:30 am to watch the Class of 2009 graduate via live webcast. The view from my macbook was limited and fuzzy, but with the help of the orchestra and my excitable imagination, I was able to get very worked up.

I don't know what it's like to graduate from a school you love. High school was interesting—I was glad I went, but it wasn't fun enough to miss—and middle school was so horrendous that I skipped the ceremony. When I started college, I think my worst fear was that it wouldn't be worth the drudgery it took to get there; that I'd only find more boredom and the daily exhaustion of dealing with people who view empathy as a moral disorder.

As I watched the parade of funny hats roll down the steps of the Gettell Ampitheater, I wondered what kind of wisdom I might say I've earned at MHC thus far. I thought about that secret fear...and how I didn't even notice when it went away.

So, seniors, the only (possibly preemptive) advice I, a lowly rising junior, have to offer you, is this: Seek inspiration. Resist boredom. As long as you keep challenging the hell out of yourself, none of this ever has to stop.

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