Anand, I am not sure how much of your advice/invitation sinks in with teenagers, but we hope some of it does. But from my perspective, the insight and optimism that you imparted is worth sharing with everyone. I think of you as one of our greatest thinkers in today's world. Thank you.
Such an amazing speech of hope and love for the next generation that inherits our America mistakes, triumphs, and all.
As a 46 year old women, I am thankful for those generations that fought before me for the rights and freedoms that I have enjoyed and taken advantage of such as getting my doctorate in pharmacy, having a career, having friendships and family of different cultures, races, and sexuality, having the right to vote, having the right to contraception. None of this would have been possible even 50 years ago for a woman. I do not take these liberties for granted, especially since they are quickly being stripped away from me now.
America is a country created on ideals, not religion or language as he said. A valuable rarity in this world that we can never stop fighting for. In this fight, many people have been left behind, because they refuse through religion, hate, and fear to embrace the “melting pot” that many of us cherish. Nationalism has no place in America. It is the opposite of what makes this country great.
I am sad that so many fail to see this, but value homogeneity instead. What an uninteresting and uninspiring concept. I cannot comprehend what makes these people want such a boring way of life except that they are ultimately ignorant cowards. A life of fear is the saddest life to live. Why bother?
An amazing speech! Every word. We need to talk about these things in specifics.
(Ah, only the ending did not ring true: are they entering adulthood just because of this arbitrary event, which honed out many non-conformists? And where is the invitation for the “we” to be intergenerational? In my experience there are no boundaries between ages, where duty is suddenly dumped on younger gen? There is simply an intergenerational river that flows. So, parents are at least as responsible for the three invitations you proposed? That’s the piece that’s been missing and needs to be mentioned in a more direct way? Dont underestimate the entitlement of parents about their role in the concept of WE—they are mostly clueless unless spoken to directly, repeatedly though with humor 😁, by members of their own Gen about this?)
Craft focus remains superb advice. I’m in the process of guitar mastery and uncompromising, unconditional intimacy. Everyone must choose. I will choose freewill…rock on everyone!
Anand, I am not sure how much of your advice/invitation sinks in with teenagers, but we hope some of it does. But from my perspective, the insight and optimism that you imparted is worth sharing with everyone. I think of you as one of our greatest thinkers in today's world. Thank you.
Wonderful!! So inspiring -- YES! Let's share far and wide!
This is the best commencement speech I’ve ever heard, for this moment in time, and with 8 grandchildren I’ve heard a lot of them.
Such an amazing speech of hope and love for the next generation that inherits our America mistakes, triumphs, and all.
As a 46 year old women, I am thankful for those generations that fought before me for the rights and freedoms that I have enjoyed and taken advantage of such as getting my doctorate in pharmacy, having a career, having friendships and family of different cultures, races, and sexuality, having the right to vote, having the right to contraception. None of this would have been possible even 50 years ago for a woman. I do not take these liberties for granted, especially since they are quickly being stripped away from me now.
America is a country created on ideals, not religion or language as he said. A valuable rarity in this world that we can never stop fighting for. In this fight, many people have been left behind, because they refuse through religion, hate, and fear to embrace the “melting pot” that many of us cherish. Nationalism has no place in America. It is the opposite of what makes this country great.
I am sad that so many fail to see this, but value homogeneity instead. What an uninteresting and uninspiring concept. I cannot comprehend what makes these people want such a boring way of life except that they are ultimately ignorant cowards. A life of fear is the saddest life to live. Why bother?
What fabulous words . . . And as inspiring to read at 50 as it would have been to hear at 18 . . . Thank you, and cheers from another SFS alum! :-)
An amazing speech! Every word. We need to talk about these things in specifics.
(Ah, only the ending did not ring true: are they entering adulthood just because of this arbitrary event, which honed out many non-conformists? And where is the invitation for the “we” to be intergenerational? In my experience there are no boundaries between ages, where duty is suddenly dumped on younger gen? There is simply an intergenerational river that flows. So, parents are at least as responsible for the three invitations you proposed? That’s the piece that’s been missing and needs to be mentioned in a more direct way? Dont underestimate the entitlement of parents about their role in the concept of WE—they are mostly clueless unless spoken to directly, repeatedly though with humor 😁, by members of their own Gen about this?)
Beautiful thoughts and words. This speech inspires me, a 74 yo grandmother. I, too, will share this.
A great commencement address and message to our next generation.
Craft focus remains superb advice. I’m in the process of guitar mastery and uncompromising, unconditional intimacy. Everyone must choose. I will choose freewill…rock on everyone!
Thank you for such an inspiring vision(and such beautiful sentences 😊)…..we all need that encouragement 💙
Beautiful. I will be sharing this - with the young people in my life, and the older ones too.
How true, a send-off for everyone to start now and don't look back!
Amazing. I cried and I laughed and now I'm printing this up so I can keep looking at it when I feel lost.