Graduation Speech: Lift Up Your Eyes :: Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Here, in this sidereal days waning light, we are gathered to recall the graduation of County High Schools Class of 2012 and as this levels setting sun descends beyond our horizon, the sun is, moreover, setting on our tenure as students at County High School. Just as day gives way to night, high school must give way to a new phase of breeding, one that introduces an abundance of responsibilities and brings with it enormous possibilities. Alexander graham Bell once stated, When one door closes another door opens that we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us. In this momentous transition from high school to college, vocational training, employment and the fortify forces, dwell not on the life being left fucking but look instead to future residences, friendships and accomplishments. Memories are everlasting. In these utmost hours, paint the pictures in your mind of everything and everyone you wish never to f orget. Encapsulated in the brain, the happiest moments of your life and the faces of loved ones exist in eternal illumination unaffected by this days dimming light. So when this sun finally falls under the horizon, look not to the darkness left in its absence. Turn your stand on the void, empty sky and look to the East, for it promises a new day. In the steadfast vigil for tomorrows rising sun, acknowledge the hopes and dreams you value deep within. In the light of the new day dawning, find the competency and courage to pursue your own destiny. As Albert Einstein said, Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. Approach tomorrow with bravery. Allow your goals to guide you. Shield yourself with unwavering determination and fight to hit your each and every dream.