Dear Vibrant School-of-Lifer,
Does it ever feel like we’re never there? Like the lessons keep on coming? As Jerry Seinfeld concluded in his commencement address during Duke's 2024 university-wide ceremony on May 12, 2024, “This is Good.”
Following that lead, in this season of academic transitions, in addition to congratulating our graduates for accomplishments won hard and easy, we also celebrate our life transitions. All those lessons completed. Dear reader, You did that. As Jerry says in his speech, You’ve likely “learned to enjoy the expenditure of energy that may or not be on the ‘correct path.’”
And you will keep doing it, that—Life‚—until it (YOU) are no longer here anymore. To that, let’s toss whatever’s on our heads (or metaphorically in them) up in the air.
Jerry convinces us not to be convinced of who we are. Video courtesy Duke University / You Tube
Later this week, our daughter Lulu will deliver a short speech at her middle school graduation. We asked her if she needed help writing it, and she said no; she wanted to surprise us. However, she let on that it would include a Dr. Suess quote (SMILE). She’s been through some stuff in her young life, and humor is a key part of her operating system. We all know it gets us through. Like Jerry said in his speech, “Just don't lose your humor. It’s not an accessory. It's your Stanley Cup water bottle on the brutal, long hike of life.”
Brutal, long, and magnificent. Hearty hugs and lots of laughs to (and with) the class of 2024. And to the never-ending commencement,
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