Baccalaureate address to Class of 2008
‘You are at a moment of transition that requires making choices.”
“You won’t know till you try. But if you don’t try to do what you love — whether it is painting or biology or finance; if you don’t pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret it. Life is long. There is always time for Plan B. But don’t begin with it. “
“I think of this as my parking space theory of career choice, and I have been sharing it with students for decades. Don’t park 20 blocks from your destination because you think you’ll never find a space. Go where you want to be and then circle back to where you have to be.”
An inspiring “parking space” theory. Most of us would become more and more puffed up with conceit, thinking we know the world, the crowed and ourselves, thinking we could make a best pathway of ourselves. However, we easily got frustrated as soon as there showed up some obstacle on the pathway. It’s always a benefit to learn from those who have experienced everything, even though we are facing different circumstances from the older generations.
The whole address could be found on website: http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/faust/080603_bacc.html
