2003-05-12 - 11:42 a.m.
On Friday my wife and I graduated with 2 degrees each from Northern Arizona University. During commencement we were told about change, about how the future may not work out how we have planned it, and about Swaziland. And our speaker is so full of sh* it is not funny.
He was not full of sh* about any of these things. Yes, the future is change, and you cannot determine how it will work out, and well Swaziland is just kewl. No he is full of sh* about the importance of a bachelors degree, and how important "this" day was.
On a relative scale, college graduation is just like high school graduation. At the time it seemed pretty impressive, but it reallly doesn't mean anything. (well if you run out of toilet paper, you might have something to wipe with) To a future employeer it means you can be trained. It's nice to know that I can be trained like any other moss, spore, or monkey.
And in comparision to some other days it is hardly worth my while. I believe the day my wife said "yes" or "I do" is much more important. The day's I held each of my children for the first time. Lets not forget the day's I first learned about their existence, hearing their little hearts beating like a steam engine. Now those days were important, earth shattering, and something I will remember forever.
Unfortunately, my graduation day is just snippets of things I would like to remember. The biggest problem is thinking "I spent $XXXXXX for this?"
Will
No comments:
Post a Comment