June 8
In 2013, George Saunders, an American author with a gift for storytelling and character, gave the commencement address at Syracuse University. The address, in both written and video form went viral. In his talk, Saunders accomplished what so many commencement speakers fall short of doing. He engaged, he entertained, and he left his audience with a tangible life lesson. One that we would all do well to follow.
The takeaway - though I'd highly recommend reading/watching the whole speech (linked below) can be summed up in this quote,
"I'd say, as a goal in life, you could do worse than: Try to be kinder."
Kindness is memorable, kindness is returned to you, kindness is a worthy goal. As we look toward our commencement this Thursday, I so appreciate the value our school places on kindness - it makes a difference.
In 2013, George Saunders, an American author with a gift for storytelling and character, gave the commencement address at Syracuse University. The address, in both written and video form went viral. In his talk, Saunders accomplished what so many commencement speakers fall short of doing. He engaged, he entertained, and he left his audience with a tangible life lesson. One that we would all do well to follow.
The takeaway - though I'd highly recommend reading/watching the whole speech (linked below) can be summed up in this quote,
"I'd say, as a goal in life, you could do worse than: Try to be kinder."
Kindness is memorable, kindness is returned to you, kindness is a worthy goal. As we look toward our commencement this Thursday, I so appreciate the value our school places on kindness - it makes a difference.