Graduation time

This is the first June in many years that we have not attended any relative or friend's graduation.

Actually we did participate in South Hills Homeschoolers Recognition Night last Saturday, which included our friend Natalie's 8th grade graduation. Her dad Todd read a heartfelt letter he and Natalie's mom had written, speaking of their pride at their daughter's accomplishments and her growing godly character. Many of us were teary-eyed by the end, it was a beautiful, personal celebration.

But the larger graduations with hundreds of students, caps & gowns, generic speeches...it just worked out that none of our neices, nephews or friends are at that stage right now. However, my friend Diane posted a link to a graduation speech that I wanted to remember. So I'm putting it here on my blog. I recommend you all watch or read it. (No, its not an ordinary boring speech.)

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged Stanford University graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks—including death itself—at the university's 114th Commencement on Sunday June 12, 2005 in Stanford Stadium.

The transcript and video of the speech are here:
http://www.gogeometry.com/videos/steve_jobs_stanford_apple_pixar.htm