Pace on Earth

Touch the Sky

On Sunday I attended St. Thomas' Spring Convocation to see my cousin Emily graduate (on time - congrats Em!). It was a beautiful ceremony in a beautiful setting. The grads convinced the adminstration to hold it outside and, St. Thomas being a good Catholic school, the Gods co-operated.The commencement speach was given by one of Fredericton's favourite daughters, author Sheree Fitch. Her speech was predictibly wonderful; partially rhyming and totally sincere. She spoke about the opportunity that abounds in the world the news grads were about to step into. She spoke so well that she even had this dreamer dreaming of changing the world. IT really was a great message. That's what made the post I read the next day on Deadspin all the funnier. If you don't want to read the whole thing here is Drew's take; in reality most grads are just happy to be done and the 'dream big/make a difference' message from every commencement speaker is lost on all but a few grads. Everyone else is thinking these things:
MALE STUDENTS
1) Get rich by doing as little work as humanly possible
2) Fuck as many attractive women as possible
3) Drink
4) Get married only when forced
5) Raise children who can make you rich if you yourself cannot

FEMALE STUDENTS
1) Get rich by doing as little work as humanly possible
2) Marry someone who will fertilize you with attractive babies
3) Own a home so spacious and tastefully appointed that all your friends feel like dogshit any time they enter it

The accuracy is uncanny. It certainly made me giggle. He then goes on to talk about what those few people that actually have the will to make a difference and dream big should be dreaming/differing. Good stuff. My dream is that someone would invent a toothpaste dispenser that does not get gummed up. 35 years on this earth and they are getting progressively worse. But I digress...

Happy Graduation all, enjoy the real world.

Pace out.

posted by Vitamin S @ 5:31 p.m.