You Are Not Special: Commencement Speech from Wellesley High

"Think about this: even if you're one in a million, on a planet of 6.8 billion that means there are nearly 7,000 people just like you."
VoodooVsays...

there is a reason why many people think that High school was the best time of their lives.

There are plenty of times the best and brightest in high school don't lead successful lives in RL. There are plenty of times where the class fuckup ends up being the wealthiest person in the city or state.

Success for most people is a matter of right place and right time. Hard work is the exception, not the rule especially in America. Your success has more to do with your parents than you these days.

and praying doesn't do shit.

though I do like guinan's statement about not being special from TNG. A diamond is still a diamond, it sparkles no less if there is only 1 or a billion of them.

chingalerasays...

Praying doesn't do shit? You got some data on that, bruh??

VoodooVsaid:

there is a reason why many people think that High school was the best time of their lives.

There are plenty of times the best and brightest in high school don't lead successful lives in RL. There are plenty of times where the class fuckup ends up being the wealthiest person in the city or state.

Success for most people is a matter of right place and right time. Hard work is the exception, not the rule especially in America. Your success has more to do with your parents than you these days.

and praying doesn't do shit.

though I do like guinan's statement about not being special from TNG. A diamond is still a diamond, it sparkles no less if there is only 1 or a billion of them.

sixshotsays...

Food for thought...

Wellesley, Massachusetts is a high-class neighborhood so it may come as no big surprise to hear something like this (a speech that is meant to be profound or philosophical in some way). However, it should be obvious to anyone who has seen (or read?) Fight Club that you are never special.

Also of note, Wellesley is also home to some of the most dumbest residence in the state of Massachusetts. Each week (or rather, each Friday), a local radio station would read some of the more retarded entries from the Wellesley Police Blotter. Some are more crazier than others and some are just flat out stupid. I cannot say for certain if this is frequent... as some of the entries that are read out are quite old.

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