Advice for the graduates of 2010
In honor of Hartselle High School’s 2010 graduates, my son, Wade Allen Blaylock, being one of them , I would like to offer a few words of wisdom and some thought provoking quotes I have collected or found on the internet.
First of all, to my son:
Dear Wade,
Although, I have lived every minute of it, it is hard to believe 18 years have passed since I held you as an infant. As with all children you have made your mistakes, and, hopefully, learned from them.
Each day is a priceless and precious gift. I have no magical words of wisdom on how to make your life a success other than each and every day you have to make a choice on what is important to you. Remember that no matter how much you earn or what your career is, in the end the only person who answers for your actions and your choices is you. The only person you truly have to answer to is our Heavenly Father.
In my heart I can tell you that if you follow, not your heart’s dreams, but your Heavenly Father’s guidance, all will be well. I truly believe our Heavenly Father allows hardships not to punish us, but to mold us and sometimes so someone else can see our response.
It’s not how we act during the easy times that show our true selves; it is the hard times that truly show our heart and soul.
I also want you to know. I love you and am very proud to call you my son. Whatever you choose for your life, I want you to know that I will always love you and may God guide and keep you.
Love,
Mom
Secondly, all graduates, below is some thought provoking and sometimes, just funny, quotes, I want to share with you.
A graduation ceremony where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that “individuality” is the key to success. — Robert Orben
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. — Andy McIntyre
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. — Robert Babson
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars. — Les Brown
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. –Winston Churchill
Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out. — Art Linkletter
Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value. — Albert Einstein
You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. — John Wooden
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. — Henry Ford
Do not fear — only believe. All things are possible for him who believes. — Jesus Christ
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. — Oscar Wilde
Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. — G. K. Chesterton
Congratulations 2010 graduates.
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. And until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of His hand. — An Irish Proverbs
