Graduation is not an end goal in itself but rather part of the larger journey of life, Rachel Rizzo told fellow Mcast graduates yesterday.
“Wherever your future takes you, let it take you somewhere. Life is a journey, and all accomplishments we achieve during its course should be taken as starting points for further achievements,” she said at yesterday’s graduation ceremony.
However, no matter where they went or what they did, they were going to be faced with challenges.
“What I’m asking from each of you, and from myself, is to meet those challenges straight on with your head held high and your heart wide open. It’s not enough to simply try to get by in life. That doesn’t move the world forward. You must try to excel in everything you do, strive for excellence in every task, large or small,” Ms Rizzo said.
She quoted African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass, who said: “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”, she urged her peers to prepare for their future and “move into tomorrow”.
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