Commencement speech

Miami University invited a Pepsi CEO, Indra K. Nooyi to speak at commencement ceremony. I thought that her speech was good. In her speech, she talks about taking risks, putting your best foot forward always, and giving back to society. So, I decided to Youtube some other universities commencement speech. In past years, Stanford invited Oprah, Steve Jobs and probably some other famous people too. Then, I came across UPenn commencement speaker, Denzel Washington. Imagine, having a famous actor speak at your commencement. It must be an honor. Just like how George Cloony filmed his movie in Miami. I have to admit that his speech was very interesting too. In his speech, he talks about falling forward, not backwards. It is a good metaphor. I decided to reflect on that a little bit. Everybody keeps on telling me that you need to have something that helps you, like the "Just in case". "Just in case you didn't get that, at least you got something to fall back on..."
In his speech, he talks about falling forward, because you want to know what you are falling on, so that you can avoid it. If you fall backwards, you cannot see what is behind you, all you hope for is that something will catch you from behind. I think I will want to fall forward from now. At least it is a better alternative. Graduation is a scarry thought, but I think it will be rewarding and I am looking forward to it.
Alas, I don't even know whether I will be going to graduate school. *still praying that Purdue accepts me* My most favorite quote from his speech is "to get something you never had,you have to do something you never did". I believe this is true, maybe I need to start something I never did, and get what I never had. Best quote ever, in my opinion.