Well
graduates, it seems you’ve done it. Congratulations, you’ve got your diploma.
Now the real work starts. I’m going to help you out here will some challenging
advice.
You’ve
grown up immersed in technology which is still growing at an exponential rate.
While I don’t realistically foresee a future where we are enslaved by robots,
it already seems we’re already slaves, not to technology, but to the culture
that’s come with it.
I’m
going to issue you a challenge. If you accept it and accomplish it, you will
have done something powerful that sets you apart from nearly every other
graduate in the western world. It’s breaking the bonds to that culture. Brace
yourself, I’m going to tell you what you should do.
Once
you’ve got your diploma and twirled your liripoop, here’s what you’re going to
do. Don’t take a selfie.
Every
kid your age is going to be doing it. You can stand out from the crowd in a
radical way. Don’t take a selfie after you’ve graduated. In fact, don’t take
one for 12 hours after this ceremony.
Some
of you might have ambitions to change the world. You can start by not making it
about you. Don’t take a selfie. Others among you might just want to be rich.
How are you going to do that? Be different. Don’t take a selfie. Some of you,
perhaps many of you, might not know what to do with your life. Start by doing
something memorable. Stand with confidence that this moment will endure even if
it’s not captured in a digital image. Don’t take a selfie.
If
the rest of the world is doing it, stand out and don’t do it. But if this post
goes viral, imagine that. What if the class of 2015 could be known as the class
that graduated and social media went dark that night? What would the world
think of those graduates who thought more of the world than themselves?
Share
this post if you believe in something bigger than yourself. Let’s use social
media to make it about something other than a collection of images. Let’s make
it real this year. #donttakeaselfe
God blessa youse -Fr. Sarducci, ol SNL
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