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Originally Posted by KTrain
I agree that you should aspire for greatness in whatever you do.
I think a lot of his speech is an attempt show these kids that in the 'real world' you're not as special as people have been telling you all your life. You're a resume in a pile. You're one of a hundred people in an audition. For the majority of people, nothing is going to be handed to you and you have to work hard to achieve your goals.
From what I hear from my wife and other teachers I know, a lot of kids have unrealistic expectations for their career paths/salary/celebrity and aren't prepared for the hard work it takes for most people to achieve those goals.
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I think this is an attitude of realism meets encouragement. He's not saying that everyone is essentially average, but more threatening the possibility of being average or less. There's nothing wrong with having dreams of being a movie star or rock star, but be fore-warned that it is not easy and you will have to prove yourself better than everyone else that has those same dreams.