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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
I thought it was well versed, but I didn't think it was the right target audience. What would a student get from that message? "Oh I'm not special. Why even try." ??? Thats dumb... was he trying to prove something? Or it would be forgettable? (I know that wasn't the intended msg.) The setting should be optimistic, or at worst, cautiously optimistic. I would target my speech to that. I don't mean to slam the guy cause there is nothing there I didn't agree with, I just didn't think it was appropriate for the occasion. I think in an occasion like this, he should be preaching cautious optimism, to be open minded as life can take you many different places, and work hard because you will get more out of life that way... the talk should be inspiring, not a wet blanket.
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True. What I get from the speech, however, is that one should work towards future gains. I feel that sometimes, society makes everyone "special" in that one should have a sense of entitlement. In this way, it could be difficult to overcome obstacles. If one believes they are entitled to something they don't get, they don't work hard at other tasks/positions that they do get. I feel it takes hard work and time to truly becoming successful. Perhaps we do agree on that. Maybe we just interpreted the speech in different ways. I didn't interpret much negativity or uninspiring moments.