I work with the commencement office at OSU and I have to admit, Wallace had a very unique commencement speech. I appreciate how he laid out what the "real world" is all about. We all have those days where we feel like nothing is going OUR way. I admit that life often seems centered around myself for reasons Wallace explained. However, we are often told to put others first, serve others, and put yourself in someone elses shoes. While we hear these words everyday, we rarely truly practice this. Wallace lays out a path for us to begin putting ourselves in others shoes.
I did not like how Wallace wrote this speech with great negativity. I feel like his point about worklife and adult life was made clear at the beginning. He kept preaching about how frustrating it all was. While he did challenge us to broaden our minds, I feel like he should have gone into more detail rather than ranting about Hummers. It is not something we can easly do everyday, to broaden our minds and gain a new perspective, however it is really important. I wish he would have overstressed this point rather than stressing how frustrating the real world is about to be.
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