My commencement speech...if I were to give one - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

SaltPork · 07-15-2003, 07:48 PM

Congratulations to the graduates. It took some of you 4 years, others 5, 6, or 7 to get here, but you made it nonetheless. The parties are over. You think they aren't, but don't be fooled. The real world looms at your doorstep. You will submit. For some of you there will be success, make no mistake, but for others...well it's a sordid voyage you will be embarking upon.

Some of you will end up with low paying, dead-end jobs and you will be stuck there. Don't bother looking around, even those of you with great ambitions will be crushed by the working world.

Others will end up with middle management positions and wonder when your break will come. Don't waste your time wondering, your break will never come.

Then there will be the successful people. It could be the guy with the 2.0 GPA that ends up as the most powerful CEO on the planet. The girl that did everyone and got herpes could be your company president. Be prepared to swallow that pill.

The bottom line is the fun is over. You will get married, you will be saddled with debt, you will have kids that do the things you did. Real life is a harsh mistress.

Don't get me wrong, it's not all bad, but no one talks about the bad stuff. I once thought I could make a difference, what a fool I was. My high ideals were crushed by every corporate machine I encountered.

Political, business, personal...all squashed by reality. If you have a dream, pursue it to the fullest, but don't be surprised when a 1000 pound weight falls from the sky and squashes you like a bug.

Regardless of the cards you're dealt, play the hand you have, trade in some cards if you need to, but play like you're holding a royal flush and try not to let the sons of bitches in the world play you for a fool.

One last thought...if you do nothing else, get drunk once in a while, even when you're older. It helps.

J.R.V.A. · 07-15-2003, 09:34 PM

Hmmmm.... now I know why I am glad I did'nt go to college
pretty good, havent seen you around here for a while. Thanks

SaltPork · 07-16-2003, 11:30 AM

Thanks, feeling pretty jaded by the world...this helped.

J.R.V.A. · 07-16-2003, 12:42 PM

Me too.... Jaded, that sounds like a good word for a poem..
Keep smiling, good advice, sometimes hard to take

WhoaitsZ · 07-16-2003, 03:30 PM

ouch.

the honesty above hurt me.

graduates, don't commit suicide :P

i am glad you went with it, batman.

SaltPork · 07-18-2003, 09:10 AM

Sometimes reality is painful, Z, as you already know.

WhoaitsZ · 07-18-2003, 09:45 AM

yes sir, I know only too well.

but i know until I die there is hope, even if only a drop next to an ocean.

you should write more!

Fire · 07-22-2003, 02:49 PM

True- the worst part is realizing that you'r bosses realy are morons, coupled with the fact that your brains and ingenuity do not matter

Slims · 07-22-2003, 02:56 PM

ouch, in some ways, I can already sense the truth to that, but I am still holding on to hope.

Although I am the guy with the 2.0 GPA

SaltPork · 07-24-2003, 05:44 AM

Well, Greg700, I hope you do well. Hold on to the hope as long as you can, but be wary.

SaltPork · 04-02-2004, 08:13 AM

With College graduations coming up I thought I'd revive this.....*bump*

07-15-2003, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	My commencement speech...if I were to give one Congratulations to the graduates. It took some of you 4 years, others 5, 6, or 7 to get here, but you made it nonetheless. The parties are over. You think they aren't, but don't be fooled. The real world looms at your doorstep. You will submit. For some of you there will be success, make no mistake, but for others...well it's a sordid voyage you will be embarking upon. Some of you will end up with low paying, dead-end jobs and you will be stuck there. Don't bother looking around, even those of you with great ambitions will be crushed by the working world. Others will end up with middle management positions and wonder when your break will come. Don't waste your time wondering, your break will never come. Then there will be the successful people. It could be the guy with the 2.0 GPA that ends up as the most powerful CEO on the planet. The girl that did everyone and got herpes could be your company president. Be prepared to swallow that pill. The bottom line is the fun is over. You will get married, you will be saddled with debt, you will have kids that do the things you did. Real life is a harsh mistress. Don't get me wrong, it's not all bad, but no one talks about the bad stuff. I once thought I could make a difference, what a fool I was. My high ideals were crushed by every corporate machine I encountered. Political, business, personal...all squashed by reality. If you have a dream, pursue it to the fullest, but don't be surprised when a 1000 pound weight falls from the sky and squashes you like a bug. Regardless of the cards you're dealt, play the hand you have, trade in some cards if you need to, but play like you're holding a royal flush and try not to let the sons of bitches in the world play you for a fool. One last thought...if you do nothing else, get drunk once in a while, even when you're older. It helps. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

07-15-2003, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
J.R.V.A. Junkie Location: Utah	Hmmmm.... now I know why I am glad I did'nt go to college pretty good, havent seen you around here for a while. Thanks __________________ And as she plays, her sweet song of laughter floats through the air and warms my heart

07-16-2003, 11:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Thanks, feeling pretty jaded by the world...this helped. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

07-16-2003, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
J.R.V.A. Junkie Location: Utah	Me too.... Jaded, that sounds like a good word for a poem.. Keep smiling, good advice, sometimes hard to take __________________ And as she plays, her sweet song of laughter floats through the air and warms my heart

07-18-2003, 09:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Sometimes reality is painful, Z, as you already know. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

07-16-2003, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	ouch. the honesty above hurt me. graduates, don't commit suicide :P i am glad you went with it, batman.

07-18-2003, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	yes sir, I know only too well. but i know until I die there is hope, even if only a drop next to an ocean. you should write more!

07-22-2003, 02:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fire Warrior Smith Location: missouri	True- the worst part is realizing that you'r bosses realy are morons, coupled with the fact that your brains and ingenuity do not matter __________________ Thought the harder, Heart the bolder, Mood the more as our might lessens

07-22-2003, 02:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	ouch, in some ways, I can already sense the truth to that, but I am still holding on to hope. Although I am the guy with the 2.0 GPA __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

07-24-2003, 05:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Well, Greg700, I hope you do well. Hold on to the hope as long as you can, but be wary. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

04-02-2004, 08:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	With College graduations coming up I thought I'd revive this.....bump __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.