Graduation Speech -- Graduation Speech, Commencement Address

Go up with Senior Homecoming t-shirt and hold up front and back so everyone can see Seniors. We just dont cargon. I timbre that this has been our slogan for the past four years, but what I pauperismed to berate to you about is the opposite of what our shirt says. When I was chosen to announce, you devote no idea how honored I was. It was completely unexpected. Theres so much that I feel for you as I stand beforehand you at this indorsement and I can feel the tears coming on, but Ill demonstrate to hold back until after the ceremony. Theres so much I want to say to you that putting it all into words is difficult. I know that to several(prenominal) of you Im just one of those annoying people that yell during assemblies and slightlytimes Ill bear witness you to do it, too. But despite the fact that I yell at assemblies and despite that fact that I want you to, too, theres more to it than that. As lifesize as an advocate I am for school spirit, I prevail sometimes the import ance of it is not always light. But the importance of something else is clear and that is compassion. To me, compassion is a deep sense of love, understanding, and savvy for others. Someone with received compassion can feel it for someone they dont even know, someone who is only different from them, and someone who they might not even like. For this reason, compassion is not an emotion. We must be able to share it regardless of who the person is. feces you walk down the street and see a random example in the crowd and feel concern for their well-being? I abide seen the amazing compassion that people are capable of and it moves me to tears. September eleventh stays vivid in our minds. One aspect that touched me was how the States came together with each other in order to share sympathy and comfort. Americans f... ... you continue on from high school, before you look at another(prenominal) in contempt, consider compassion instead. Will it take someones death before you realize their worth as a person? Some of you are my close friends, some of you I only say hello to, and some of you Ive never had the opportunity to speak to, but no matter who you are, I feel compassion for you right now. You are the people I soak up shared high school with and all I want for you is victor and happiness in your future. You are all important to me. Before I end, I want to give thanks to the one I couldnt have gotten through high school without and that is my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the net example of compassion and love for me. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak and thank you for making high school so incredibly memorable and special to me. May God bless you all.