The first, was by the writing professor. "There are many things that remain from education," he said, "like Incompletes and Withdrawals... those will stay with you forever." Then he continued, "but what also remains, from our point of view, what grows quietly as we watch you working on your papers, or talk with you late into the night... what has never been mentioned, is love."
The second, was by the dinosaur scientist. "I am an unlikely scientist," he told us on the quad, amidst the rain, "and you also -- especially in these uncertain times -- should embrace contingency, because it is the unexpected and unplanned for twists and turns we take in life that come to define it."
The last, was by a graduating student. "I remember this from class," he said, "Exit, chased by a bear." He continued, "Bears are the nagging problems and unexplained questions that have chased us these past four years. And now that we no longer have bears chasing us, we must find our own bears to chase."
crescat scientia; vita excolatur
May knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched.
May knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched.
