Difficult Roads Often Leads to Beautiful Destinations
“Heights by great men
reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their
companion slept, were toiling upward in the night”. (Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow)
It takes great courage
in choosing to thrive, in spite of a slow economy, in spite of financial
difficulties and in spite of lack of support from people around you. The great
news is, the moment you sincerely make the decision to thrive, inevitable
obstacles will not stop you. Indeed, you would have gotten the will power to
persevere and achieve. Graduates, we
should be humbled and grateful for today, for today manifest that we have
persevered and have achieved.
Being approximately
7200 miles away from the school campus and being a full-time employee, I had to
choose to be punctual, choose to keep up and choose to learn to resist
temptations and disruptions that would negatively affect my work and my study. I’ve
been faced with natural disasters and technical difficulties studying from afar
but I remain resilient throughout.
Most certainly, faith,
planning and preparation reaps success. Success that you work long, hard and
diligently for, success that is worthy of recognition and success that we
should always proceed to achieve. It’s not easy and will never be but difficult
roads often leads to beautiful destinations and, indeed, look around you. .
Mission accomplished! Congratulations to us.
Theresa Taylor
MIR
May 7, 2016
