To
The Class Of 2020
BJ
Neblett
©
2020
I
am just a humble writer of words who once observed that, “The two greatest assets a
writer can have are an unbridled imagination and to have lived an unabashed
life.”1 Simplicity in itself for those existing within the hallowed pages
of the world’s next great novel. But what about the rest of us? Especially those
of you about to take your first tentative steps out of the shadows of innocence
and into the white light of reality? Let us amend our writing analogy to focus
on living in this very real, sometimes scary, and often confusing world. “The
two greatest assets we are afforded in this life are observation and
experience.” Observation is knowledge, the building blocks of understanding.
Experience is power, the sturdy foundation on which we build our lives. Always
remember that, “We are the sum total of our experiences.
Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are,
at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same
experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the
person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were
yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”2
1 From All The Wrong
Places by BJ Neblett
2 From George by BJ Neblett
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