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and location restriction supply. Commencement Speeches for the Class of twenty is a production of I Heart Radio. Class of Parents, Faculty, rising graduates. Welcome to commencement. You made it. This year is a little different at difficult time to graduate because the traditional graduation day has been put on hold, So we're bringing it to you wherever you are because this is still your day, your moments, and now put your hands together. It's time to be inspired. This year's commencement
speaker the one and only Chuck Bryant. Hello, Class of twenty. I am Charles W. Chuck Bryant from the Stuff You Should Know Podcast. Over the past twelve years, I've had the privilege to do a show that has meant quite a bit to a lot of high school and college students. We have heard great things over that time from students who are smart and curious, funny and opinionated, the real seekers in life, and it's my honor to bring them
in all of you. This message here for your fake commencement Class of I'm sorry, you worked really hard for twelve years and then maybe four more years in college. And you were supposed to finish out your senior year with pro um graduation, senior skip day, and more than anything, walking out of your school knowing that it was for the very last time. But you aren't getting that privilege that you earned, and that really sucks. I'd like to
sugarcoat it, but that's the God's honest truth. Now, with that out of the way, let me tell you why one day you're going to look back on all of this time and actually smile, because you will. You will forever be known as the Quarantine Class capital Q, capital
C trademark Charles W. Bryant. You will go down as the most cheated group of seniors in high school in college history, and that's something you should embrace because all of this will only make you stronger, more resilient, and more prepared for the inevitable future disappointments you will all suffer over and over again in life. You might think I'm kidding, and I kind of am, because see, I use humor to help deflect my own pain, and we're
all feeling that pain right now. You See, I have a niece in the Quarantine class, and I have some close friends with kids in the quarantine class, and I have an almost five year old daughter who is part of the quarantine class of her preschool. She will never set foot again inside this little hippie dippy school where she made her very first friends, and she will likely
not see many of them ever again. I have seen through my daughter and my niece and my friend's first hand the pain and disappointment of what this dumb situation has caused. But back to the humor part, right, because I am kidding in a way that life is a series of disappointments and you will be better prepared because of this. But life really is a series of disappointments and also a series of sweet victories and wonderful friendships
and bitter betrayals. It's true love and utter heartbreak. It's exciting and boring as hell. It's exhilarating and mundane. Your future will be filled with all that's amazing and terrible. The whole point of life is to experience the full range of emotions and experiences. You'd be short changed if everything was awesome, because sadness and pain are valuable. Some of the best art and history came from sadness and
pain most of it. Actually, you know those songs about somebody who's really happy all the time, There are very few, and they suck. So what I'm getting at is that you have an opportunity to use this experience, and use this time, one unlike any other in human history, to your best advantage. The world we live in has, by and large, simply stopped for a moment. Not your neighborhood, or your city or state, or even your country, the
entire world. We're all at home. We're all granted so much time with our families and loved ones, and more importantly, with ourselves. Will you miss graduation? Yes? Does that suck again? Yes, but you know it. I honestly barely remember anything about my graduation, and I didn't even drink back then. But I know I'll remember these days and weeks and these months more clearly than any other time in my life. Now is the time to think about what you're going
to do to make the world a better one. We shouldn't go back to normal, because normal wasn't the best for the world. We can do better. We can slow down, we can be kinder to the earth and to each other. We can share things and use less we can forge a brighter path. But you see, there's a catch, Quarantine Class trademark. It's got to come from you guys. We can't do it. We've showed that we can't do it. Old people are the worst at making real change. People
my age aren't so great at it either. But you know what, you guys are the best. Your spirit, your ingenuity, your passion. This is what we need if we're going to use this time to reboot humanity, because we need to. It's a big job, but we have a little head start here, and we have all of you behind us, pushing this huge barge in the right direction, just a few short inches at a time, so that it all ends up in a very different place years from now. So in closing, yes, the country is all super sad
for the quarantine Class. You have all been cheated and it really does suck. But it won't define you. I've heard from enough of you over the years to know that that's true. One day you'll look back on this time, and that will one be up to you what that memory looks like. I believe in you, and the world believes in you. Congratulations on all you've achieved. And all that you will achieve. Now, go out there and crush it.
You can find a collection of incredible commencement addresses from all your favorite speakers at the Commencement Podcast on I Heart Radio or wherever you listen to podcasts.