It was really nice to see this story. It truly brought back good memories of college and the proud moment I had accepting my college diploma, the first in my family to finish a college education.
My parents, Polish immigrants, paid for my entire education; I never had a student loan to pay. Granted, I did receive my share of scholarships and grants for my hard work in high school. But my parents, a manufacturing company dock worker and a hospital maintenance worker, lived the American dream and put both of their daughters through college at expensive Midwest private colleges.
So, this video is inspiring to me. When Andy mentions that he was guessing as to who would be successful and who would not be, it reminded me again of my parents and their sacrifice. it has also renewed in me the fire to make a success of myself and to repay them for what they have given me. And Andy is right - graduations are not what's wrong with the world. If anything, they are the moment when you realize you can be a part of what is good, what is right, in this world.
Thanks for reading!
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