I
Remember walking across this yard on what seemed to be a random day
My head down lost in my own world of issues like many of you do daily
I'm almost at the center of the yard. I raised my head and Muhammad. Ali was walking towards me
time seemed to slow down as his eyes locked on mine and
Open wide
He's raised his fist into a quintic central guard. I
Was game to play alone with him to act as if I was a worthy opponent
what an honor to be challenged by the goat the
greatest of all time for a brief moment
His face was as serious as if I were Frazier in the Thrilla in Manilla
His movements his movements for flashes of a pass grating than I can imagine
His security let the joke play along for a second before they ushered him away
And I walked away floating like a butterfly I
Walked away amused at him amused it myself amused at life for this moment that almost no one would ever believe I
Walked away light ready to take on the world
The dynamics of positive and negative seem to exist in extremes
Throughout ancient times institutions of learning have been built on top of heels to convey that great struggle is required to achieve
degrees of enlightenment
Each of you had your own unique difficulties with the hill
You know, sometimes your grades don't give a real indication of what your greatness might be
You would rather find purpose than a job or career
Purpose crosses disciplines
Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history
Your very existence is wrapped up in the things you are here to fulfill
Whatever you choose well career paths
remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose, but
Some of you went through something traumatic you made it to the top of the hill, but but not without scars and bruises
We're completing a long climb one first experiences dizziness
Distant or disrupt disorientation its shortness of breath due to the high altitude
But once you become accustomed to the climb your mind opens up to the tranquility of the triumph
Oftentimes the mind is flooded with realizations that will for some reason harder to come to where you were at a lower elevation
at this moment
most of you need some realizations because right now you have some big decisions to be
I don't know what your future is
But if you are willing to take the harder way
The more complicated the one with more failures at first their successes
The one that has ultimately proven to have more meaning world victory
More glory as is often the case those that follow most often enjoy the results of the progress you gain
Sometimes you need to get knocked down before you can really figure out what you what your fight is
We think that you farfel was not for yourself it was for those that come after
Another they got thought of alley in the middle of the yard
It is elder years
Drawing from his victories and his losses
At that moment. I realized something new about this the greatness of our league and how he carried his crown. I
Realized that he was transferring something to me on that day
He was transferring the spirit of the fighter in me
He was transferring the spirit of the fighter to me