Hey guys, it’s JR right here
So lately I’ve been getting some requests
to make these graduation blessing videos
Now each year I do get a couple of these requests
And I do try as hard as I can
to meet everybody’s needs
This year, however,
I just thought to myself
“You know what?”
“Why not just make a shout-out video”
“to all the graduates out there?”
That sounds like a good idea
Right?
Right!
I heard from some of you
that you are the most unfortunate class of graduates
there could ever be
Now, I doubt that
‘Cos if you look around
there are always more unfortunate people
But having Covid amid your school years
Now that I have to give you credit
That is just brutal.
That is something
Well I have to say
Xin-ku Le
That has got to be rough
One school had to call off their graduation trip
after postponing three times
That sucks!
Usually going to school sucks
But not being able to physically be at school
Now that’s a whole new level of suckness
That SUCK SUCKS!
I can’t imagine missing out a whole two years of
school life, friends, activities
being yelled at by teachers
Now somehow that sounds sweet now
I can’t say that I can relate to it
‘cos you’re probably the only class in like three decades
to have to go through something like this
And so if someone tries to tell you
“I understand”
Well you just go ahead and
flip him the bird!
‘Cos they don’t
Alright, sometimes you just have to take my words lightly
I trust you have the wisdom to discern
But here, full-heartedly
are my blessings to you
One, two and three
First
build your character
for that is what’s going to determine your fate
Discern wisely
choose your path
and live that life like a clock
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Now if you don’t understand a single word I just said
Well, I highly doubt your qualification to graduate
But for the sake of being kind
Which I am
Namely, according to the old saying
“"Sow a thought, reap an action“
“sow an action, reap a habit”
“sow a habit, reap a character”
“sow a character, reap…”
“a destiny"
You’re welcome
Your character determines your choices
And your choices determine the outcome
your destiny
Are we on the same page?
Comprehend?
Good
Now you may turn the tassel
As for the clock
no matter where you place the clock
whether in good or bad environment
it’ll keep on ticking without missing a single beat
And that’s how we should try our best to live this life
In good or bad,
march on without missing a beat
I actually made a video about this
I’ll put it at the end screen on YouTube
Remember to check it out
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Second
“Readers are leaders”
Read, my friend
Read
Some of the most influential people in the world
are the heaviest readers
Someone once asked SpaceX’s former VP
how Elon Musk learned to make rockets
He said
Elon Musk read books and asked people in the field.
Now that’s just crazy!
Now I’m not saying that
we should all become bookworms
There sure is a whole lot of things
that are worth experiencing
outside of books
Just like they say
I know my Chinese
I don’t forget where I come from
But just to put things into perspective
according to some survey
Now I have to say that
each survey varies quite differently in numbers
But the overall trend is rather consistent
The average number of books
the Taiwanese reader reads per year is
two
Now that puts us at the bottom of the list in Asia
Sitting at number one is India
And coming in at number two and three
are respectively
Thailand and China
And some reports say it’s
Singapore
Anyways, one thing for sure
Proud to be Taiwanese
We don’t like to read
Another fun fact
We are number three in the world
when it comes to time spent on the internet
So if you add that up
you’ll find what we’re doing with our lives
And don’t just read anything
You are what you eat
you are what you read
My college professor would always come to class
with a suitcase full of books
And he would always say
“If you only have time to read a hundred books in this lifetime”
“then you’d better choose wisely”
Reading is also a great way to build your character
One of the types of books
that Stephen Covey highly recommends is
autobiographies.
If there’s someone you look up to
If there’s some trait in somebody that you admire
then check out his or her book
Read
Books
They’re good for you
I guarantee you
they’re more palatable than vegetables
Last, but not least
Don’t stop thinking about and searching for
the meaning of life.
There are numerous, countless researches
that point out the fact that
people who pursue a meaningful life
are much less likely to have
dementia
Alzheimer’s
diabetes
cardiovascular diseases, etc
To a catholic school that recently
asked me to do one of these videos
I shared my perspective of life
I come from a point of view
where I believe there is life after life
I believe that each person has a spirit
And when your day comes
your spirit will inherit
nothing in this secular world
but your memories and character
And so, you know
people with anger issues
they become grumpy ghosts
They like to spook people
People full of regrets
they linger the earth
not willing to leave
as if they’ve left something behind
Malicious people become
evil spirits
They haunt places
But good people
good people who’ve learned to love the way God loves
are also good in the spirit
and they go to good places
Heaven
So from my point of view
Build your character
Make good memories
Love God
Love others the way God loves you.
You won’t regret it.
And you get a lesser chance of getting diabetes
It doesn’t get any better!!
So!
Happy graduation!
I love you all, class of 2022
Now you might be seeing this in 2023, 2024
2025
I don’t know
‘Cos I don’t plan on doing this again any time soon
It’s already three in the
4:27 in the morning
I need to get my sleep
But class of whatever year you are
Happy graduation
I wish you the best in this life
And I really wanna give you
a big hug right now
But
Covid is still out there
And I don’t know if you’re vaccinated or not
But anyways
I love you all
God bless you
Happy graduation
And
Peace
Wear your masks