Graduations

This is the season of graduations--from kindergarten, elementary school, high school, college...I attended my high school graduation, held in our high school gym. That is the last big ceremony I attended until my son's high school graduation last week. I did not attend my college graduation. I did not attend my graduate school graduation. I have gone to several SU commencement ceremonies, but that has been it. They are funny celebrations, a mixture of humor and gravitas. There is exuberation at having accomplished something and sadness at leaving things behind. Speakers tend toward the inspirational--go do great things. I would hate to be a graduation speaker. I have no clue what I would say.