Name: Arunas Slekys | Program: Electrical Engineering | Graduation Year: 6T8 |
Hello fellow grads. I’m a voice from the last century: a 6T8er…Now what would this older dude have to tell me, you might ask? So many things, too little time…Aha ! Time is where I’ll focus because there are far too many ‘things’ and I’d put you to sleep. But one message resonates throughout those 5 + decades since I wandered the halls of Galbraith, and played on the Hart House basketball court below a running track that we learned to shoot around for a competitive advantage over outsiders..and that is : Seize both Opportunity and Time. Together. Because that’s how you’ll gain the competitive advantage in life. How so ? Opportunity is fickle and strikes unexpectedly; you may or may not get lucky. Yes, smell the roses but don’t delay. Because by making it happen now, by creating opportunities rather than waiting for them to come, time can be your ally. So go forth with earnest ….turn ideas into reality, build something, lead a change…wherever your talents lie, make the most of them, prove naysayers wrong..harness opportunity by creating it and don’t waste time to do it. As Johnny Wooden , the greatest college basketball coach of all time from my third alma mater UCLA put it: Be quick but don’t hurry. Congratulations and good luck!
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