High School Graduation

There is no evidence that suggests that you can not be great.

As I sat in that hall that evening at the Reeths Puffer high school my mind began to wonder. Sitted next to me where proud parents of a young American who had over the past 3 weeks became a sister to me, they do say that it's not only blood that makes people family. The manner in which this family had warmed up and opened up their home and hearts to me made me part of the family and I knew from that day on they shall be planted in my heart forever. I don't know where life will take me or where I will end up in the future but I do know this 1 thing, Mr Ron Peel and his family would forever be in my heart.

I asked myself if maybe we should adopt this system in South Africa,  High School graduation. Why? You may ask yourself. The answer is simple. Because we have to collect all these small victories and 1 day they will add up and spell out success. So maybe we should allow our kids to be celebrated at a high school level.

Now back to the graduation, a straight face he tried to keep throughout the whole thing however in his teary eyes I could see the pride and unmatched joy of seeing his last born daughter graduate from high school. She was going to big school and I think that scared Kelley as much as it excited her. Comforted by the fact they had raise 1 hell of a smart and emotionally intelligent daughter their faces beamed with smiles that no words could ever begin to express. I then understood that the importance of being great goes far beyond ourselves. It's necessary for all those who had sacrificed their time, money and efforts believing in us and pushing us to be great. It hit me that at times you ought to become great not even for you. But for all those sacrifices that were made for you. This 1 statement sat heavily in my heart, "there is no evidence that suggests that you can not be great"...and these are the words I would've uttered to Micah and the fellow graduates had I gotten the chance.
We ought to strive for greatness at all times because many believe in us and simply because God is on our side.

Go on and be great. Ntinga ntaka ndini.