Graduation Sentiments

July 24, 2022

My body felt strange at how it felt relaxed today. These past few days have been arduous for me. It doesn't only tire my body but it has also stirred negative emotions inside of me.

While we were making some necessary preparations for graduation, some songs were played in the background. I can't recall their title but I'm pretty sure I sang along to some of them. I knew some. Some made me feel good. Some made me contemplate. Music is powerful. It takes you to different time zones. It makes you travel back in time.

There was a certain song which served as a springboard for me to feel proud of the journey that I have taken. It gives me affirmation that all is well despite the dreams that I haven't reached yet. It convinced me that I needed to be in this situation because this is a part of the process. I'm exactly where I need to be.

It felt nice and heartwarming to listen to songs that touched my heart. They provided me with comfort. It was past six when the photo above was taken and the sky showed pretty colours. It is somehow a reminder that tomorrow will be a wonderful day.

While this batch of graduates sang their graduation song, a familiar feeling sent shivers down my spine. I felt proud of them and I badly want to be with them as a graduate again. Being a graduate wearing the toga is probably the most memorable and wonderful feeling a human can have. It marks a new beginning and a postlude to all the sleepless nights and unending school work. Off they will go to try applying what they learn to the real arena outside the university.

There were two graduation rites yesterday as the venue cannot accommodate all the graduates in a single rite. The first one was scheduled at 8:30 in the morning while the other one was scheduled at 4:00 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, the first ceremony started an hour and a half late due to the commencement speaker's wife. The graduates and their parents didn't know that it wasn't the electricity fault. The speaker's wife caused the delay because she took a bath late and she seems to have an attitude where she feels above everyone else. She also marched during the processional March and sat behind his husband on the stage wearing also a toga. What disgusted me was when she removed her toga in front of the crowd. She didn't even have the decency to go stage to have her toga removed. She felt hot and she can't bear the hotness as she sits in another chair which is near the fan.

This caused commotion among the faculty. They felt disrespected. I bet the students and parents were also disappointed. She is the commencement speaker's wife. She isn't supposed to sit in the chair on the stage but the uni is respectful enough to give her a seat. Yet, she has shown gestures that communicate she doesn't have respect for anybody around not even the president.

It just goes to show that not all educated people have manners. She is a wife of a person who holds an office in Education yet she can't show basic etiquette. Indeed, not all who go to prestigious uni possess decency. Some are just purely and innately disrespectful.

That's all for today. Just venting off frustrations from yesterday so I can move on.

Thanks for reading. Until the next read!