I am the exception in my family everyone besides my brother and I is either
besides my brother and I is either
besides my brother and I is either studying to become or has already become
studying to become or has already become
studying to become or has already become a lawyer but that’s not really want I
a lawyer but that’s not really want I
a lawyer but that’s not really want I want to do in life ever since I was
want to do in life ever since I was
want to do in life ever since I was about the age of four I realized that my
about the age of four I realized that my
about the age of four I realized that my true passion is teaching and my parents
true passion is teaching and my parents
true passion is teaching and my parents know that I’m not really on the path to
know that I’m not really on the path to
know that I’m not really on the path to law school and even though my parents
law school and even though my parents
law school and even though my parents and my cousins and my aunts and uncles
and my cousins and my aunts and uncles
and my cousins and my aunts and uncles are all becoming lawyers they all have a
are all becoming lawyers they all have a
are all becoming lawyers they all have a completely different career paths that
completely different career paths that
completely different career paths that have left that had led them two
have left that had led them two
have left that had led them two completely different lives we all
completely different lives we all
completely different lives we all designed our own lives and you can too
designed our own lives and you can too
designed our own lives and you can too expanding horizons is important and can
expanding horizons is important and can
expanding horizons is important and can lead you to be doing really interesting
lead you to be doing really interesting
lead you to be doing really interesting things so members of my family have
things so members of my family have
things so members of my family have taken on this new path of different
taken on this new path of different
taken on this new path of different careers and the United States did
careers and the United States did
careers and the United States did something similar to that as well let’s
something similar to that as well let’s
something similar to that as well let’s take a step back and go into a brief
take a step back and go into a brief
take a step back and go into a brief history lesson in colonial America most
history lesson in colonial America most
history lesson in colonial America most people in fact 90% of people were
people in fact 90% of people were
people in fact 90% of people were farmers they would wake up go to work in
farmers they would wake up go to work in
farmers they would wake up go to work in the field come home and then basically
the field come home and then basically
the field come home and then basically go to bed but then in the middle 18th
go to bed but then in the middle 18th
go to bed but then in the middle 18th century the Industrial Revolution took
century the Industrial Revolution took
century the Industrial Revolution took place and at this time people were
place and at this time people were
place and at this time people were making the switch to different methods
making the switch to different methods
making the switch to different methods of mechanization and manufacturing and
of mechanization and manufacturing and
of mechanization and manufacturing and they realized that they could do things
they realized that they could do things
they realized that they could do things other than work in the field because
other than work in the field because
other than work in the field because they it was already taken care of with
they it was already taken care of with
they it was already taken care of with people who are already doing it and now
people who are already doing it and now
people who are already doing it and now even better different means of
even better different means of
even better different means of manufacturing but we see this in the
manufacturing but we see this in the
manufacturing but we see this in the modern world as well let’s take a look
modern world as well let’s take a look
modern world as well let’s take a look at a famous example and go to Steve Jobs
at a famous example and go to Steve Jobs
at a famous example and go to Steve Jobs his parents were in the Coast Guard and
his parents were in the Coast Guard and
his parents were in the Coast Guard and they were activists but he didn’t really
they were activists but he didn’t really
they were activists but he didn’t really want to do that so he created the iPhone
want to do that so he created the iPhone
want to do that so he created the iPhone which is something that we all know and
which is something that we all know and
which is something that we all know and love today so we should be
love today so we should be
love today so we should be courage to be like Steve and we should
courage to be like Steve and we should
courage to be like Steve and we should be encouraged to expand our own what we
be encouraged to expand our own what we
be encouraged to expand our own what we think we could do and what’s already
think we could do and what’s already
think we could do and what’s already existing and create things that can
existing and create things that can
existing and create things that can really change the world many people have
really change the world many people have
really change the world many people have exercised the concept of a bubble of
exercised the concept of a bubble of
exercised the concept of a bubble of normality now what I mean by that is
normality now what I mean by that is
normality now what I mean by that is when you have this little bubble you
when you have this little bubble you
when you have this little bubble you have one career that sort of everyone
have one career that sort of everyone
have one career that sort of everyone was doing in my case that example was
was doing in my case that example was
was doing in my case that example was being a lawyer but I took a step back
being a lawyer but I took a step back
being a lawyer but I took a step back and said I really want to do that what
and said I really want to do that what
and said I really want to do that what do I like doing I like helping people
do I like doing I like helping people
do I like doing I like helping people more so I realized that I really like
more so I realized that I really like
more so I realized that I really like helping children which I have learned
helping children which I have learned
helping children which I have learned through various community service and
through various community service and
through various community service and job opportunities when I realized that I
job opportunities when I realized that I
job opportunities when I realized that I didn’t want to do that
didn’t want to do that
didn’t want to do that I had the puzzle together of creating my
I had the puzzle together of creating my
I had the puzzle together of creating my own life I realized that it didn’t
own life I realized that it didn’t
own life I realized that it didn’t really look like my brother or my mom or
really look like my brother or my mom or
really look like my brother or my mom or really anyone in my family but that was
really anyone in my family but that was
really anyone in my family but that was okay because it was something that was
okay because it was something that was
okay because it was something that was pure to me I was lucky enough to have
pure to me I was lucky enough to have
pure to me I was lucky enough to have the support from my parent because they
the support from my parent because they
the support from my parent because they knew that it was something that in a way
knew that it was something that in a way
knew that it was something that in a way I was destined to do my whole entire
I was destined to do my whole entire
I was destined to do my whole entire life so create your own puzzle and
life so create your own puzzle and
life so create your own puzzle and design your own life it might not look
design your own life it might not look
design your own life it might not look like other people’s but like I said
like other people’s but like I said
like other people’s but like I said that’s okay because it’s something
that’s okay because it’s something
that’s okay because it’s something that’s unique to you and you might not
that’s unique to you and you might not
that’s unique to you and you might not have the support from your parents or
have the support from your parents or
have the support from your parents or your elders because they don’t realize
your elders because they don’t realize
your elders because they don’t realize how you truly feel don’t give up on your
how you truly feel don’t give up on your
how you truly feel don’t give up on your passion design a life that is truly your
passion design a life that is truly your
passion design a life that is truly your own you can impact the world around you
own you can impact the world around you
own you can impact the world around you and change your life for yourself too
and change your life for yourself too
and change your life for yourself too thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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