now I was a young girl middle school I
discovered the absolute greatest gift
that I could ever give myself giving
gift and myself in the same sentence
kind of sounds ironic I know but at 14
years old in the fall of eighth grade I
was preparing to take the SSAT and
preparation for my high school
applications now to give you an idea of
my intellectual abilities a few I’ve
found I’m a good writer so that makes me
a good reader and that’s honestly it how
I’ve managed to stay in the smart people
classes I just can’t put my finger on it
so back to the SSAT got my results back
I had a 7% so we’re talking numbers here
that means 93 percent of the people who
took the test that day did better than I
did a 7
like I couldn’t pull off a 10% my mother
and I sat laughing at the computer she
was convinced I had Christmas tree the
entire bubble sheet as I felt ashamed of
myself and I remember I really tried to
do well on every section of the test
after minutes of utter confusion
self-pity and frustration it hit me that
this was absolutely hilarious I spent
all that time thinking I can’t believe
this and finally I told myself believe
it baby you got a 7 so I sat there and I
just laughed at myself in my mother’s
office with my big ol smile on my face
it forced me to quit overthinking the
results and I realized I’d rushed to
finish every passage on the reading
comprehension section and remembered I’d
guess the last two passages and felt
completely rushed and stupid when I was
taking the exam so zooming out I’ve
always been a very energetic girl if you
can’t tell I’m forgetful it’s hard for
me to hold a conversation for more than
five minutes on the same topic I’m
extremely hyper and it’s oftentimes even
concerning to the others of my level
activity so the combination of pathetic
sshe results and my concerning nature I
got tested for focusing issues learning
abilities whatever you like to call it
and boy did I have quite the case of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD some combination form I really
don’t remember the name so whatever I
just live with it my family and I
decided to skip out
medication so I run around with a
significant chemical and balance in my
brain and boy am i thriving and you know
while we’re on the topic I’d like to
take the time to sincerely apologize to
all the classrooms I’ve disrupted
teachers I’ve upset class race I’ve
distracted and mine annoyed and my
breakouts of my really weird dancing my
purposefully painful singing and my
blurred out rants on anything from my
bad highlights to politics or also the
worst of all my constant movement like
I’m forever holding a fork into a high
voltage outlet but hey maybe now you’ll
be a little bit more forgiving or not I
honestly don’t care I’m trying my best I
swear that rhymed but anyways if it
wasn’t for my stepping back in my
downplay of the issue I would have an
undiagnosed hyperactive condition people
would think I’m just purely crazy they
still do but at least they know why
because of the ik m achill imbalance
that they view as a label but this label
is so small recently a reflection on my
life I’ve discovered this idea called
the scheme of things or what I like to
call the scheme of life I feel as though
things is just too general life makes
more sense so if you please each
situation
each struggle each absurdity each label
on to the scheme of life you will
discover that each of these is so small
your mishaps your faults and your
screw-ups every single time that you
fail every single time you feel
embarrassed you know those times when
you just completely screw up and you
want to hide in the damn hole never come
out or you think you’re just some
pathetic excuse for a person but what
happened on to the scheme of life you’ll
discover that the situation itself was
in fact what was pathetic all you have
to do from that point is step back laugh
at yourself and doing so it’ll force you
to reflect on the mistakes that you made
that made you screw up in the first
place
those you would have otherwise missed if
you harped on the situation and over
thought the situation in addition I’ve
heard of people speak of life-changing
circumstances they’re dwelling and
self-pity about these circumstances
these aren’t the people speaking up
functions
inventions or other successful venues to
inspire others people like Jennifer
Lawrence a successful actress the one
that tripped up the stage at the Oscars
got up and laughed at herself to accept
her award publicly mocks herself in
interviews and on her social media or
another inspiring actress like Halle
Berry who said herself don’t take life
too seriously no one to laugh at
yourself and find a way to laugh at
obstacles that will inevitably present
themselves those who seek pity dwell on
the frustrating unavoidable
circumstances of life they’re the ones
who find themselves in the back of
coffee shops living off their parents
and sobbing about the hardships in their
life using them as excuses when if
they’ve laughed at the issues they
wouldn’t be 33 years old
and sleeping in their high school
bedroom people naturally seek pity
self-pity or pity from others
this only weakens them laughter will
inevitably and always make you stronger
putting things into perspective can give
you the mental capacity and strength and
the cognitive maturity to make you
stronger the circumstances that you deem
shattering simply are not there are they
almost unrealistic inconsistency in my
life I’ve come to learn that perfection
is entirely an illusion perfect life
does not exist each and every one of us
will suffer and boy am i damn glad I’m
doing it early two eyes adults my
parents once told me that life will take
care of everybody so from that I now
picture the roaring clouds and gloomy
Thunder finding their ways into the
lives of each and every one of us so
prepare yourself I really do suggest it
when you encounter an obstacle I
encourage you to trip on it
faceplant like the funny videos you see
of the track runners cobbling over the
hurdles and everyone’s watching and in
fact when you screw up I encourage you
to do it in front of others because
it’ll just make it that much worse then
get up on your god-given feet laugh at
yourself and walk away by doing so you
will be forced to recognize everything
you did wrong in the situation so that
next time you may improve and each time
build puzzle pieces of your
character to form a beautiful music the
world will soon know as you find
absurdities exploit them put them on to
the scheme of life and then laugh at
them a life of pure joy and concept
progress is entirely achievable once you
realize the absurdities and struggles of
life are exponentially smaller than they
seem and you learn to laugh at your
foolish your clumsy screwing up pitying
weird or comical life itself the ability
to do so is a golden gift the one I
mentioned at the beginning of this
speech it is your best possible chance
of becoming the pinnacle of yourself
thank you [Applause]
discovered the absolute greatest gift
that I could ever give myself giving
gift and myself in the same sentence
kind of sounds ironic I know but at 14
years old in the fall of eighth grade I
was preparing to take the SSAT and
preparation for my high school
applications now to give you an idea of
my intellectual abilities a few I’ve
found I’m a good writer so that makes me
a good reader and that’s honestly it how
I’ve managed to stay in the smart people
classes I just can’t put my finger on it
so back to the SSAT got my results back
I had a 7% so we’re talking numbers here
that means 93 percent of the people who
took the test that day did better than I
did a 7
like I couldn’t pull off a 10% my mother
and I sat laughing at the computer she
was convinced I had Christmas tree the
entire bubble sheet as I felt ashamed of
myself and I remember I really tried to
do well on every section of the test
after minutes of utter confusion
self-pity and frustration it hit me that
this was absolutely hilarious I spent
all that time thinking I can’t believe
this and finally I told myself believe
it baby you got a 7 so I sat there and I
just laughed at myself in my mother’s
office with my big ol smile on my face
it forced me to quit overthinking the
results and I realized I’d rushed to
finish every passage on the reading
comprehension section and remembered I’d
guess the last two passages and felt
completely rushed and stupid when I was
taking the exam so zooming out I’ve
always been a very energetic girl if you
can’t tell I’m forgetful it’s hard for
me to hold a conversation for more than
five minutes on the same topic I’m
extremely hyper and it’s oftentimes even
concerning to the others of my level
activity so the combination of pathetic
sshe results and my concerning nature I
got tested for focusing issues learning
abilities whatever you like to call it
and boy did I have quite the case of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD some combination form I really
don’t remember the name so whatever I
just live with it my family and I
decided to skip out
medication so I run around with a
significant chemical and balance in my
brain and boy am i thriving and you know
while we’re on the topic I’d like to
take the time to sincerely apologize to
all the classrooms I’ve disrupted
teachers I’ve upset class race I’ve
distracted and mine annoyed and my
breakouts of my really weird dancing my
purposefully painful singing and my
blurred out rants on anything from my
bad highlights to politics or also the
worst of all my constant movement like
I’m forever holding a fork into a high
voltage outlet but hey maybe now you’ll
be a little bit more forgiving or not I
honestly don’t care I’m trying my best I
swear that rhymed but anyways if it
wasn’t for my stepping back in my
downplay of the issue I would have an
undiagnosed hyperactive condition people
would think I’m just purely crazy they
still do but at least they know why
because of the ik m achill imbalance
that they view as a label but this label
is so small recently a reflection on my
life I’ve discovered this idea called
the scheme of things or what I like to
call the scheme of life I feel as though
things is just too general life makes
more sense so if you please each
situation
each struggle each absurdity each label
on to the scheme of life you will
discover that each of these is so small
your mishaps your faults and your
screw-ups every single time that you
fail every single time you feel
embarrassed you know those times when
you just completely screw up and you
want to hide in the damn hole never come
out or you think you’re just some
pathetic excuse for a person but what
happened on to the scheme of life you’ll
discover that the situation itself was
in fact what was pathetic all you have
to do from that point is step back laugh
at yourself and doing so it’ll force you
to reflect on the mistakes that you made
that made you screw up in the first
place
those you would have otherwise missed if
you harped on the situation and over
thought the situation in addition I’ve
heard of people speak of life-changing
circumstances they’re dwelling and
self-pity about these circumstances
these aren’t the people speaking up
functions
inventions or other successful venues to
inspire others people like Jennifer
Lawrence a successful actress the one
that tripped up the stage at the Oscars
got up and laughed at herself to accept
her award publicly mocks herself in
interviews and on her social media or
another inspiring actress like Halle
Berry who said herself don’t take life
too seriously no one to laugh at
yourself and find a way to laugh at
obstacles that will inevitably present
themselves those who seek pity dwell on
the frustrating unavoidable
circumstances of life they’re the ones
who find themselves in the back of
coffee shops living off their parents
and sobbing about the hardships in their
life using them as excuses when if
they’ve laughed at the issues they
wouldn’t be 33 years old
and sleeping in their high school
bedroom people naturally seek pity
self-pity or pity from others
this only weakens them laughter will
inevitably and always make you stronger
putting things into perspective can give
you the mental capacity and strength and
the cognitive maturity to make you
stronger the circumstances that you deem
shattering simply are not there are they
almost unrealistic inconsistency in my
life I’ve come to learn that perfection
is entirely an illusion perfect life
does not exist each and every one of us
will suffer and boy am i damn glad I’m
doing it early two eyes adults my
parents once told me that life will take
care of everybody so from that I now
picture the roaring clouds and gloomy
Thunder finding their ways into the
lives of each and every one of us so
prepare yourself I really do suggest it
when you encounter an obstacle I
encourage you to trip on it
faceplant like the funny videos you see
of the track runners cobbling over the
hurdles and everyone’s watching and in
fact when you screw up I encourage you
to do it in front of others because
it’ll just make it that much worse then
get up on your god-given feet laugh at
yourself and walk away by doing so you
will be forced to recognize everything
you did wrong in the situation so that
next time you may improve and each time
build puzzle pieces of your
character to form a beautiful music the
world will soon know as you find
absurdities exploit them put them on to
the scheme of life and then laugh at
them a life of pure joy and concept
progress is entirely achievable once you
realize the absurdities and struggles of
life are exponentially smaller than they
seem and you learn to laugh at your
foolish your clumsy screwing up pitying
weird or comical life itself the ability
to do so is a golden gift the one I
mentioned at the beginning of this
speech it is your best possible chance
of becoming the pinnacle of yourself
thank you [Applause]
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