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Speec peech h Ti Title: tle: May May Fi Fifteen een May 15 of thus year ! "o#e up "ith a happy heart$ ! thought o %yself &"hen ! reach 5' years old (' or )eyond ! "ill loo# )ac# to this day and s%ile$* Then ! paid attention to %y college graduation picture fra%ed on a +,( decorative "ood edging e%)la-oned "ith )eautiful %e%ories$ ! reached for it and held it closely and uttered % &1' years and ! thin# you did a pretty good .o)* ! slo"ly put it )ac# to the side ta)le o0 to %y "or#ing station across %y sliding "indo" to fulll one in %y daily routine:  .ournal "riting$  Then ! started: started: 2ear  .ournal &!n %y 1' years as a %e%)er of the no)lest profession in the universe ! have encountered several in3uential inspiring and fa)ulous people$ So today as a tri)ute !4% going to "rite a)out the% starting o0 "ith %y top three favourites*$  To  To )egin "ith "ith ! did not li#e %y rst pic#$ She "as so%eone "ho "ould al"ays al"ays disagree "ith %y ideas and decisions$ ! re%e%)er one ti%e "hile ! as#ed her to sign %y college

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ad%ission papers she "as infuriated )ecause of  %y choice )ecause ! tic#ed Mass o%%unication as %y priority$ !t "as a very long )attle of ver)al argu%ent$ 6s e,pected ! did not "in$ 6nother ! ca%e ho%e fro% school sharing ! "ould "ant to e,tract the tooth of %y la) partner "ithout an anesthesia )ecause he4s irresponsi)le and ridiculous$ !nstead of letting %e vent and giving %e )ac# ru) she defended the )ehavior of %y la) partner saying &7e %ust have a )ad day$  8ou have to understand$* Precisely she4s a devil4s advocate$ 9ut ! have loved her$ !n fact ! have )een playing as a devil4s advocate since college$ ! thin# it4s i%portant to see a situation fro% di0erent perspectives$ !n that sense ! can thin# critically and %a#e reasona)le decisions$ !n the acade%ic conte,t ! e%ploy it as a strategy to %a#e %y students )e e0ective co%%unicators critical and creative thin#ers servicedriven citi-ens and re3ective lifelong learners through e,posing the% to several relevant activities$ ! learned this fro% her

fro% so%eone ! #no" a devil4s advocate$ 7o"ever she left %e$ 6nd for once it )ro#e %y heart$ !f ;nited ady "ho is %y second choice$ 6nd !4% luc#y to have #no"n her$ oined )y Russian .ournalist aptain 8uri ?avrilov in 1@A( the iron %etaphor is used to descri)e a lady "ho is &strong "illed*$ Strong"illed that4s a perfect "ord that descri)es %y friend$ ! "as in grade si, )ac# then "hen ! "itnessed the %isery that happened to her fa%ily$ ! #ne" ho" it felt thought ! "as still younger$ Their )usiness "ent )an#ruptB her hus)and "as hospitali-ed ghting against deathB andB she "as falling do"n"ard spiral$ 9ut she did not let go$ She stood her ground fought )an# and turned every tragedy into triu%ph$ That4s "hy she4s an !ron >ady to %e$ 9eing strong"illed and turning tragedy into triu%ph are lessons "hich ! learned fro% %y !ron >ady friend$ 7ad ! not applied these lessons to %y personal and

professional life ! "ould have lost %y sanity and re%ained %isera)le$ 7o"ever she left %e$ 6nd for a second ti%e it )ro#e %y heart$ Cf course "e all have heard the story a)out a university professor "ho sought a Dapanese %aster for enlighten%ent a)out his uestion on en$ The %aster served the professor suddenly said &!t is over3o"ing*$ The %aster replied &8ou are li#e this cup$ ! cannot sho" you en unless you e%pty your cup$* ! rst learned this story fro% %y third choicei$e$ %y teacher "ho ! used to call %aster$ That "as supposed to )e a life changing tale for %e )ecause ! "as very stu))orn and unreceptive )ac# then$ 9ut  %y %aster taught %e to )e %ore open "ith ne" perspective and continue to see# inspirations fro% other people "ho ! can call %asters too and to a)sor) and .ust lter later$ 6s 9ruce >ee said &6)sor) "hat is useful$* 7opefully after ! have ta#en everything in ! "ill have evolved into a )etter educator .ust li#e %y %aster and ulti%ately a )etter

creative person$ ! "ant to reach that &-en point* "here everything is intuitive and instinctive "here teaching and ! are one Gli#e sa%urai and the s"ord are oneH "here ! can see )eyond "hat %y eyes tell %e as "hat s"ords%an Miya%oto Musashi said$  8es ! a% a"are of the dangers of having too %any %asters$ 9ut %i,ed %artial arts taught us that "e can learn di0erent %asters and eventually evolve into a "ellrounded "arrior$ ! guess the secret lies in #eeping an open %ind$ ! learned that fro% %y %aster$ So ! .ust %a#e sure that "hen ! %eet other people and listen to their stories ! go "ith an e%pty cup$ Ievertheless she left %e$ 6gain it )ro#e %y heart$ Right after ! signed on %y  .ournal entry ! heard euphonous voices of these three personalities fused into one calling %y na%e$ !t "as %y %o%$ She ca%e in to %y roo% "ith t"o pieces of ca#e each shaped "ith letter P and D enough to )e carried )y her hands$ The letters are intials of %y rst na%e Philippe Dohn$ Planted on the edge of

each ca#e "ere ve tiny "elllit candles$ ! stood fro% %y post gra))ed the pieces fro% %y %o%4s sha#y hands and put the% on %y des#$  Then ! hugged her$ !t "as one of the tightest hugs ! had given her$ 6nd she told %e &8ou4re no" decade young teacher$ =ay to go %y love and ! pro%ise ! "ill not leave you any%ore$ Iever$* ! couldn4t than# her %ore$ May 15 of this year ! "o#e up "ith a happy heart$ 6nd again ! thought to %yself &"hen ! reached 5' years old (' or )eyond ! "ill loo# )ac# to this day again and again and again$*