Limjoco, Michelle Angela V.

February 16, 2017

2A3 Leadership Speech

Recognition day speech

By: Tiffany Grace Uy

Uy, T. G. (2015, June 26). Recognition day speech. Retrieved from

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Beloved teachers, parents and friends, a blessed morning to you all.

Today marks a milestone. The celebration of years of hard work, intellect and pursuit
culminating in the graduation of about a hundred students from Biology, each of whom are ready
to come out of their pupa, spread their wings, and fly.

And believe you me, I have spent many an hour racking my brains and even researching to look
for some "sossy" anecdote or old philosopher's tale with which I can relate the journey that has
been. But perhaps there is no such anecdote or tale that can really illustrate the awesome
adventure that has been B.S. Biology.

The theory of evolution by natural selection of Charles Darwin proposes that phenotypic
variation exists among individuals. And I have to say that Biology houses some of the queerest
creatures I have perhaps ever met in my life.

To be able to survive we learned to adapt to the varying conditions of our wilderness by the
means of cultural adaptation. The group of varied individuals in our population has been brutally
tested for fitness with the mind-boggling questions from our professors and the complex
labyrinthine examinations that really pull the spirits out of our bodies. Every day we are tested
for the ability to cram copious amounts of information in a couple of minutes before exams. And,
of course, to stay conscious for hours without a single wink of sleep. In the process, polishing
each other into the sparkly diamonds I see today.

Now we have come to this point called graduation. You, who gathered here today are the few
selected. You embody academic excellence and honor. And the capability to make remarkable
achievements for our nation. You have great prospects gearing towards success and likely
stability. But the new wilderness we are entering which we like to call the new world poses far
greater tests of fitness.

The state of our nation is rough. The problems our country faces are real extensive. And several
generations of ambitious individuals have gone before us and yet the problems still persist.

How do we even begin to solve the problems of a nation? Is it even possible?

I believe that there is limitless potential in each and every brilliant mind seated before me.

Your minds, when inspired by imaginations unbound by glass ceilings and when inflamed with
courage to tackle real societal problems and when grounded and motivated by an inherent love
for our country and our people, can make the crafting of the sustainable and stable future for our
nation, not just possible but rather inevitable.

Beloved friends, as we set out into the enigmatic wilderness of life, my wish for you and for our
country is that you harness the limitless and evolutionary power towards building a sustainable
and fair nation. After all, a life motivated by service is the most meaningful.

So, may you keep learning, keep believing and keep evolving. Congratulations to the graduates
of 2015. Thank you and a wonderful morning to all.