“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
The author, Benjamin Franklin, is the
inventor of the lighting rod, bifocals and the Franklin stove. Therefore, his
meaningful quote serves us today just like his bifocals enable one to see
objects clearer. The word
"prepare" means to make something ready. For instance, when you
prepare a cake for consumption, one must combine ingredients from various
substances into a pan for baking. When all substances enter the pan the last
preparation phase consist of placing these ingredients in a heated oven.
The application of heat prepares the finished product -- a CAKE. If you fail in your preparation by leaving just one ingredient out, the CAKE will become lacking in both taste and appearance.
Therefore, students must prepare to
graduate by combining all their courses. One must realize that each course
prepares one to graduate. Failure in grasping all the necessary work to
complete one course will result in failing to graduate. I encourage you to approach each course as each
ingredient for a cake. Likewise, each
course forms an intricate role toward graduation. Although, the course may become heated, but
remember the heat serves a specific purpose of blending all ingredients for a
finished product. Hence, a heated course challenges you to blend that course
with easier courses toward that finished product of receiving your graduation
tassel.
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