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Humorous Wedding Speech By The Father Of The Groom

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Ladies and gentleman, before I get into my speech, I would like to first thank the staff, family and friends for helping us celebrate this big step in our lives. I am honored to welcome you to the Pleasantdale class of 2018 commencement ceremony. Throughout the years that I have spent with this class, there have been both good memories and memories we may wish to forget, but as we all know, that is part of growing up. As author Richard Carlson once said, “Whether we want to admit it or not, and certainly whether we like it or not, life is full of difficulties. It’s an inevitable part of the package. The question becomes: Do our problems and difficulties ruin us, turn us sour and apathetic, or destroy our spirits? Or are they a source of growth, wisdom, perspective, and patience? The answer is: It completely depends on how you look at them.” This quote especially speaks to me because I have learned the outcome heavily depends on how I react to it. I have come to realize through the inspiration of my teachers, family and friends, that the way I personally react to a situation leads to its result. For example, The inspiration of our teachers has helped us mold into the people that we have become today. …show more content…

As we are reminded, again, Richard Carlson stated, “The question becomes: do our problems and difficulties ruin us, turn us sour and apathetic, or destroy our spirits? Or are they a source of growth, wisdom, perspective, and patience? The answer is: It completely depends on how you look at them.” This quote is very appropriate to our grade because, throughout the years, the way we have reacted to situations determined their results, sometimes good, sometimes, bad. Again, this is part of growing up; sometimes a confusing

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