Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech

Oprah Winfrey “2013 Harvard University Commencement Address” Three years ago, Oprah Winfrey delivered the commencement address to the 2013 Harvard University graduating class. As Oprah stood at the podium, her voice echoed through the air. What a treat that must have been for them. Oprah Winfrey gave them her incite on her life and the wisdom she has gained over her years. It was really funny when she joked about wanting to tell them she had free masters and doctorial degrees under their chairs. She talked about her success in life and gave them her incite on the best ways to navigate their lives. “My one hope today is that I can be a source of some inspiration” she said. “I’m going to address my remarks to anybody who’s ever felt inferior, or felt disadvantage or screwed by life.” Oh how I wish I were there to hear her speak. She made some interesting key points during the speech.
There seemed to be quite a few interference during the speech. Such as people, walking around, talking, laughing and clapping. Nevertheless, that did not cause Oprah to sway away from her context and the energy she had with

“The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn’t simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it’s a story about who you want to be.”I can apply that to my own life. No one likes when others gossip about us and say bad things. No one like wrong information given out about ourselves, may it be good or bad. So yes, we do need to be the authors of our own lives. She also talked about failing in life. But to know that failure does not exist. “It doesn’t matter how far you might rise, at some point you are bound to stumble . . . When you do, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.” Now how true is that. I know for sure that I have stumbled but with determination, I find another path and push on