TREATED UNFAIRLY =
...so that you will come to know the value of justice.
BETRAYAL =
...will teach you the importance of loyalty.
LONELY =
...so that you don’t take friends for granted.
BAD LUCK =
...so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
LOSING =
...is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship.
BE IGNORED =
...so you know the importance of listening to others.
PAIN =
...to learn compassion.
Inspired by a graduation speech by
John Robert
US Supreme Court
Chief of Justice