Adieu

Esteemed professors, distinguished guest, your Excellency ambassador of Ecuador, graduates of 2007 spring, guests and colleagues. Thank you, Your Excellency for joining us here.

First of all, I would like to congratulate our graduates for their achievement, and endearing hardwork they have put for the last two years. Some of us have spent the best times of our lives, some better and others good. Whatever it maybe, we have invested considerable phase of our life here. 

Standing here today reminds me that you are the third batch of global leaders branching out to the different parts of the world. I know we have heard enough of being global leaders. Nevertheless, in my opinion, we are all leaders in our own small ways because we can inspire, we can listen and we have the capability to open our minds to ideas, and look for possibilities. Most of all we have the much needed global network of friendship.

I will not repeat what was said in our last commencement about what you can contribute to Community, but I would like to say that, an individual cannot do as much as a group and a group cannot do as much as an organization. Hope we can make our organization live up to its visions and goals.

Without dragging any further I would like to end here with words of Benjamin Zanders, he was addressing the global leaders at the World Economic Forum at Davos, and he said “in any situation we are in, we have three choices to make, one of resignation and staying indifferent, second of blaming and complaining, and the third of possibility” preferably the choice of possibility seems a leaders pie.

I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome our new members, with a note, there is a world of possibilities everywhere, all you need to do is find it and hopefully you make a good choice to make your stay here interesting and worthwhile.