What'd you say, Val?

So, I'm working on my valedictorian speech for Saturday. And according to my English professor, it's kind of a big deal. She has a lot riding on us. The county's superintendent always comes to our graduation just for the speeches.

And so far...I don't like my speech. I wrote it in like an hour last night and it's not a bad speech and I can deliver it well. But Dr. Renneisen kept pressing us about how this speech is our one chance to tell our classmates anything we want to. And what I wrote is not what I wish I could tell them. It doesn't feel like it's "it."

But what do I want to tell them?

If I could, I might tell them how much purpose their life has. I would tell them not to take anything for granted. I would tell them to open their eyes and not live a single day walking in their own shoes, to learn all that they can and then some. I would tell them that life is so much more than what they could ever imagine. Life is a lot bigger than a storm. Life is always more fascinating when it's viewed from someone else's perspective.

So this is me, getting it all out of my head. Whether I'll use it or not is another story...

If you could tell a group of your peers one thing, what would it be?