Barack Obama is delivering some worthy advice on GraduateTogether
virtual event on Saturday, sharing some words of wisdom to graduating seniors across the nation.
"Now, I'll be honest with you. The disappointments of missing a live graduation, those will pass pretty quick. I don't remember much of my own high school graduation. I know that not having to sit there and listen to a commencement speaker isn't all that bad. Mine usually go on way too long. Also, not that many people look great in those caps -- especially if you have big ears like me," he joked.
Obama continued by adding that with all the challenges the country faces right now, no one can tell you that you don't understand or this is how it's always been done."Because with so much uncertainty, when everything suddenly up for grabs, this is"First, don't be afraid. America's gone through tough times before: slavery, civil war, famine, disease, the great depression, and 9/11.
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