{"id":3919,"date":"2015-04-29T07:32:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T07:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2015-04-28T16:35:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T16:35:25","slug":"a-different-slant-on-advise-to-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2015\/04\/29\/a-different-slant-on-advise-to-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"A Different Slant On…Advise to Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Yandes<\/a>
Yandes Hall \/ Detchon Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From time to time, about this time of the year, I’ve offered some “Grungy” advice to our seniors. \u00a0What follows are two thoughts.<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Take a campus tour…by yourself. \u00a0Don’t follow a set path or the sidewalks. \u00a0Follow your heart. \u00a0If it leads to the 50 yard line, go there. \u00a0If it leads to a lab in Hays Science Hall, go there. \u00a0If it leads you up one set of stairs in Center Hall and down another set, go there. \u00a0If it takes you to Chadwick Court, go there. \u00a0In between stops, it’s almost mandatory to stop and take it all in. \u00a0What is “all” will vary from person to person. \u00a0At my stage in life, “all” is the fresh cut of the lawn, the coolness of an April morning, and the force for good and learning you feel at “this good place.” \u00a0 But it isn’t my campus tour and it is not your last campus tour. \u00a0This walk is a time out…a brief escape from the time-crunched present to ponder where you were, where you’re going, and what the impact of Wabash – people, places, things – has been on you. \u00a0You won’t need to memorize any images and signs – trust me on this. \u00a0They will remain vivid…for as long as you live.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Focus on the whole…not a part of the whole. \u00a0I transferred from one high school to another last century…I did that in part because I knew my life was headed in a different direction. \u00a0But another part was a small incident that happened near the end of the school year. \u00a0In all honesty, I don’t even recall the incident…I just knew it PO’d me and I blew it way out of proportion. \u00a0Don’t let this happen to you. \u00a0Don’t let a small bad taste in your mouth, maybe a disagreement over something or with someone, cloud your view of Wabash. \u00a0You’ll find there’s no place on earth that’s perfect…even as you search for perfection. \u00a0Everything is \u00a0imperfect…it just means the world is ready for you, Wabash man of 2015, to take it another step closer to perfection.<\/p>\n

So, as you get ready to walk across that stage in a few weeks, think back to picking up that red folder on Freshman Saturday a few years ago and fast forward to the man you are as you Commence. \u00a0Hug Mom…shake Dad’s hand, thank Coaches and Professors, and walk away knowing that the entire Wabash experience – the good and the bad – made you the world changer you are now.<\/p>\n

Safe travels,<\/p>\n

Grunge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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