St Michaels College School - Tower Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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To be quite frank, we haven ' t always lived up to the name Christian , but in five years at Saint Michael ' s, at least we ' ve tried and, whether we are aware of it or not, our faith has grown from the apolegetic, I ' m really sorry I ' m a Christian, but it ' s hardly my fault to the point where we can say with a sense of digwtyand maturity, Yes, I am Christian. Yes, I can do something about this world. I ' ve always been fascinated by old sayings. Maybe it ' s because they can say in one sentence what I cannot hope to say in an entire speech. There is one adage that goes, You don ' t put old heads upon young shoulders . Perhaps today, we can add something to that. You don ' t put old heads on young shoulders because young heads are good enough Respecting the heritage of our elders, the world that we inherit will be moulded by the youth of today. There is a sense of urgency in the air, especially orld approaches the turning point in human history - the coming of the ; we leave this sanctuary today to enter the boardrooms and the public squares of the t us take with us the spirit of Saint Michael ' s. That, by no means, is an exhortation to do the sven days a week, nor is it any indication that MICHAEL PRINCE OF ALL THE ANGELS will hit the top of the charts in households from Aurora to Mississauga. What I mean by the ' Spirit of Saint Michael ' s is something more profound and it is exemplified in the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect of differences that characterizes our school community. It is in recognition of this spirit that I wish to say, or at least try to say, a few words to our Italian friends and family: Ci sono oggi in questa chiesa molti genitori italiana. Alora vorrei dire queste parole in it aliano. Oggi condivido con voi la gioia che avete nel vostro cuore, nel vedere i frutti del vostro lavoro e dei vostri sacrifici. AMMfl I think there is no better way to end this graduation reflection than by thinking of all those people who have touched our lives in a profound way - our friends, our teachers and our parents. It is to these that I wish to dedicate this poem: We did not understand at first the meaning of your smile. We were Grade Niners, young men with potential waiting to emerge. Along you came, and guided us, and we were changed. It was no miracle that you worked, no Herculean task that you accomplished. You did what many had done before, but you were different. . You worked not for us; but with us; You were our friends, our teachers, our family. You opened windows we had barred inside and so the sun filters through. Dear friends, the time we spent together was brief, But we shall treasure it, And though our minds may soon forget the days of these past years, We have grown, And what is more, You too have grown . . . Because of us.

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