In the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Lake Waban, no one can say hat your true colors will be. but this i do know: You have a first class education from a first class school. And so you need not, probably cannot live a paint-by-numbers"life. Decisions are not irrevocable. Choices do come back. And as you set off from Wellesley i hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices The first is to believe in something larger than yourse If, to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. i chose literacy because i honestly believe that if more people could read, write and comprehend we would be that much closer to solvit so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society And early on I made another choice which I hope you' ll make as well. Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you're talking about life --and life eally must have joy. It's supposed to be fun! One of the reasons I made the most im portant decis ion of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. It's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears. But that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life because as ferris Bueller sa id on his day off, " life moves pretty fast; and ya don't stop and look around once in a while ya gonna miss it! I am not going to tell George ya clapped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George) The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends. For several years, you've had impressed upon you the importa nce to your career of dedication and hard work. And of course, that's true. But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. And those human connections spouses, with children, with friends - are the most important investments you will ever mak At the end of your life you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband a child, a friend or a parent. We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we men and women are facing. As an example I remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. Quickly setting him straight my friend told her husband that when it's your own kids, it's not called babysitting Now, maybe we should adjust faster maybe we should adjust slower. But whatever the era whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers andIn the world that awaits you, beyond the shores of Lake Waban, no one can say what your true colors will be. But this I do know: You have a first class education f rom a first class school. And so you need not, probably cannot, live a "paint-by-numbers" life. Decisions are not irrevocable. Choices do come back. And as you set of f f rom Wellesley, I hope that many of you will consider making three very special choices. The first is to believe in something larger than yourself , to get involved in some of the big ideas of our time. I chose literacy because I honestly believe that if more people could read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society. And early on I made another choice which I hope you'll make as well. Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you're talking about life -- and life really must have joy. It's supposed to be fun! One of the reasons I made the most important decision of my life, to marry George Bush, is because he made me laugh. It's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears. But that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. Find the joy in life, because as Ferris Bueller said on his day off , "Life moves pretty fast; and ya don't stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it!" (I am not going to tell George ya clapped more for Ferris than ya clapped for George.) The third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and f riends. For several years, you've had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work. And, of course, that's true. But as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. And those human connections --- with spouses, with children, with f riends -- are the most important investments you will ever make. At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a f riend or a parent. We are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men and women, are facing. As an example, I remember what a f riend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. Quickly setting him straight, my f riend told her husband that when it's your own kids, it's not called babysitting. Now, maybe we should adjust faster; maybe we should adjust slower. But whatever the era whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and