It is really an interesting and meaningful commencement that teaches me a lot about how to adjust future adult life. The didactic story of fish is attractive and intriguing. When I read "How's the water", "How the hell is water", it seems asking me "How's the life". I have to stop to think about it and ask myself "How the hell is life"? Then Wallace move on to give the answer. About the story of two guys with different beliefs, I think it implies something meaningful. I enjoy what the author told us that different people with different belief view the same thing differently. Tolerance and diverse belief are respectable and we should not blindly ascertain one belief following our mind. We always consider us to be the center of the world but life need us to alter our default setting to adjust and regulate the way we live. If we barely change, we will be hosed. Like the author says, "the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master", cliche is not always old-fashion, it reveals the truth that we need to accept and follow.
The description of actual life routine by Wallace indeed scares but alerts me to be prepared for the after-graduate life with busy work. Early getting up, challenging job, bad traffic and junky dinner, it seems far away from me now, but it may be part of my life one day. The author actually tells me how to adjust such a kind of life. The only thing I can do is to consider others may feeling the same as me and I cannot be self-centered any more. This article teaches me how to treat life and alter ourselves, and what I learn from it is quite valuable. I highly appreciate this article for its precious life experience.
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