“First of all, on behalf of the university, I’d like to express my warm congratulations on the postgraduates, and express my sincere gratitude as well to the supervisors, teachers and all the staff for your excellent work.
I’m in a complicated mood now. On the one hand, I feel happy and proud of you for your achievements. On the other hand, I feel a bit unwilling to say goodbye to you. Before your departure, I’d give you several key words:
The first word is “graduation”…… I hope that you will regard today as a starting point on your way of life and career, to pursue life-long study, to explore new knowledge, to broaden your horizon, to make further progress and to advance to a new level.
The second word is “master”. ….. You get a master degree, which indicates that you’ve mastered certain academic knowledge and capabilities. But I hope that you will be a master in life.
The third word is “integrity”…... I hope you will adhere to the code of integrity, not only being honest persons yourselves, but serving as role models for others.
The fourth word is “quietness”…… Only those quiet persons can reach the state of innocence, bliss and ultimate happiness. Otherwise, even if you earn much money and great wealth, you will not feel true happiness at all.
The fifth word is “relief”…… I hope you will cultivate yourselves with more life interests, so that when one interest has been suppressed, you can activate another interest, thus your world will be illuminated all the time.
The last word is “alma mater”…… I also expect you will visit mother school every now and then.
My dear students, from now on, you will leave your teachers and classmates. A new window has opened for you, a new road is extending under your feet and you will try to prove yourselves with your own efforts. At the time of parting with you, I wish each of you a very promising future and good health. Wherever you are, remember you are CJLU graduates and CJLU will back you forever.”
