Samantha Senaratna

Northshore College of Business & Technology 21 March, 2012

Quote
Its not the destination, but the journey that counts

On this journey ...

Have an open mind Question everything Learn, unlearn and relearn Analyse, review and understand Do not close your mind to any idea
Learn avidly. Question repeatedly what you have learned.
Analyze it carefully.

Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently

- Confucius

Success
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Diversity
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same
Anne Frank

[People] may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built, but the pieces of a picture puzzle, each differing in shape, but matching the rest, and thus bringing out the picture.
Felix Adler

Respect
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
William Lyon Phelps

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Tolerance
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Voltaire

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.
Rene Dubos

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Humility
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Confucius

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
Charles de Montesquieu

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

Rabindranath Tagore

Honesty
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
Socrates

Courtesy
No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little.
Unknown

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Please Thank You Sorry Excuse Me

Love
Love others as well as you love yourself.
Jesus Christ

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
Barbara De Angelis

Empathy
Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.
Thich Naht Hanh

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Bonnie Jean Wasmund

Non-violence
Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth.
Lord Buddha

An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.

Mahatma Gandhi

Intelligence
Bodily-Kinesthetic Interpersonal Verbal-linguistic Logical-mathematical Naturalistic Intrapersonal Spatial Musical Spiritual/Existential/Moral Emotional

Action Item 1
Write down a significant world event that happened within the last couple of weeks

Things you can do

Accept everyone as they are Get the best out of your 4 years at Uni dont forget to enjoy Get to know as many people as possible Respect, tolerate and have empathy on others Discuss issues, debate, argue, agree to disagree ... but not with violence

Things you can do

Be open to others views. You can learn a lot from them. Be honest even at tough and difficult situations. Dont be content with mediocrity, challenge yourself to higher things, raise the bar always improve, always learn Dont follow the herd. Be yourself, do whats best for you

Challenge
Do something good or do something nice to someone each day without expecting anything in return (better if it is someone that you dont know)

Action Item 2
Write down 3 things from what you learnt today that you think is important and significant to you

In conclusion ...
Enjoy the journey, come-out as a complete human being and touch the lives of people of this country and everywhere else !!!

All the very best to all of you !!!