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David Mccullough Commencement

To Be Special You Have to Know What it Means

Rabbi Ben Hecht | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada
Rabbi Ben Hecht

David McCullough's commencement address, in which he informs the graduating students of Wellesley High that they are not special, has received much attention. What caught my attention, though, was one of his last lines: "you're not special because everyone is." The real issue is not whether one is special or not. The real challenge is knowing what it means to be special.