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DEPUTY HEAD GIRL’S ADDRESS

Remembering that you

are going to die is the

best way I know to avoid

the trap of thinking you

have something to

lose

eath is very likely the single best
invention of life. It is life’s change
agent. It clears out the old to make
D way for the new.”

“Remembering that you are going to die is the
best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking
you have something to lose…”

These were the words of Steve Jobs, arguably
one of the best innovators and entrepreneurs

of the 21st century.

But they are not just words. They are a reminder
that life is short, fragile, and unpredictable, and
that fear is a luxury we simply cannot afford.
And while I apologise for starting off on such
AISHA ABDULSALAM a heavy note, if only you knew what it took for

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL some of us to sit in these chairs today.

Less than two hours ago, I was in the hospital.
Just last night, I wondered if I would even be

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