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Executive Director
hen I was a young man, in my early twenties,
WI felt the urge to fight decisions made by my
seniors including my parents and teachers. I felt old
enough to make my own decisions. In retrospect, I
later realize that most of the decisions that I made
were influenced by my peers or young mentors
whom I used to admire. As a result, I made a num-
ber of mistakes which hindered my advancement in
life. Those mistakes that I made at the time taught
me very important lessons which I would like to
share with you today. One of the greatest lessons
that I learnt is that it adds a lot of value to listen and
seek counsel from your seniors. There is wisdom in
a multitude of experienced counsellors. They have
valuable experience that they can share to help us
navigate through the challenges that we encounter
when we are young and less experienced. When
you imitate others, you become a poor photocopy,
you deny yourself of your uniqueness and hence an
opportunity to contribute positively to the world
through your unique gifts. Be true to yourself
instead of trying to desperately imitate. Always
remember that you can be successful if you work
diligently and learn from their past experiences. A
story is told of two young fish which were swim-
ming along and they happened to meet an older
fish swimming in the opposite direction. The older
fish nodded at them and said “Good morning! How
is the water?” The two young fish continued swim-
ming but after a while, one of them looked over
at the other and asked “What the hell is water?”
This story reminds us that we often forget, or take
for granted, the most obvious things around us.
Although it’s difficult to stay abreast of all that is
happening in the world, especially when we are too
busy dealing with the monologue inside our head,
it is important to learn how to think critically and
to pay attention to our environment. Our thoughts
affect our realities, and the ability to choose how
we “construct meaning from experience”, will
determine the lenses from which we see the world
and how we react to it. Congratulation for going
through you course successfully.
Class of 2019 | Yearbook 4 Producing competent service oriented professionals.
Yearbook 2019.indd 4 31-Oct-19
Dr. G. M Kiruhi MBS
(MBCHB,MED,MBA,DMAS,FCSECSA)
You have learned quite a lot as a student in
this college and you are now prepared for the
industry, but it is important to remember that
you are not going to get very far in life based
on what you already know. You are going to
advance in life by what you are going to learn
after you leave this college. Education does
not stop after you graduate from college. It
does not stop even after you finish your bach-
elors, masters or a doctorate degrees either.
The end of formal education is the beginning
of informal education through the university
of life. Wisdom acquisition is a moral duty. It’s
not just something you do to advance in life.
It is a moral duty because it is only through
continuous learning that we can add to the vast
knowledge of mankind. If we stopped learning,
progress in all industries would stops as well.
Remember that life is about learning. You
have been trained to be a service oriented pro-
fessional. The world is yearning for competent
people with the right character. People who
are driven by service rather than material gain
and personal interest. When you get out there
and serve, you will find yourself, your purpose
and success. Remember that “success is at the
tip of your tail”. Just do the right thing right,
the first time and always. Congratulations once
again and God bless you.
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