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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER, 2015
HONORARY GRADUATE
NORMAN SABGA
Do Not Take Shortcuts
“Make your word count. Set the highest standards for yourself and take pride in all
that you do. Nothing is achieved without hard work. This single statement resonates with
me and continues to be one of my core beliefs. You see, there is tremendous dignity and
wisdom in these words. As current trends and history have taught us, those who try to
achieve success without sacrifice, ultimately deceive themselves and others. Nothing worth
having comes easy, and if it is easy to get, then nobody wants it.
Be disciplined; do not take shortcuts. Doors will not instantly open to the highest
position in any institution just because you have earned a degree. My point is that natural
ability alone will only get you so far. You have to invest the time and effort for your gifts to
unfold and your skills to get sharper.
There are no shortcuts to success. The journey would naturally be longer but more
worthwhile. How you navigate through it will provide you with the knowledge and skills to
oversee future tasks.”
VALEDICTORIAN
JAEL DAVIS
This Powerful Weapon of Education
“Over the past four months, I have had the privilege of working with the Victim and Witness
Support Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. During this period, I heard the cries of
a mother whose son was murdered in her home while she was asleep. I intervened with several
children who were brought by their parents to the Police Station deemed ‘beyond control’ because
in our society, there is reason to suggest that the children are becoming the parents.
I listened to an unemployed mother who struggled to provide for her children after leaving her
abusive common-law husband. I saw the fear in the eyes of a ten-year-old as he spoke about the
children who had bullied him at school.
This is reality. These are the issues that face our Caribbean region. So today, graduates I ask you,
what are you going to do with this powerful weapon called education that is now in your hands?”
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UWI GRADUATION CEREMONIES 2015
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
