SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

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THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

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After we have done the homework

Stayed up sleepless nights cramming

Shown up for class relentlessly

Taken all the quizzes and tests

That is when we graduate

Although learning is a lifelong experience

There are certain defining moments when we know

In our heart of hearts 

We are well and truly done with this lesson

Finished the course, finito ad nauseum

We should put a diploma on the wall, put a few letters after our names

The things we learn in life are as valuable as a formal education

We have tried every whichaway, thrown ourselves into the effort

Performed countless trial and error experiments

Time after time until finally the big day comes

We learn what can not be successful, what didn't work

Is not working, will never work (sigh)

At that moment we have graduated from that class

We don't get a cap and gown, but we should get a diploma

"Successfully graduated from the University of Futility"

Congratulations, graduate, you are ready to move on 

To something new and wonderful

You have earned the right, through the blood sweat and tears

You put into your higher education in the University of Life

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