Marathon Speech

Here's the speech I previously mentioned. I didn't make any changes. This is what I dicated to Adam and here's what was what he wrote down. If you aren't inspired by this or you think it's stupid, this blog isn't for you.

You guys sit around and complain about how crappy class is and how shitty your life is, but when you get the opportunity to go out and do something fun, you pass it up. You probably think this is so stupid, but you know what, stupid is good. Stupid is what in 10 years from now you’ll remember. You won't tell your friends about the day you stayed inside on a rainy day; you'll tell your friends about the time you went out in the pouring rain just to watch some people run a race. And most of them might not even understand it, but you'll know that on this day you stood proud to be a drunken fool in the pouring rain just to cheer on your fellow man, just to be a part of something so much bigger than yourself, but at the same time almost indescribably smaller than one can imagine. This day is yours. If you pass it up, you won't even notice, but if you decide that you will grasp what is in front of you, that you will take advantage of it, the reward you will receive will be better than money, better than value. It will be a bond of friendship, an unbreakable connection that you will forever share with those you spent the day with. You may say this is stupid – and it may be so – but stupid is what matters. It is what you don't want to do that drives you, it is the passion you'll remember not the reason. It is the drive you want and not the answer. If you sit around waiting for your dream to come true, you sit for no reason. You must stand up and take a hold of that dream before it slips through your fingers. You can live life right now. In this moment, we are all a part of this marathon; we are all victorious; we are all CHAMPIONS!
-Dave