HENDERSON, Tenn., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Freed-Hardeman University held its spring graduation ceremony in mid-May where approximately 300 students received baccalaureate and graduate degrees.
John DeBerry, who is an FHU alumnus and a member of the FHU Board of Trustees, reminded graduates of an episode from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." When Alice inquired which way she should go, the Cheshire Cat, replied, "That depends a good deal on where you want to go." Alice answered that she didn't much care where she went; the Cat said, "Then it doesn't matter which way you go."
The incident illustrated DeBerry's first point: Graduates must have goals. "You decided this day was going to happen," he said. "Where do you want to go from here?"
He warned his audience, "The world is an intoxicating, even intimidating, place. Be resolute, committed. … If you don't know where you are going, others will try to determine that for you. "
"Before you walk out of these doors," DeBerry said, "realize there are some who will want you to compromise. What is the price of your sell-out? Power? Position? Prosperity?" Instead of compromise, he said, "Live your faith. You are our living messengers."
The mission of Freed-Hardeman University is to help students develop their God-given talents for His glory by empowering them with an education that integrates Christian faith, scholarship and service. With locations in Henderson, Memphis and Dickson, FHU offers bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral degrees. More information is available at http://www.fhu.edu.
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