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Nanjiani graduated from the liberal arts school in Iowa in 2001. Grinnell invited him back this week to deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of 2017. During the ceremony, the school awarded Nanjiani with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
The star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” opened up to the graduates about his experience moving from Pakistan to Iowa for college and how it shaped the way he moved through the world.“When I came to Grinnell I was a devout Muslim who had never romantically touched a girl and I was going to get a degree that guaranteed me a job,” Nanjiani said. “By the time I graduated I was basically a Rastafarian with a white American girlfriend and a philosophy degree. College changes you, is my point.”
He also offered advice on how to take on bigotry, even if it is uncomfortable.
“We cannot expect others to understand our point of view if we don’t understand theirs,” he said. “It’s uncomfortable and awkward and infuriating and it hurts your brain, but with that pain can come growth and real change.”
“Being a fish out of water is tough, but that’s how you evolve,” he added. “I think that’s scientifically accurate — I don’t know, I had a liberal arts education.”
Nanjiani advised the graduates to live with intention and not fear failure ― unless, as he joked, you’re the person who created the exploding Samsung Galaxy phones.
“I never thought big picture,” Nanjiani said. “That would have overwhelming. So what I’m saying is, you can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.”
He continued: “Here’s the big secret I’ve learned in the last few years: Nobody knows what they’re doing ... Everybody’s winging it out there. Some people are just better at pretending to be confident because nobody’s done ― nobody’s cooked.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kumail-na...050504954.html
The video is funny but watch out for the language.
[video=youtube_share;C5Y8prO5bvs]https://youtu.be/C5Y8prO5bvs[/video]
Should I be sorry that this article is about a Muslim and he is speaking in a College in the USA?
The style police may object to my style, the scholars may say that it is from a newspaper, so be it.
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The star of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” opened up to the graduates about his experience moving from Pakistan to Iowa for college and how it shaped the way he moved through the world.“When I came to Grinnell I was a devout Muslim who had never romantically touched a girl and I was going to get a degree that guaranteed me a job,” Nanjiani said. “By the time I graduated I was basically a Rastafarian with a white American girlfriend and a philosophy degree. College changes you, is my point.”
He also offered advice on how to take on bigotry, even if it is uncomfortable.
“We cannot expect others to understand our point of view if we don’t understand theirs,” he said. “It’s uncomfortable and awkward and infuriating and it hurts your brain, but with that pain can come growth and real change.”
“Being a fish out of water is tough, but that’s how you evolve,” he added. “I think that’s scientifically accurate — I don’t know, I had a liberal arts education.”
Nanjiani advised the graduates to live with intention and not fear failure ― unless, as he joked, you’re the person who created the exploding Samsung Galaxy phones.
“I never thought big picture,” Nanjiani said. “That would have overwhelming. So what I’m saying is, you can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.”
He continued: “Here’s the big secret I’ve learned in the last few years: Nobody knows what they’re doing ... Everybody’s winging it out there. Some people are just better at pretending to be confident because nobody’s done ― nobody’s cooked.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kumail-na...050504954.html
The video is funny but watch out for the language.
[video=youtube_share;C5Y8prO5bvs]https://youtu.be/C5Y8prO5bvs[/video]
Should I be sorry that this article is about a Muslim and he is speaking in a College in the USA?
The style police may object to my style, the scholars may say that it is from a newspaper, so be it.
If a site has to survive only on the original thesis written by few favorites only, then we are in real trouble.
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