A short while ago, the president of a university was asked to officiate at a small graduation ceremony. As the members gathered in a circle for the final item on the agenda that day, the president was asked to light a candle, say a few words and then pass the candle around the circle for others, in turn, to make a personal comment about their experience in the program. As the candle returned to him, his duty was to blow it out to symbolize the conclusion of the course.
He hesitated, remarking that he found it a paradoxical contradiction for someone in his position to ever blow out a symbolic candle.
And while he graciously did so, he asked all attending to imagine it was still lit.
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