○  commencement address at wellesley college  ○

d read, write and comprehend, we would be that much closer to solving so many of the problems that plague our nation and our society.

and early on i made another choice which i hope you'll make as well. whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you're talking about life -- and life really must have joy. it's supposed to be fun!

one of the reasons i made the most important decision of my life, to marry george bush, is because he made me laugh. it's true, sometimes we've laughed through our tears. but that shared laughter has been one of our strongest bonds. find the joy in life, because as ferris bueller said on his day off, "life moves pretty fast; and ya don't stop and look around once in a while, ya gonna miss it!"

(i am not going to tell george ya clapped more for ferris than ya clapped for george.)

the third choice that must not be missed is to cherish your human connections: your relationships with family and friends. for several years, you've had impressed upon you the importance to your career of dedication and hard work. and, of course, that's true. but as important as your obligations as a doctor, a lawyer, a business leader will be, you are a human being first. and those human connections --- with spouses, with children, with friends -- are the most important investments you will ever make.

at the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. you will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, a friend or a parent.

we are in a transitional period right now, fascinating and exhilarating times, learning to adjust to changes and the choices we, men and women, are facing. as an example, i remember what a friend said, on hearing her husband complain to his buddies that he had to babysit. quickly setting him straight, my friend told her husband that when it's your own kids, it's not call

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