I urge you to take chances, experiment and understand that there is no single path forward in a meaningful life. There is just taking stock at each stage of your life, to make sure you are in a role that allows you to be the change you want to see in the world, and that every day, you are doing work that you actually love to do.
I have no idea what is the right amount of space in your head for you to keep for yourself and how much you owe the world. That’s for you to say. I don’t know what to tell you. Nobody does. You have all you need: You have minds of your own.
I hope that in this moment you all can find something, whatever that may be, to be excited about. Not to be corny, but passion for your craft really is one of the greatest things about a Princeton student.
Your lives are your move. The best people in life and history are the ones who take negative, even devastating, stimuli and formulate powerful, productive responses.
