So there was Arianna Huffmgton at Smith College saying "what I advise you to do is not just take your place at the top of the world, but to change the world " The actress Kerry Washington told students at George Washington University: "The world needs your voice, every one of you." And then this, from Jeff Immelt, head of General Electric, at the University of Connecticut: "Graduates should be optimistic; believe in better. The world waits for your power."

　　Anyone can know what the famous speakers said is meaningless. The world has 7 billion voices to listen to already-it won't matter about one more or less. Neither is it clear why graduates should be especially optimistic, especially at the moment. The world doesn't wait for their power; only a small number of people will get the chance to lead anything.

　　Only Barack Obama in his address at Morehouse College avoided encouraging anyone to change the world. That is because he alone knows how hard it is to change it-even if you happen to be President of the United States. Not only has he failed to change the world, he can't even get people to give up guns in his own country.

　　Instead of aiming so impossibly high, the graduates of 2017 would do better to start a bit lower. When they leave their universities it will not "Hello world!" but "Hello again, Mum and Dad!" So what Ms Huflington, Mr. Obama and Mr. Immelt ought to have said was: change the world if you must, but it would be nice if you could help out by changing the bag in the rubbish basket first.

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