What does every revolution need? It needs leaders to ignite within us the passion that is waiting to explode. It needs people who connect what we know and feel to get us to take action that is more than about ourselves. Paul Hawken‘s Commencement Address for the Class of 2009 at the University of Portland may prove to be the spark that detonates our passion for change.
When I read the speech that a friend sent to me, I started to cry. Hawken’s short speech evokes our latent hope that we can make a difference. Let us know what the speech does for you.