"I could feel hot, salty tears coming down my face. I sat and cried silently... I was scrunching myself up against the wall as far as I could. All of a sudden, someone from behind us taps on the guy’s shoulder..."
Many a commencement speech has made America laugh, cry, reflect and introspect—but few have left a mark on our generation quite like this man's 10-minute dose of pure wisdom delivered at California State University Maritime Academy.