My UG Convocation address – Part 3 of 3 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

My UG Convocation address – Part 3 of 3

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

This is the third and final part of my University of Guyana Convocation Address.

I looked at the wall of past students on my first day and there he was: JFK was smiling at me. I knew I was in the right place! Follow your dreams, don’t let anyone deter you. You have more power and light within you than you realize. Miracles do happen; have faith. Here are four miracles that happened to me through faith: I paddled for days in the jungle to get to a tiny airstrip. When I reached Georgetown I had only two days to prepare for the flight to London.    

The LSE had asked me to read a book ‘Heat and Dust’ by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala before I got to London. I was listed as the first presenter in class. I searched everywhere in Georgetown and eventually got to the SPCA bookshop in Carmichael Street. The man shook his head; someone had bought the last copy. I was disappointed and could think of nothing else.

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