President George Manneh Weah has cautioned the over 300 graduates of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion University (AMEZU) to have big dreams for their future as they earn degrees in professional careers.
He said having big dreams as a person most especially a graduate could aid them forward their lives to another level when a hard work and dedication follow what they hope to achieve.
Delivering the Commencement address of the 31st graduation ceremony of the Zion University, the Liberia leader assured the members of the class of a better result in business and other careers if those involved never lose confidence of having remarkable outcome.
“I want you to have big dreams, but I advised you not to make dreams your master but to wake up from sleep of dreams and go to work to make it happen. Most dreams will not come through without hard work,” he said.
According to President Weah, by the students tenacity to stay at the University till successfully completing their academic requirements many skills and broader knowledge have been passed to them that put them ahead of others in a competitive society.
“Success will not come to you if you sit on your radar to wait for it. Success comes to those who are prepared, disciplined and dedicated enough to make things happen,” Weah said.
He maintained that no man sits as a dreaming master and achieve what is dreamt of if he does not muster the courage to work harder to seeing the dreams come to reality.
President Weah however called on the graduating class members to believe in themselves, and consider failure as a crucial element in the learning process that benefits anyone who works holistically to better up their lapses.
Giving his vast experience on the soccer pitch and the political landscape of Liberia, the Chief Executive narrated that commitment to chase his game despite all the many challenges brought him to the current status which could be used as a motivation to many young Liberians and others in the society.
“In my soccer career, I was benched many times before forming part of the regular starting team; in politics I ran for President twice and was deprived but I did not give up,” he added noting that a recalibration was done by him that led to winning both Senatorial and Presidential seats.
“I want to tell you that without hard work and perseverance; dreams will not easily come to be a reality. If you do what you truly love, you will have to work harder than you could ever imagine to make it work for you,” President Weah intimated at the 31st Commencement and Convocation of AMEZU at its Po River Campus in Bomi County.
The Liberian leader and many others were seen at the occasion yesterday where the university graduated 356 students with Bachelor degree in many disciplines including Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Management and Education among others.
Accordingly, AMEZU was established in 1987 as a community college that was then conferring onto students Associate degrees in Liberal Arts, Law enforcement and Criminal Justice administration as well as Diploma in Trauma Counseling.
Thereafter the college became a full-fledged university offering Degrees in said disciplines by an act of National Legislature in 1996 and had since enrolled over 20,000 students and had graduated over 5,000 for the world market.
