president jamieson, gervase jackson, the board, the faculty scholars, fellow honorees and friends. and most importantly, thank you. and an enormous congratulations to the graduates and their family. class of 2024. give yourself applause and don't stop until your heart is filled with applause. i'm deeply honored. i'm imagining you're applauding in your brains at the same time as i speak. i'm deeply and humbled to practice at your commencement. every graduation marks. two transitions a birth and a death. it would be tempting and easy of course, to begin with the birth. and yes, i will come to that. but perhaps surprisingly, allow me to begin with. the latter. with. by this time you've probably realized that this is not going to be a typical commencement speech. but parents and graduates don't worry this is not a morbid talk, but an uplifting one. it's talk that i hope that you will remember humbly. i do think about your own birth and your rejuvenation. this talk is titled for offerings offerings to statements and to questions. but first, some context. i'm a physician. a physician sci