20220411 : speech writing
Couple of days back, I (we) had been to my daughter's school. It was for a graduation ceremony that the school had organised. She (her class) was graduating from middle school (grade 8) to high school (grade 9). It was a enjoyable evening. There were the class children, the teachers, the parents, some siblings, few grandparents and a bunch of folks who were close to the children. A small group of people who mattered to the children basically. Before the function, the school had requested that a couple of parents speak on the occasion. I wanted to speak and say a few things. But I can't speak. I had the words, but no voice to convey them. I requested a dear friend and co-parent to be the voice for me. He kindly agreed. He not only delivered the words, but did a better job than I would have with the tone, expressions, body language et-al. I am very grateful to him for doing it for me. When I was a boy (maybe 3rd or 4th grade I think), I was enrolled into a debate competition in s