Earlier this week, I met a graduate who was so depressed about his commencement.

    He walked with his head low, with slow steps and frequent sighs.

    Commencement is usually a happy and exciting time, so I was very surprised by his downtrodden attitude. I finally asked him why he was upset. He shyly told me, “I regret that I have wasted my four years at school, just hanging out with friends and getting addicted to anime. Now, with so little knowledge and no skills, it will be impossible for me to find a job.”

    I felt sorry for him, but while seeing his negative point of view, I also saw a positive one. For example, after competing with people who have master’s and doctoral degrees, a graduate with just a bachelor’s degree was recently hired by Vanke, the largest residential developer in China. Over the past four years, she studied hard and engaged in many kinds of social activities, including volunteering.

    If we do not want to have regrets upon commencement, we should know how to effectively spend our college years. After all, what a man sows, this he will also reap.