'One good lesson to come from it is expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway.' 🎓
"I wanted to say congratulations to all the graduates this year. I know this probably isn't the kind of graduation you thought you were going to be having. I relate to that in a lot of ways," Swift began. "When I was younger, I used to fantasize about high school graduation, and being with all of your friends, and cap and gown, and the whole thing."
"And then when I got to that point in my life, when graduation was coming up, I found myself on radio tour with my mom in rental cars, sitting on the floor of airports, and I ended up getting mailed my diploma," she continued. "It wasn't exactly what I pictured, but I was still very proud of it.""One good lesson to come from it is expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway," she said.
In addition to her moving speech, Swift has been reaching out to the next generation to encourage them to fight racial injustices and vote in the upcoming elections. "I've made a donation to @naacp_ldf, to support their brilliant work in fighting racial injustice. Please swipe up to learn more about the organization and donate if you're able," she wrote on her Instagram Story, adding in a second post,"It is IMPERATIVE that we make change to our broken system, and you have the option and responsibility to do that by voting."
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