ARMY Magazine -Issue 12 Dec 2020 | Page 68

This joy motivated my persistent efforts , and has led me to where I stand today . If there is anyone out there who cannot see where they should go from here forth , I urge you to listen to your heart . Things may feel a little difficult right now , but somewhere out there , luck and opportunity are waiting for you . I believe that . On that note , I will remember this day . Today may not be my own graduation , but I will try to look back upon this day years from now and remember it as a memory to treasure . And I look forward to the day you will stand and tell us your own story .

Kim Namjoon , RM Dear class of 2020 , I hope our stories reached you all today . To be really , really frank , we still feel very unsure and unsettled as we speak , just like the day we left the school gates for the last time on graduation day . Some say we have achieved so many things , but we stand no different from any other youth in their 20s , our graduation caps still pressed to our heads , and awkwardly peering into the face of reality . The recent unforeseen events completely changed our plans , and the sense of loss and anxiety we felt then , are still with us today . The fear of an obscure future as our daily lives turn upside down , is a moment of realization of the self , the realization of what makes me a true me , myself . Us , as musicians , we are pulling ourselves together by making music .

We write songs , we produce , and we practice as we think about the people we love . And it connects [ us ] to the world during such difficult times . And with music , we hope we can bring you smiles and courage again . And V just mentioned memos and the photographs . For us , our way of remembering and communicating is to make music . For you , it could be anything . In our music and in our hearts , and in the time that we break out of ourselves , we ’ re alone , but also together . We may be seeing each other through just a camera and this small screen , but I know your future will bloom to something much bigger and magnificent . Graduates , friends , family , faculty : Today , you stand with us , the largest graduating class in history . We sincerely congratulate you on your graduation .

BTS Congratulations Class of 2020 !

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