Take a look at a semi-tongue-in-cheek commencement address Charles Wheelan has written for The Wall Street Journal. It is both funny and serious, in the mode of Mark Steyn, P.J. O'Rourke, or Ann Coulter.
Wheelan lists ten things, I'll share with you my favorite three:
2. Some of your worst days lie ahead.His explanations of the ten things are cynical, cute, and mostly true, too. Enjoy.
4. Marry someone smarter than you are.
9. It's all borrowed time.