Read this faculty speech by Wellesley High School English teacher David McCullough, Jr. The writing is gorgeous. Boggling are the negative comments  (“smug”? He’s ANTI-smug. And to those poo-pooing his call for selflessness: awaken to what brings happiness, America!)  The naysayers don’t get what matters during these bizarre Modern Tymes; they prolly sleep spooning their generic trophies.  That, or they didn’t read it all the way through. How modern.

McCullough:  You had me at “Weddings are bride-centric pageantry.”