Boishaaier 2021

Bo o ds k a p v an h o o f s e un

Luke van Schoor

Boodskap van Hoofseun Good morning Headmaster, Members of staff, Parents, Guests of honour and, for one final time, my fellow Brothers in Blue, Boishaai.

First and foremost, I’d like to thank my Lord and heavenly father Jesus Christ for his mercy and grace upon my life, and for keeping his hand upon this school during these unprecedented times in which we find ourselves. To both my parents: I thank you for your sacrifice and unconditional love since having to travel to school on a bicycle in Grade 1 when my father didn’t yet have a car. What may have seemed odd from an outsider’s perspective, to me, looking back, those are the memories I’ll cherish forever. Fridays were the days I looked forward to the most, when my mother would end work early and have something cold to drink and warm to eat in the car for me. What may have seemed small to you, meant the world to me and I love you both dearly.

To the educators, coaches, secretaries, the school counsellor, the Grade 8 learner who greets me on his way to class, the grounds and hostel staff who would pull me aside for a photo, my fellow brother in blue, to the passer-by in the street: I want to thank you. Thank you for your influence, thank you for your words of wisdom, thank you for acknowledging my efforts when no one else would, thank you for standing by my side and walking this journey with me, and thank you for believing in me as a leader, but more importantly, as a person. An artist by name of Drake once said, “Never show anger at slight. Tell nothing. Earn respect from everyone by deeds and not words. Love your father, your mother, your sister, yet think harder about who you call your brother.” To Neil Goosen: “Goosen”, this morning I want to give you your flowers and thank you for what you’ve

28 BOI SHAAI 153 YEARS