“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
Start. Jump. Fly. Smile.
Fall. Cry.
Learn.

Take. Try. Taste.
Throw away. Forget. Try another.

Earn. Spend. Buy. Waste. Earn.
Re-focus. Give. Change.

Smile. Love. Laugh. Cry. Give. Take.
Forgive. Give. Give.

Launch. Fail. Launch. Fail.
Launch. Grow. Build.
Achieve. Succeed.
Doesn't matter.

Travel. Explore. Climb. Dive. Get Surprised.
Leave. Come back.

Share. Write. Encourage. Inspire. Smile.

Live.
Lived.
Return.

 

— Svyatoslav Samko

The Portrait Project

Each year we ask our classmates a straightforward, simple question taken from the lines of a poem by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Mary Oliver. We share with you intimate and candid responses to this question, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

Concept and photography: Tony Deifell, MBA '02

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