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Oprah Winfreymade the most of her appearance as the special guest at Thursday’sUniversity of Massachusetts‘ Chancellor’s Speaker Series, pledging to match the $1.5 million the event had already raised.
Scott Eisen
Winfrey spent time earlier in the day to meet with UMass Lowell students, before receiving an honorary degree from the university.
“People still piss me off,” Winfrey said. “I still have to work at it. It does matter because I know, that beneath the surface of your politics, of your anger, of your disgruntled-ness, you actually still want the same thing that I want.”
Tory Germann
While Winfrey recognized that her life is amazing, she also called on the audience to avoid comparison and seek what’s good in their life.
“I have this amazing life. It’s as good as you think it is, and even better. It is. But also, so is yours,” Winfrey said. “So don’t waste your time thinking about what my life is, or somebody else’s is. Look at the grace that you have been given, and think about how to shift that paradigm, and take what you’ve been given and use it in service to serve the world.”
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Ultimately, Winfrey said the key to happiness is sharing in other people’s joy.
All of the money raised will go to theOprah WinfreyScholarship at the university.
source: people.com
