grad·u·a·tion

grad·u·a·tion
Pronunciation[graj-oo-ey-shuhn]
–noun

1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

To me, it is the graduation means the start of MY LIFE. (Opps, this makes me living someone else's life for the past quarter century)
The celebration is not to mark the end of the suffering (I hope) but more so to mark the beginning of many many wonderful adventures that is yet to come....

hahaha, as usual, I can't wait.....