This is Water

This is a very inspiring speech given by David Foster Wallace to Kenyon College's 2005 graduating class. The video below is an animated version which has had over 2 million views.

One of the key messages he tries to give to the students is this:

The value of the totally obvious...

It isn't really about the capacity to think, but rather the choice of what to think about. 

It's worth a listen and for that matter a watch. The use of the animation brings it alive.