Kuala Lampur, Dec. 13 -- Across Malaysia's public universities, this year's convocation season arrived with its familiar rhythm.

Halls filled with colour, proud families waited with cameras ready, and graduates stepped forward carrying dreams they had shaped over years of hard work.

Yet in the midst of all the celebration, I found myself feeling something deeper than usual. This year, the season hitdifferent for me.

Convocation is always meaningful, but this time I stood in two very personal roles. I was a mother watching my own children receive their degrees at Universiti Teknologi MARA, and I was an educator witnessing my Universiti Malaya students walk onto the same kind of stage toward their futures.

Two worlds, two responsibiliti...