Tom Hanks' Harvard Commencement Speech Highlights Importance of Truth

Actor Tom Hanks delivered a commencement speech at Harvard University, encouraging graduates to pursue "sacred" truth instead of the truth that has evolved from today's society. Hanks acknowledged that telling the truth is no longer the benchmark for public service and that truth is now considered malleable. He reminded the students that everyone is "created equal" and wished that "goodness and mercy follow" the Harvard alumni. Hanks received an honorary doctorate degree and a Harvard volleyball in homage to his Castaway character's prop, Wilson, during the ceremony.