大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板1
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尊敬的校長、親愛的老師、可愛的同學(xué)們: 大家下午好!
我是日語62班的__,此時(shí)此刻我的心情萬分激動(dòng)!很榮幸可以站在這里代表我們外國語學(xué)院的180名畢業(yè)生發(fā)言。
首先,我謹(jǐn)代表外國語學(xué)院20__屆全體畢業(yè)生向培育過我們的各位老師表達(dá)我們最衷心的感謝!感謝你們無私傳授給我們知識(shí),感謝你們諄諄教誨。也由衷地感謝母校,感謝您帶給我們四年難忘的時(shí)光!
大學(xué)是夢想開始的地方,讓我們學(xué)會(huì)腳踏實(shí)地的用努力拚搏實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的理想。曾經(jīng)有過輾轉(zhuǎn)于各教學(xué)樓教室上課的平凡與瑣碎,也有過縱情高歌狂歡的淋漓盡致。我們還清楚的記得,李玲同學(xué)在我們剛剛進(jìn)校的時(shí)候在圖書館報(bào)告廳里給我們作為新生代表發(fā)言。記得軍訓(xùn)時(shí)在烈日炎炎下的堅(jiān)持,記得在全校的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上竭盡全力地拿了冠軍,記得在校園藝術(shù)節(jié)上取得的一等獎(jiǎng)。我們也記得在籃球場上的亞軍,我們更記得畢業(yè)晚會(huì)上同學(xué)們的精彩表現(xiàn)。不管怎樣我們大家的齊心協(xié)力,鑄就了咱們黃金一代。正如我們忘不了期末考試前的挑燈夜讀,忘不了和周圍的老師、同學(xué)們相處的每一個(gè)日子。歲月如梭,四年轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝,當(dāng)時(shí)對于這個(gè)偌大校園充滿著好奇,準(zhǔn)備傾瀉渾身的力量去了解、熟悉這個(gè)地方。當(dāng)我們真正愛上這個(gè)地方的時(shí)候我們卻要跟她說再見了。
明天,我們即將離開,讓我們認(rèn)真保存好每張合影,因?yàn)楹嫌吧系臓N爛笑容已經(jīng)定格在記憶中。
讓我們用力擁抱睡了四年的兄弟姐妹們,擁抱每一個(gè)我們喜歡、我們欣賞或曾經(jīng)幫助過我們的人,因?yàn)楹芏嗳?,此生將很難再重逢! 讓我們對曾經(jīng)起過爭執(zhí)沖突的人說聲"對不起",不再追究誰對誰錯(cuò),因?yàn)槲覀儾幌氚延亚榈娜焙稁虢窈蟮纳睢?/p>
讓我們再對每位老師,對校內(nèi)各崗位上的工作人員說聲"謝謝",因?yàn)樗麄兊拇嬖冢?我們才可以舒心的學(xué)習(xí)和生活。
也讓我們在送別的時(shí)候,別淚水漣漣,因?yàn)槲覀儜?yīng)更多的記住彼此燦爛的笑臉!
在這里,我們共同祝愿母校的明天更加美好,更加輝煌,我們也衷心祝愿每一位老師身體健康、工作順利,祝愿學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們繼續(xù)開創(chuàng)美好的未來!成為白金一代!鉆石一代!
在即將踏上新的人生旅途的時(shí)候,我們所有人都將記?。赫\、樸、勤、仁。在以后漫長的人生旅程中,找準(zhǔn)自己的方向,做的自我!這樣的人生也就完整了! 謝謝!!
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板2
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president powers, provost fenves, deans, members of the faculty, family and friends and mostimportantly, the class of 2024. congratulations on your achievement.
it"s been almost 37 years to the day that i graduated from ut.
i remember a lot of things about that day.
i remember i had throbbing headache from a party the night before. i remember i had aserious girlfriend, whom i later married-that"s important to remember by the way-and iremember that i was getting commissioned in the navy that day.
but of all the things i remember, i don"t have a clue who the commencement speaker wasthat evening and i certainly don"t remember anything they said.
so…acknowledging that fact-if i can"t make this commencement speech memorable-i will atleast try to make it short.
the university"s slogan is,
"what starts here changes the world."
i have to admit-i kinda like it.
"what starts here changes the world."
tonight there are almost 8,000 students graduating from ut.
that great paragon of analytical rigor, ask.com says that the average american will meet10,000 people in their life time.
that"s a lot of folks.
but, if every one of you changed the lives of just ten people-and each one of those folkschanged the lives of another ten people-just ten-then in five generations-125 years-the class of2024 will have changed the lives of 800 million people.
800 million people-think of it-over twice the population of the united states. go one moregeneration and you can change the entire population of the world-8 billion people.
if you think it"s hard to change the lives of ten people-change their lives forever-you"re wrong.
i saw it happen every day in iraq and afghanistan.
a young army officer makes a decision to go left instead of right down a road in baghdad andthe ten soldiers in his squad are saved from close-in ambush.
in kandahar province, afghanistan, a non-commissioned officer from the female engagementteam senses something isn"t right and directs the infantry platoon away from a 500 poundied, saving the lives of a dozen soldiers.
but, if you think about it, not only were these soldiers saved by the decisions of one person, buttheir children yet unborn-were also saved. and their children"s children-were saved.
generations were saved by one decision-by one person.
but changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it.
so, what starts here can indeed change the world, but the question is…what will the world looklike after you change it?
well, i am confident that it will look much, much better, but if you will humor this old sailorfor just a moment, i have a few suggestions that may help you on your way to a better a world.
and while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, i can assure you that itmatters not whether you ever served a day in uniform.
it matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or yoursocial status.
our struggles in this world are similar and the lessons to overcome those struggles and tomove forward-changing ourselves and the world around us-will apply equally to all.
i have been a navy seal for 36 years. but it all began when i left ut for basic seal training incoronado, california.
basic seal training is si_ months of long torturous runs in the soft sand, midnight swims in thecold water off san diego, obstacles courses, unending calisthenics, days without sleep andalways being cold, wet and miserable.
it is si_ months of being constantly harassed by professionally trained warriors who seek tofind the weak of mind and body and eliminate them from ever becoming a navy seal.
but, the training also seeks to find those students who can lead in an environment ofconstant stress, chaos, failure and hardships.
to me basic seal training was a life time of challenges crammed into si_ months.
so, here are the ten lesson"s i learned from basic seal training that hopefully will be of value toyou as you move forward in life.
every morning in basic seal training, my instructors, who at the time were all vietnamveterans, would show up in my barracks room and the first thing they would inspect was yourbed.
if you did it right, the corners would be square, the covers pulled tight, the pillow centered justunder the headboard and the e_tra blanket folded neatly at the foot of the rack-rack-that"snavy talk for bed.
it was a simple task-mundane at best. but every morning we were required to make our bedto perfection. it seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in light of the fact thatwere aspiring to be real warriors, tough battle hardened seals-but the wisdom of this simpleact has been proven to me many times over.
if you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. itwill give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and anotherand another.
by the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed.making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter.
if you can"t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
and, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made-thatyou made-and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.
if you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
during seal training the students are broken down into boat crews. each crew is sevenstudents-three on each side of a small rubber boat and one co_swain to help guide the dingy.
every day your boat crew forms up on the beach and is instructed to get through the surfzoneand paddle several miles down the coast.
in the winter, the surf off san diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high and it is e_ceedinglydifficult to paddle through the plunging surf unless everyone digs in.
every paddle must be synchronized to the stroke count of the co_swain. everyone must e_ertequal effort or the boat will turn against the wave and be unceremoniously tossed back on thebeach.
for the boat to make it to its destination, everyone must paddle.
you can"t change the world alone-you will need some help- and to truly get from your startingpoint to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strongco_swain to guide them.
if you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
over a few weeks of difficult training my seal class which started with 150 men was down tojust 35. there were now si_ boat crews of seven men each.
i was in the boat with the tall guys, but the best boat crew we had was made up of the thelittle guys-the munchkin crew we called them-no one was over about 5-foot five.
the munchkin boat crew had one american indian, one african american, one polish american,one greek american, one italian american, and two tough kids from the mid-west.
they out paddled, out-ran, and out swam all the other boat crews.
the big men in the other boat crews would always make good natured fun of the tiny littleflippers the munchkins put on their tiny little feet prior to every swim.
but somehow these little guys, from every corner of the nation and the world, always had thelast laugh- swimming faster than everyone and reaching the shore long before the rest of us.
seal training was a great equalizer. nothing mattered but your will to succeed. not your color,not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status.
if you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size oftheir flippers.
several times a week, the instructors would line up the class and do a uniform inspection. itwas e_ceptionally thorough.
your hat had to be perfectly starched, your uniform immaculately pressed and your belt buckleshiny and void of any smudges.
but it seemed that no matter how much effort you put into starching your hat, or pressingyour uniform or polishing your belt buckle-- it just wasn"t good enough.
the instructors would fine "something" wrong.
for failing the uniform inspection, the student had to run, fully clothed into the surfzone andthen, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach until every part of your body was coveredwith sand.
the effect was known as a "sugar cookie." you stayed in that uniform the rest of the day-cold,wet and sandy.
there were many a student who just couldn"t accept the fact that all their effort was in vain.that no matter how hard they tried to get the uniform right-it was unappreciated.
those students didn"t make it through training.
those students didn"t understand the purpose of the drill. you were never going to succeed.you were never going to have a perfect uniform.
sometimes no matter how well you prepare or how well you perform you still end up as asugar cookie.
it"s just the way life is sometimes.
if you want to change the world get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward.
every day during training you were challenged with multiple physical events-long runs, longswims, obstacle courses, hours of calisthenics-something designed to test your mettle.
every event had standards-times you had to meet. if you failed to meet those standards yourname was posted on a list and at the end of the day those on the list were invited to-a "circus."
a circus was two hours of additional calisthenics-designed to wear you down, to break yourspirit, to force you to quit.
no one wanted a circus.
a circus meant that for that day you didn"t measure up. a circus meant more fatigue-andmore fatigue meant that the following day would be more difficult-and more circuses werelikely.
but at some time during seal training, everyone-everyone-made the circus list.
but an interesting thing happened to those who were constantly on the list. overtime thosestudents--who did two hours of e_tra calisthenics-got stronger and stronger.
the pain of the circuses built inner strength-built physical resiliency.
life is filled with circuses.
you will fail. you will likely fail often. it will be painful. it will be discouraging. at times it willtest you to your very core.
but if you want to change the world, don"t be afraid of the circuses.
at least twice a week, the trainees were required to run the obstacle course. the obstaclecourse contained 25 obstacles including a 10-foot high wall, a 30-foot cargo net, and a barbedwire crawl to name a few.
but the most challenging obstacle was the slide for life. it had a three level 30 foot tower atone end and a one level tower at the other. in between was a 200-foot long rope.
you had to climb the three tiered tower and once at the top, you grabbed the rope, swungunderneath the rope and pulled yourself hand over hand until you got to the other end.
the record for the obstacle course had stood for years when my class began training in 1977.
the record seemed unbeatable, until one day, a student decided to go down the slide for life-head first.
instead of swinging his body underneath the rope and inching his way down, he bravelymounted the top of the rope and thrust himself forward.
it was a dangerous move-seemingly foolish, and fraught with risk. failure could mean injuryand being dropped from the training.
without hesitation-the student slid down the rope-perilously fast, instead of several minutes,it only took him half that time and by the end of the course he had broken the record.
if you want to change the world sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.
during the land warfare phase of training, the students are flown out to san clemente islandwhich lies off the coast of san diego.
the waters off san clemente are a breeding ground for the great white sharks. to pass sealtraining there are a series of long swims that must be completed. one-is the night swim.
before the swim the instructors joyfully brief the trainees on all the species of sharks thatinhabit the waters off san clemente.
they assure you, however, that no student has ever been eaten by a shark-at least notrecently.
but, you are also taught that if a shark begins to circle your position-stand your ground. donot swim away. do not act afraid.
and if the shark, hungry for a midnight snack, darts towards you-then summons up all yourstrength and punch him in the snout and he will turn and swim away.
there are a lot of sharks in the world. if you hope to complete the swim you will have to dealwith them.
so, if you want to change the world, don"t back down from the sharks.
as navy seals one of our jobs is to conduct underwater attacks against enemy shipping. wepracticed this technique e_tensively during basic training.
the ship attack mission is where a pair of seal divers is dropped off outside an enemy harborand then swims well over two miles-underwater-using nothing but a depth gauge and acompass to get to their target.
during the entire swim, even well below the surface there is some light that comes through. itis comforting to know that there is open water above you.
but as you approach the ship, which is tied to a pier, the light begins to fade. the steelstructure of the ship blocks the moonlight-it blocks the surrounding street lamps-it blocks allambient light.
to be successful in your mission, you have to swim under the ship and find the keel-thecenterline and the deepest part of the ship.
this is your objective. but the keel is also the darkest part of the ship-where you cannot seeyour hand in front of your face, where the noise from the ship"s machinery is deafening andwhere it is easy to get disoriented and fail.
every seal knows that under the keel, at the darkest moment of the mission-is the time whenyou must be calm, composed-when all your tactical skills, your physical power and all yourinner strength must be brought to bear.
if you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.
the ninth week of training is referred to as "hell week." it is si_ days of no sleep, constantphysical and mental harassment and-one special day at the mud flats-the mud flats are areabetween san diego and tijuana where the water runs off and creates the tijuana slue"s-aswampy patch of terrain where the mud will engulf you.
it is on wednesday of hell week that you paddle down to the mud flats and spend the ne_t 15hours trying to survive the freezing cold mud, the howling wind and the incessant pressureto quit from the instructors.
as the sun began to set that wednesday evening, my training class, having committed some"egregious infraction of the rules" was ordered into the mud.
the mud consumed each man till there was nothing visible but our heads. the instructors toldus we could leave the mud if only five men would quit-just five men and we could get out of theoppressive cold.
looking around the mud flat it was apparent that some students were about to give up. it wasstill over eight hours till the sun came up-eight more hours of bone chilling cold.
the chattering teeth and shivering moans of the trainees were so loud it was hard to hearanything and then, one voice began to echo through the night-one voice raised in song.
the song was terribly out of tune, but sung with great enthusiasm.
one voice became two and two became three and before long everyone in the class was singing.
we knew that if one man could rise above the misery then others could as well.
the instructors threatened us with more time in the mud if we kept up the singing-but thesinging persisted.
and somehow-the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little tamer and the dawn not so faraway.
if i have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. the power ofone person-washington, lincoln, king, mandela and even a young girl from pakistan-malala-oneperson can change the world by giving people hope.
so, if you want to change the world, start singing when you"re up to your neck in mud.
finally, in seal training there is a bell. a brass bell that hangs in the center of the compoundfor all the students to see.
all you have to do to quit-is ring the bell. ring the bell and you no longer have to wake up at 5o"clock. ring the bell and you no longer have to do the freezing cold swims.
ring the bell and you no longer have to do the runs, the obstacle course, the pt-and you nolonger have to endure the hardships of training.
just ring the bell.
if you want to change the world don"t ever, ever ring the bell.
to the graduating class of 2024, you are moments away from graduating. moments away frombeginning your journey through life. moments away starting to change the world-for the better.
it will not be easy.
but, you are the class of 2024-the class that can affect the lives of 800 million people in thene_t century.
start each day with a task completed.
find someone to help you through life.
respect everyone.
know that life is not fair and that you will fail often, but if take you take some risks, step upwhen the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, evergive up-if you do these things, then ne_t generation and the generations that follow will live ina world far better than the one we have today and-what started here will indeed have changedthe world-for the better.
thank you very much. hook "em horns.
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板3
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老師們,同學(xué)們:
早上好!
丹桂飄香的時(shí)節(jié),我又走進(jìn)了美麗的育華園。非常激動(dòng)今天能夠與大家分享我的育華故事,育華是承載了我初中高中六年時(shí)光的地方。雖然離開育華已經(jīng)四年了,明天我就要前往英國,繼續(xù)碩士研究生階段的學(xué)業(yè)。我仍然時(shí)常想起我在育華的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴,對我來說,這是一段非常美好的回憶,也是我不斷成長的動(dòng)力。
同學(xué)們,這兩周你們可能格外緊張和興奮。你可能剛剛步入初中,亦或剛剛開始高中生活,可能你已經(jīng)在為中考、高考奮力拼搏了,那么你已經(jīng)為自己的新學(xué)期新學(xué)年設(shè)定了目標(biāo),做好了最重要的準(zhǔn)備。
我們都是幸運(yùn)的,因?yàn)橛A為我們在實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想的道路上構(gòu)建了非常好的平臺(tái)。育華有經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富,熱情負(fù)責(zé)的老師來幫助大家解決學(xué)習(xí)生活上的煩惱;有優(yōu)良的硬件保障大家的教學(xué)質(zhì)量;有遍布世界的友好學(xué)校讓大家走出國門擴(kuò)展視野;有像國際文化節(jié)這樣的校園活動(dòng)讓大家發(fā)揮自己的才能。這些無數(shù)同齡人都?jí)裘乱郧蟮馁Y源就在我們身邊,我們所要做的,就是盡情地通過這些資源,讓自己更快更好的成長。
可能很多高中的同學(xué)們已經(jīng)開始憧憬大學(xué)的生活了,作為一名大學(xué)畢業(yè)生,我想告訴大家,大學(xué)的生活的確很美好,你可以在圖書館博覽群書,你可以在球場上盡情的揮灑汗水,你會(huì)參加多種多樣的社團(tuán)活動(dòng),你將認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)一輩子的`朋友,談一場刻骨銘心的戀愛。然而如果沒有中學(xué)時(shí)的勤奮努力,這一切都將只是泡影。其實(shí),無論你現(xiàn)在憧憬的是什么,無論你的夢想是什么,都需要中學(xué)時(shí)所積累到的能力和知識(shí)去實(shí)現(xiàn)。你想要周游世界,那你就需要認(rèn)真的聽好每一節(jié)英語課,抓住每一個(gè)和外教交流的機(jī)會(huì);你想要當(dāng)工程師,醫(yī)生,銀行家,為社會(huì)創(chuàng)造價(jià)值,那你需要掌握現(xiàn)學(xué)的數(shù)理化知識(shí)為未來打好基礎(chǔ);又或者你想當(dāng)一名成功的商人,領(lǐng)袖,社會(huì)工作者,何不加入學(xué)生會(huì),志愿者的隊(duì)伍來鍛煉你的交際,組織能力。
實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想不是一蹴而就,而是一個(gè)一步步積累的過程,在新的學(xué)期里,大家不妨把自己心底的夢想簡化成一個(gè)個(gè)更容易實(shí)現(xiàn)的小目標(biāo),這些目標(biāo)可以是一些看似微不足道的小事,比如:認(rèn)真的聽好接下來的課,按時(shí)的完成每天的作業(yè),理解還沒有弄懂的題,記好今天學(xué)到的公式等等。成功的方式有很多種,但是成功的人都有相同的品質(zhì):專注,認(rèn)真,努力。只要大家專注,認(rèn)真,努力地去實(shí)現(xiàn)這些小的目標(biāo),不用多久大家就會(huì)驚訝于自己取得的進(jìn)步。
中學(xué)決不僅僅是我們?nèi)松械囊粋€(gè)學(xué)習(xí)階段,中學(xué)應(yīng)該是我們鍛煉自己,展示自己的舞臺(tái),是我們夢開始的地方。今年,育華迎來了二十歲的生日,大家想象過自己二十年之后的樣子嗎?你一定在憧憬二十年后的自己是快樂的、充實(shí)的,那么就從此刻開始努力吧!二十年,期待再見!
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斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿
今天,我很榮幸和大家在一起,參加這個(gè)世界上最好的大學(xué)之一的畢業(yè)典禮。我從沒有大學(xué)畢業(yè)。說實(shí)話,這是迄今為止我最接近大學(xué)畢業(yè)的一天。
我在斯坦福大學(xué)讀了六個(gè)月之后就退學(xué)了,但是又在校園里旁聽了十八個(gè)月左右,然后才真正離開。我為什么要退學(xué)呢?
這要從我出生前講起,我的生母是一個(gè)未婚懷孕的年輕大學(xué)生,她決定把肚子里的我送給別人撫養(yǎng)。她強(qiáng)烈希望收養(yǎng)我的家庭具有大學(xué)學(xué)歷,所以在我還沒出生的時(shí)候,一切都已經(jīng)安排好了,一個(gè)律師和他的妻子收養(yǎng)我。但是意想不到的是,在我來到人世的那一刻,他們突然反悔了,決定只收養(yǎng)女孩。因此,在收養(yǎng)名單上排在后面的我的養(yǎng)父母,半夜接到電話:'我們有一個(gè)不在計(jì)劃之中的男孩,你們想要他嗎?'他們回答:'當(dāng)然。'我的生母后來發(fā)現(xiàn),我的養(yǎng)母沒有大學(xué)畢業(yè),我的養(yǎng)父沒有高中畢業(yè)。她拒絕簽署最終的收養(yǎng)協(xié)議。幾個(gè)月后,我的養(yǎng)父母承諾送我上大學(xué),她才同意簽署協(xié)議。
十七年后,我真的上大學(xué)了。但是,我很幼稚地選擇了一所幾乎與斯坦福大學(xué)一樣貴的學(xué)校。我的養(yǎng)父母都是藍(lán)領(lǐng)階層,他們的所有積蓄都用來付我的學(xué)費(fèi)。讀了六個(gè)月以后,我看不到這樣做的價(jià)值。我不知道自己的人生應(yīng)該干什么,也不知道大學(xué)如何幫我找到答案。而且,如果我在大學(xué)里待下去,就會(huì)花光我的父母整整一生的積蓄。所以,我就決定退學(xué)了,相信這樣行得通。那個(gè)時(shí)候,我確實(shí)擔(dān)心害怕,但是回過頭來看,那是我的最佳決策之一。一旦我退學(xué)了,就能不上那些我毫無興趣的必修課,可以開始旁聽那些我有興趣的.課了。
這件事也有艱苦的一面。我沒有宿舍了,就睡在朋友家的地板上。退回可樂瓶可以拿到5美分,我把它們積累起來換東西吃。每個(gè)星期天晚上,我步行7英里穿過城市,到教會(huì)吃一頓免費(fèi)的豐盛晚餐。但是,我還是心甘情愿。跟著自己的好奇心和直覺走,我誤打誤撞遇到的許多東西,日后都被證明是無價(jià)之寶。我給你們舉一個(gè)例子。
那時(shí),斯坦福大學(xué)開設(shè)可能是全國最好的書法課。校園里的每一張海報(bào)、每個(gè)抽屜上的每張標(biāo)簽,都是優(yōu)美的手寫體。因?yàn)橥藢W(xué)后不用上那些常規(guī)課程,我決定去上書法課,學(xué)習(xí)如何寫出優(yōu)美的字。在那里,我學(xué)到了襯線字體和無襯線字體,學(xué)到了改變不同字母組合之間的間距,學(xué)到了版面設(shè)計(jì)如何才能優(yōu)美。它是那樣的美、富有歷史感、藝術(shù)的精妙,科學(xué)不能捕捉到這些,我發(fā)現(xiàn)它太迷人了。
這些東西,沒有一件看上去對我的人生有實(shí)際的價(jià)值。但是十年后,當(dāng)我們設(shè)計(jì)第一臺(tái)macintosh電腦的時(shí)候,它們都幫到我了。我們把它們都設(shè)計(jì)進(jìn)了產(chǎn)品。那是第一臺(tái)有著優(yōu)美操作界面的電腦。如果我不曾在大學(xué)里旁聽那門課,mac電腦就不會(huì)有多種字形,或者按比例間隔的字體。因?yàn)楹髞韜indows操作系統(tǒng)抄襲了mac,那么很可能所有個(gè)人電腦都沒有它們。如果我沒有退學(xué),我就不會(huì)旁聽書法課,那么個(gè)人電腦可能就不會(huì)有它們現(xiàn)在的那樣漂亮的界面了。當(dāng)然,我還在大學(xué)里展望人生的時(shí)候,不可能把這些點(diǎn)都聯(lián)系起來。但是十年后回頭看,它們之間的聯(lián)系真的是非常非常清楚。
再說一遍,你展望人生的時(shí)候,不可能把這些點(diǎn)連起來;只有當(dāng)你回顧人生的時(shí)候,才能發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間的聯(lián)系。所以你必須有信心,相信這些點(diǎn)總會(huì)以某種方式,對你的未來產(chǎn)生影響。你必須相信一些事情----你的勇氣、命運(yùn)、人生、緣分等等。這樣做從未令我失望,反而決定了我人生中所有與眾不同之處。
斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿
畢業(yè)生,祝賀你們!能站在這里,梅琳達(dá)和我都很興奮。每一個(gè)收到邀請,能夠在斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上講話的人都會(huì)又緊張又興奮——但我們尤其高興。
長久以來,斯坦福都是最受微軟和我們的基金會(huì)青睞的大學(xué)之一,而現(xiàn)在它正迅速得到我們家族的喜愛。我們的原則是讓最聰明、最有創(chuàng)造力的人來解決最重要的問題。事實(shí)證明,有相當(dāng)一部分這樣的人都出自斯坦福。
現(xiàn)在,有30多個(gè)我們基金會(huì)投資的研究項(xiàng)目都在斯坦福開展。當(dāng)我們想更好地了解免疫系統(tǒng)從而幫助治愈絕癥時(shí),我們與斯坦福開展了合作;當(dāng)我們想了解美國高等教育狀況的變化以便使更多來自低收入家庭的學(xué)生讀得起大學(xué)時(shí),我們又一次與斯坦福展開了合作。
這里天才匯聚,思想靈活——人們對變化持開放態(tài)度,對新鮮事物充滿了渴望。人們在這里可以饒有興味地一窺未來。
斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿
在這所斯坦福的校園里發(fā)生著許多非凡的事情。但如果非要梅琳達(dá)和我用一個(gè)詞來說明我們對這里的熱愛,那么這個(gè)詞是"樂觀"。在這里有一種極富感染力的氛圍,即創(chuàng)新幾乎可以解決一切問題。
正是在這種信念的激勵(lì)下,我于1975年離開了這所位于波士頓郊區(qū)的學(xué)校,并從此一去不回頭。我相信,計(jì)算機(jī)和軟件的魔力能夠使世界上所有的人都變得更強(qiáng)大,并使世界變得越來越美好。
自那時(shí)起已經(jīng)過了將近40年,而梅琳達(dá)和我也已經(jīng)結(jié)婚20年。如今我們比以往更加樂觀。但在我們共同的旅程中,樂觀精神是逐漸延續(xù)的。今天,我們希望將自己學(xué)到的傳授給你們——并且告訴你們,我們大家的樂觀精神將會(huì)如何為更多人做更多事。
在保羅·艾倫和我初創(chuàng)微軟時(shí),我們想讓人們獲得計(jì)算機(jī)和軟件的力量——這是我們使用的一種比喻性說法。在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域中的一本開創(chuàng)性書籍的封面上有一只舉起的拳頭,書名叫做《計(jì)算機(jī)的解放》。在那時(shí),只有大公司才能買得起計(jì)算機(jī)。我們想使普通人也也能買得起——并且使電腦操作普遍化。
到20世紀(jì)90年代,我們見證了個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)使人們獲得的深遠(yuǎn)力量。但這種成功又帶來了新的困境:如果富人家的孩子擁有了計(jì)算機(jī),而窮人家的孩子無法擁有,那么技術(shù)反而會(huì)使不公平的狀況加劇。這種狀況違背了我們的核心信念——技術(shù)應(yīng)當(dāng)使所有人受益。因此我們致力于縮小這種"數(shù)字鴻溝"。我將它作為微軟發(fā)展的重中之重,梅琳達(dá)和我將它作為基金會(huì)早期發(fā)展的重點(diǎn)——向公共圖書館捐獻(xiàn)個(gè)人電腦并保證所有人都能使用。
在我1997年第一次造訪非洲時(shí),"數(shù)字鴻溝"是我關(guān)注的一個(gè)重點(diǎn)問題。我是因公務(wù)去的那里,因此大部分時(shí)間我都在約翰內(nèi)斯堡的市中心開會(huì)。期間,我居住在南非最富的一戶人家里。那時(shí)距納爾遜·曼德拉被選舉為南非總統(tǒng)從而標(biāo)志著種族隔離的結(jié)束僅僅過去了三年時(shí)間。當(dāng)我坐下來,與那戶人家的主人們一起用餐時(shí),他們就搖鈴,將管家喚過來為他們服務(wù)。用餐結(jié)束后,男女賓客會(huì)分開,男士們聚在一起抽雪茄。那時(shí)我想,"還好我讀過簡·奧斯汀的書,否則根本弄不明白這是怎么回事"。
第二天我去了索維托,這是一個(gè)位于約翰內(nèi)斯堡西南方向的貧窮小鎮(zhèn),這里曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)反種族隔離運(yùn)動(dòng)的中心。
從市區(qū)到這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)只有很短一段距離,但進(jìn)入小鎮(zhèn)的那一刻我非常震驚,一切都是那么不和諧。我進(jìn)入了一個(gè)與我的國家截然不同的世界。
索維托之行早早地就為我上了一課,讓我明白了自己有多么天真。
微軟向那里的一個(gè)社區(qū)中心捐贈(zèng)了計(jì)算機(jī)和軟件——這些事是我們在美國就曾做過的。但我很快明白過來,這里并不是美國。
我曾閱讀過有關(guān)貧困的數(shù)據(jù),但我從未真正見過貧窮。那里的人們住在皺巴巴的鐵皮棚子里,里面不通電、不通水,也沒有廁所。大多數(shù)人都不穿鞋,赤著腳走在街上——只不過那里也沒有街——只有在泥土上軋出的一條條車轍。
社區(qū)中心沒有接入穩(wěn)定的電源,因此人們裝配了一條長達(dá)200英尺的延長電纜,從外面的一個(gè)柴油發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)接入到社區(qū)中心??粗@堆裝備,我知道,現(xiàn)場的記者們和我一離開,發(fā)電機(jī)就會(huì)被挪走,去解決其他更緊迫的問題,社區(qū)中心的使用者們也會(huì)回去,繼續(xù)為生活的挑戰(zhàn)而憂心忡忡,因?yàn)閭€(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)并不能為他們解決這些挑戰(zhàn)。
當(dāng)我對媒體發(fā)表已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好的評(píng)論時(shí),我說:"我們在索維托所做的是一個(gè)里程碑。以后我們就會(huì)知道,先進(jìn)技術(shù)是否會(huì)將發(fā)展中國家拋在后面。我們所做的將會(huì)縮小發(fā)達(dá)國家與發(fā)展中國家的差距"。
讀出這些句子時(shí),我明白它們都是些不相干的話。我沒有說出的是:"順便提一下,我們并沒有關(guān)注這樣一個(gè)事實(shí)——這片大陸上每年有50萬人死于瘧疾。但是我們非常確定,將會(huì)為你們帶去計(jì)算機(jī)"。
去索維托之前,我以為自己理解這世上的問題,但我卻對那些最重要的問題視而不見。我所見到的讓我大為吃驚,因此我必須問自己,"我還相信創(chuàng)新能夠解決這世界上最棘手的那些問題嗎"?
我對自己承諾,在返回非洲之前,我要找到更多導(dǎo)致人們貧窮的原因。
多年以來,梅琳達(dá)和我的確越來越多地了解了貧窮的人們最迫切的需求。后來有一次去南非時(shí),我探訪了一家治療耐多藥肺結(jié)核(mdr-tb)的醫(yī)院,這種病的治愈率不足50%。
我記得那家醫(yī)院,那里充斥著絕望。那里有著巨大而開闊的病房,許多病人穿著睡衣,戴著口罩,腳步沉重地走來走去。
醫(yī)院里有一層是兒童病區(qū),其中有一些仍在襁褓中的嬰兒。這里有一個(gè)小小的學(xué)校,身體狀況足夠好的孩子可以在這里學(xué)習(xí),但是許多孩子的病情都不見好轉(zhuǎn),院方似乎也不知道是否值得開著學(xué)校。
我與這里一位30出頭的女病人聊了聊。在一家肺結(jié)核醫(yī)院工作的時(shí)候,她開始咳嗽。然后她去看了醫(yī)生,醫(yī)生告訴她,她感染了抗藥性肺結(jié)核。后來,她又被診斷出患有艾滋病。她的生命沒有多少時(shí)間了,但還是有許多mdr患者等著在她騰出床位之后占據(jù)她的床。
那是一個(gè)地獄,那里的人們都在死亡名單上等候著。
但是面對地獄,我的樂觀精神并沒有減退,反而使我變得更加樂觀。我上了車,對與我們共事的醫(yī)生說:"是的,我知道m(xù)dr-tb很難治愈。但我們應(yīng)該能為這些人做一些事"。我們在今年進(jìn)入了一項(xiàng)新的肺結(jié)核藥物療法的第三階段。根據(jù)參與療法的病人的反饋,以前18個(gè)月的治療費(fèi)用為__美元,治愈率只有50%,而如今六個(gè)月的治療費(fèi)用在100美元以下,治愈率能達(dá)到80%到90%。失敗率能降到百分之一就更好了。
人們經(jīng)常會(huì)把樂觀當(dāng)作虛假的希望加以摒棄,但同樣存在著虛假的絕望。
正是這種態(tài)度宣稱,我們無法打敗貧窮和疾病。
但我們一定可以。
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板5
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尊敬的各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、老師、親愛的同學(xué)們:
大家好!
作為畢業(yè)生的代表,今天在這莊嚴(yán)的畢業(yè)典禮上,代表全體畢業(yè)生在此發(fā)言,我深感榮幸。首先,我代表全體同學(xué)向?qū)W院的各位老師說聲:您們辛苦了!
幾年的大學(xué)時(shí)光如白駒過隙,轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝。彈指一揮間,我們已從渴求知識(shí)的新生,成長為略有所成的畢業(yè)生。相信大學(xué)生活里的酸、甜、苦、辣,給每個(gè)人留下了彌足珍貴的回憶;相信大學(xué)幾年的學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)成為每個(gè)人未來發(fā)展的不竭動(dòng)力。
經(jīng)歷了大學(xué)幾年的緊張和忙碌,我此刻的心情應(yīng)當(dāng)和在座的各位同學(xué)一樣,縱然喜悅,也掩不住回憶與留戀。面對母校,即將畢業(yè)的我們感慨萬千。正是由于您的培養(yǎng),使我們在發(fā)展方向上擁有充分的個(gè)性空間;正是由于您的關(guān)懷,使我們可以自信地面隊(duì)任何艱難困苦;正是由于您的"呵護(hù),才使得我們順利完成學(xué)業(yè),獲得繼續(xù)深造與建功立業(yè)的機(jī)會(huì);正是你的寬容,使我們可以犯錯(cuò),可以按自己的方式,按自己的理想愛好學(xué)會(huì)生活。
幾年的課堂,老師們或滔滔不絕,或循循善誘,或旁征博引的風(fēng)格,為我們展現(xiàn)了知識(shí)的無限魅力。如果黑板就是浩淼的大海,那么,老師便是海上的水手。鈴聲響起那刻,你用教職工鞭作漿,劃動(dòng)那船只般泊在港口的課本 。課桌上,那難題堆放,猶如暗礁一樣布列,你手勢生動(dòng)如一只飛翔的鳥,在講臺(tái)上揮一條優(yōu)美弧線——船只穿過……天空飄不來一片云,猶如你亮堂堂的心,一派高遠(yuǎn)。 也許還有一些遺憾吧,那么多精彩的講座,我們已經(jīng)來不及聆聽;那么多精彩的活動(dòng),我們已經(jīng)來不及參與。也許還有一些愧疚吧,面對慈父嚴(yán)母般的老師,我們總能杜撰出各種逃課的理由。面對認(rèn)真批改作業(yè)的各科老師,我們很多時(shí)候都只能拿出一個(gè)版本。
這幾年的大學(xué)生活里,我們收獲了太多,也錯(cuò)過了太多,而時(shí)間從未像現(xiàn)在這樣吝嗇,連一分一秒也不愿多留給我們。我們總以為自己已經(jīng)長大,總以為自己可以毫不在乎,但當(dāng)離別就這樣不依不饒地到來的時(shí)候,才發(fā)現(xiàn)自己與這個(gè)集體已經(jīng)血脈相連,榮辱與共了。
最近,我常??紤]一個(gè)問題:假如我可以再度過一次大學(xué)生活,又會(huì)選擇怎樣的生活方式?會(huì)努力地追求些什么?放棄些什么?有些問題真的會(huì)有和當(dāng)時(shí)不一樣的答案。 總有太多發(fā)自肺腑的感謝,怕來不及說出口:
親愛的母校,是您包容了我們的懵懂無知,是您孕育了我們的睿智果斷,是您給了我們展示自我的舞臺(tái)。學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)風(fēng)氣、學(xué)習(xí)理念將使我們終生受益。我們不僅學(xué)到了知識(shí),而且學(xué)會(huì)了怎樣做人,做一個(gè)勤奮、誠實(shí)的人,這是學(xué)院給我們最大的財(cái)富。
親愛的老師,是您的辛勞付出,是您的無私奉獻(xiàn)換來了我們的收獲與成長;您知識(shí)淵博,并毫無保留地傳授給我們;您體貼入微,使我們的生活充滿了家的溫暖;您獨(dú)特的人格魅力更是令我們折服;您的磨練與指導(dǎo),在我們成長的道路上留下深深的印跡。衷心地感謝您!
親愛的父母,一路上風(fēng)雨兼程,你們撐起一片燦爛無比的晴空,用細(xì)致無私的愛,給了我們溫暖的港灣和不斷前行的力量,卻從不索求,讓我們把誠摯的謝意獻(xiàn)給你們,用一生去回報(bào)你們無盡的恩情。
現(xiàn)在,我們即將離開,讓我們認(rèn)真保存好每張合影,因?yàn)楹嫌吧系臓N爛笑容已經(jīng)定格在記憶中;讓我們用力擁抱每一個(gè)我們喜歡、我們欣賞或曾經(jīng)幫助過我們的人,因?yàn)楹芏嗳?,此生將很難再重逢;讓我們對曾經(jīng)起過爭執(zhí)沖突的人說聲"對不起",不再追究誰對誰錯(cuò),因?yàn)槲覀儾幌氚延亚榈娜焙稁虢窈蟮纳?讓我們再對每位老師,對校內(nèi)各崗位上的工作人員說聲"謝謝",因?yàn)樗麄兊拇嬖冢?我們才可以舒心的學(xué)習(xí)和生活;也讓我們在送別的時(shí)候,別淚水漣漣,因?yàn)槲覀儜?yīng)更多的記住彼此燦爛的笑臉!
在這里,我們共同祝愿母校的明天更加美好,更加燦爛,我們也衷心祝愿每一位老師身體健康、工作順利,祝愿學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們繼續(xù)開創(chuàng)美好的未來!
在即將踏上新的人生旅途的時(shí)候,我們所有人都將記住:沒有大海的壯美,可以有小溪的娟秀,沒有高山的巍峨,可以有山路的曲折,沒有激昂的樂章,可以有抒情的小調(diào)。長風(fēng)破浪會(huì)有時(shí),直掛云帆濟(jì)滄海。在以后漫長的人生旅程中,找到自己的方向,做個(gè)最好的自我!這樣的人生也美麗!
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板6
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大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮英語演講稿
graduates of yale university, i apologize if you have endured this type of prologue before, but i want you to do something for me. please, take a ood look around you. look at the classmate on your left. look at the classmate on your right. now, consider this: five years from now, 10 years from now, even 30 years from now, odds are the person on your left is going to be a loser. the person on your right, meanwhile, will also be a loser. and you, in the middle? what can you e_pect? loser. loserhood. loser cum laude.
"in fact, as i look out before me today, i don"t see a thousand hopes for a bright tomorrow. i don"t see a thousand future leaders in a thousand industries. i see a thousand losers.
"you"re upset. that"s understandable. after all, how can i, lawrence "larry" ellison, college dropout, have the audacity to spout such heresy to the graduating class of one of the nation"s most prestigious institutions? i"ll tell you why. because i, lawrence "larry" ellison, second richest man on the planet, am a college dropout, and you are not.
"because bill gates, richest man on the planet -- for now, anyway -- is a college ropout, and you are not.
"because paul allen, the third richest man on the planet, dropped out of college, and you did not.
"and for good measure, because michael dell, no. 9 on the list and moving up fast, is a college dropout, and you, yet again, are not.
"hmm . . . you"re very upset. that"s understandable. so let me stroke your egos for a moment by pointing out, quite sincerely, that your diplomas were not attained in vain. most of you, i imagine, have spent four to five years here, and in many ways what you"ve learned and endured will serve you well in the years ahead. you"ve established good work habits. you"ve established a network of people that will help you down the road. and you"ve established what will be lifelong relationships with the word "therapy." all that of is good. for in truth, you will need that network. you will need those strong work habits. you will need that therapy.
"you will need them because you didn"t drop out, and so you will never be among the richest people in the world. oh sure, you may, perhaps, work your way up to no. 10 or no. 11, like steve ballmer. but then, i don"t have to tell you who he really works for, do i? and for the record, he dropped out of grad school. bit of a late bloomer.
"finally, i realize that many of you, and hopefully by now most of you, are wondering, "is there anything i can do? is there any hope for me at all?" actually, no. it"s too late. you"ve absorbed too much, think you know too much. you"re not 19 anymore. you have a built-in cap, and i"m not referring to the mortar boards on your heads.
"hmm... you"re really very upset. that"s understandable. so perhaps this would be a good time to bring up the silver lining. not for you, class of "00. you are a write-off, so i"ll let you slink off to your pathetic $200,000-a-year jobs, where your checks will be signed by former classmates who dropped out two years ago.
"instead, i want to give hope to any underclassmen here today. i say to you, and i can"t stress this enough: leave. pack your things and your ideas and don"t come back. drop out. start up.
"for i can tell you that a cap and gown will keep you down just as surely as these security guards dragging me off this stage are keeping me down . . ."
(at this point the oracle ceo was ushered off stage.)
中文譯文:
耶魯?shù)漠厴I(yè)生們,我很抱歉——如果你們不喜歡這樣的開場。我想請你們?yōu)槲易鲆患?。請?--好好看一看周圍,看一看站在你左邊的同學(xué),看一看站在你右邊的同學(xué)。
請你設(shè)想這樣的情況:從現(xiàn)在起5年之后,2024年之后,或30年之后,今天站在你左邊的這個(gè)人會(huì)是一個(gè)失敗者;右邊的這個(gè)人,同樣,也是個(gè)失敗者。而你,站在中間的家伙,你以為會(huì)怎樣?一樣是失敗者。失敗的經(jīng)歷。失敗的優(yōu)等生。
說實(shí)話,今天我站在這里,并沒有看到一千個(gè)畢業(yè)生的燦爛未來。我沒有看到一千個(gè)行業(yè)的一千名卓越領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者,我只看到了一千個(gè)失敗者。你們感到沮喪,這是可以理解的。為什么,我,埃里森,一個(gè)退學(xué)生,竟然在美國最具聲望的學(xué)府里這樣厚顏地散布異端?我來告訴你原因。因?yàn)?,我,埃里森,這個(gè)行星上第二富有的人,是個(gè)退學(xué)生,而你不是。因?yàn)楸葼?蓋茨,這個(gè)行星上最富有的人——就目前而言---是個(gè)退學(xué)生,而你不是。因?yàn)榘瑐?,這個(gè)行星上第三富有的人,也退了學(xué),而你沒有。再來一點(diǎn)證據(jù)吧,因?yàn)榇鳡?,這個(gè)行星上第九富有的人——他的排位還在不斷上升,也是個(gè)退學(xué)生。而你,不是。
......你們非常沮喪,這是可以理解的。
你們將來需要這些有用的工作習(xí)慣。你將來需要這種"治療"。你需要它們,因?yàn)槟銢]輟學(xué),所以你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成為世界上最富有的人。哦,當(dāng)然,你可以,也許,以你的方式進(jìn)步到第10位,第11位,就像steve。但,我沒有告訴你他在為誰工作,是吧?
根據(jù)記載,他是研究生時(shí)輟的學(xué),開化得稍晚了些。
現(xiàn)在,我猜想你們中間很多人,也許是絕大多數(shù)人,正在琢磨,"我能做什么? 我究竟有沒有前途?"當(dāng)然沒有。太晚了,你們已經(jīng)吸收了太多東西,以為自己懂得太多。你們再也不是19歲了。你們有了"內(nèi)置"的帽子,哦,我指的可不是你們腦袋上的學(xué)位帽。
嗯......你們已經(jīng)非常沮喪啦。這是可以理解的。所以,現(xiàn)在可能是討論實(shí)質(zhì)的時(shí)候啦——
絕不是為了你們,2024年畢業(yè)生。你們已經(jīng)被報(bào)銷,不予考慮了。我想,你們就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20萬的可憐工作吧,在那里,工資單是由你兩年前輟學(xué)的同班同學(xué)簽字開出來的。事實(shí)上,我是寄希望于眼下還沒有畢業(yè)的同學(xué)。我要對他們說,離開這里。收拾好你的東西,帶著你的點(diǎn)子,別再回來。退學(xué)吧,開始行動(dòng)。
我要告訴你,一頂帽子一套學(xué)位服必然要讓你淪落......就像這些保安馬上要把我從這個(gè)講臺(tái)上攆走一樣必然......(此時(shí),larry被帶離了講臺(tái))
畢業(yè)典禮英文演講稿范文
you all are leaving your alma mater now. i have no gift to present you all e_cept a piece of advice.
what i would like to advise is that "don’t give up your study." most of the courses you have taken are partly for your certificate. you had no choice but to take them. from now on, you may study on your own. i would advise you to work hard at some special field when you are still young and vigorous. your youth will be gone that will never come back to you again. when you are old, and when your energy are getting poorer, you will not be able to as you wish to. even though you have to study in order to make a living, studies will never live up to you. making a living without studying, you will be shifted out in three or five years. at this time when you hope to make it up, you will say it is too late. perhaps you will say, "after graduation and going into the society, we will meet with an urgent problem, that is, to make a living. for this we have no time to study. even though we hope to study, we have no library nor labs, how can we study further?"畢業(yè)典禮英文演講稿
i would like to say that all those who wait to have a library will not study further even though they have one and all these who wait to have a lab will not do e_periments even though they have one. when you have a firm resolution and determination to solve a problem, you will naturally economize on food and clothing.
as for time, i should say it’s not a problem. you may know that every day he could do only an hour work, not much more than that because darwin was ill for all his life. you must have read his achievements. every day you spend an hour in reading 10 useful pages, then you will read more than 3650 pages every year. in 30 years you will have read 110,000 pages.
my fellow students, reading 110,000 pages will make you a scholar. but it will take you an hour to read three kinds of small-sized newspapers and it will take you an hour and a half to play four rounds of mahjian pieces. reading small-sized newspapers or playing mahjian pieces, or working hard to be a scholar? it’s up to you all.
henrik ibsen said, "it is your greatest duty to make yourself out."
studying is then as tool as casting. giving up studying will destroy yourself.
i have to say goodbye to you all. your alma mater will open her eyes to see what you will be in 10 years. goodbye!
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板7
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甲骨文ceo在耶魯大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
耶魯?shù)漠厴I(yè)生們,我很抱歉——如果你們不喜歡這樣的開場。我想請你們?yōu)槲易鲆患?。請你—好好看一看周圍,看一看站在你左邊的同學(xué),看一看站在你右邊的同學(xué)。
請你設(shè)想這樣的情況:從現(xiàn)在起5年之后,10年之后,或30年之后,今天站在你左邊的這個(gè)人會(huì)是一個(gè)失敗者;右邊的這個(gè)人,同樣,也是個(gè)失敗者。而你,站在中間的家伙,你以為會(huì)怎樣?一樣是失敗者。失敗的經(jīng)歷。失敗的優(yōu)等生。說實(shí)話,今天我站在這里,并沒有看到一千個(gè)畢業(yè)生的燦爛未來。我沒有看到一千個(gè)行業(yè)的一千名卓越領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者,我只看到了一千個(gè)失敗者。你們感到沮喪,這是可以理解的。為什么,我,埃里森,一個(gè)退學(xué)生,竟然在美國最具聲望的學(xué)府里這樣厚顏地散布異端?我來告訴你原因。因?yàn)?,我,埃里森,這個(gè)行星上第二富有的人,是個(gè)退學(xué)生,而你不是。因?yàn)楸葼?蓋茨,這個(gè)行星上最富有的人——就目前而言—是個(gè)退學(xué)生,而你不是。因?yàn)榘瑐悾@個(gè)行星上第三富有的人,也退了學(xué),而你沒有。再來一點(diǎn)證據(jù)吧,因?yàn)榇鳡?,這個(gè)行星上第九富有的人——他的排位還在不斷上升,也是個(gè)退學(xué)生。而你,不是。
你們非常沮喪,這是可以理解的。
你們將來需要這些有用的工作習(xí)慣。你將來需要這種’治療’。你需要它們,因?yàn)槟銢]輟學(xué),所以你永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)成為世界上最富有的人。哦,當(dāng)然,你可以,也許,以你的方式進(jìn)步到第10位,第11位,就像steve。但,我沒有告訴你他在為誰工作,是吧?
根據(jù)記載,他是研究生時(shí)輟的學(xué),開化得稍晚了些。
現(xiàn)在,我猜想你們中間很多人,也許是絕大多數(shù)人,正在琢磨,"我能做什么?我究竟有沒有前途?"當(dāng)然沒有。太晚了,你們已經(jīng)吸收了太多東西,以為自己懂得太多。你們再也不是19歲了。你們有了’內(nèi)置’的帽子,哦,我指的可不是你們腦袋上的學(xué)位帽。
嗯 你們已經(jīng)非常沮喪啦。這是可以理解的。所以,現(xiàn)在可能是討論實(shí)質(zhì)的時(shí)候啦——
絕不是為了你們,2000年畢業(yè)生。你們已經(jīng)被報(bào)銷,不予考慮了。我想,你們就偷偷摸摸去干那年薪20萬的可憐工作吧,在那里,工資單是由你兩年前輟學(xué)的同班同學(xué)簽字開出來的。事實(shí)上,我是寄希望于眼下還沒有畢業(yè)的同學(xué)。我要對他們說,離開這里。收拾好你的"東西,帶著你的點(diǎn)子,別再回來。退學(xué)吧,開始行動(dòng)。
我要告訴你,一頂帽子一套學(xué)位服必然要讓你淪落 就像這些保安馬上要把我從這個(gè)講臺(tái)上攆走一樣必然 (此時(shí),larry被帶離了講臺(tái))
注:演講人larry.ellison是oracle的ceo。larry.ellison在耶魯大學(xué)2000屆畢業(yè)典禮上發(fā)表了以下世人看來最為狂妄、不受歡迎但又是現(xiàn)實(shí)真實(shí)狀況的演講。
埃里森(ellison),這個(gè)在32歲以前還一事無成的男人,曾經(jīng)讀過三個(gè)大學(xué),卻沒得到一個(gè)學(xué)位文憑;換過十幾家公司,老婆也離他而去,而自己開始創(chuàng)業(yè)時(shí)只有1200美元的積蓄。然而也正是這個(gè)數(shù)十年居無室所,甚至東渡日本的男人讓oracle公司連續(xù)12年銷售額每年翻一番,成為世界上第二大軟件公司,他自己也成為硅谷首富。ellison以不擇手段的經(jīng)營手腕和強(qiáng)力甚至欺騙的市場競爭,擊敗了一個(gè)又一個(gè)的對手,ellison要打倒的最后一個(gè)目標(biāo)就是軟件帝國之王微軟的比爾.蓋茨。
埃里森在耶魯大學(xué)的演講在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上廣為流傳,人們在震驚之余為其大膽叛逆的觀念擊節(jié)叫好。當(dāng)然,99.99%的人不會(huì)因?yàn)檠葜v詞而退學(xué),但他確實(shí)促使人們對教育、對傳統(tǒng)的觀念進(jìn)行深入的思考。
成功的模式是不同的,但是,仍然有一些有助于成功的通用的因素。如果能夠從埃里森的演講中體悟出幾點(diǎn)這樣的因素,那么您看這篇文章就算很有收獲了。
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尊敬的各位來賓、各位同學(xué)們,
大家好!
很高興參加母校__屆畢業(yè)生的畢業(yè)典禮。
今天的高興是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的,不是客套話。因?yàn)樵谶@之前,有過其他高校,邀請我去做畢業(yè)生演講,(包括美國高校和中國高校),我都婉拒了!我想啊,第一次做畢業(yè)典禮演講,一定要留給母校!今天我實(shí)現(xiàn)了這個(gè)愿望!再次感謝寧校長,感謝母校的全體老師和同學(xué)們!
今天,我想在座的各位同學(xué),此時(shí)此刻都懷著各種各樣的心境。有緊張的,因?yàn)轳R上要面對社會(huì),未來有不確定性;有輕松的,感到終于解脫了,特別對那些學(xué)習(xí)不用功的同學(xué),(我當(dāng)年就是其中一位);也有十分自信的,特別對學(xué)習(xí)成績好的同學(xué)。但今天我想給同學(xué)們送的一句話是:不論你帶著何種心情離開母校,有一樣?xùn)|西,你必須要帶著走向社會(huì),是什么呢?那就是夢想!所以我講的主題是:同學(xué)們要帶著夢想前行!
有夢想很容易,為了夢想去奮斗,下這個(gè)決心也不難,但是蕓蕓眾生當(dāng)中,究竟有多少人實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的夢想呢?問題出在哪兒?首先是:堅(jiān)持!同學(xué)們走出校門以后,社會(huì)上的誘惑很多,當(dāng)然陷阱也很多,這個(gè)時(shí)候,還能不能堅(jiān)守自己的夢想,這個(gè)決定了你的夢想能不能實(shí)現(xiàn)。
漢能有今天,就是因?yàn)閳?jiān)持。漢能成立20年來只做一件事,那就是清潔能源,業(yè)務(wù)是水電、風(fēng)電和太陽能。漢能在清潔能源發(fā)展史上創(chuàng)造了兩個(gè)奇跡,第一,成為全球最大的民營水力發(fā)電公司;第二,成為全球最大的薄膜太陽能企業(yè)。這20年當(dāng)中有失敗、挑戰(zhàn),還有許許多多的誘惑,但是我相信自己的判斷,堅(jiān)持自己的夢想,咬緊牙扛著,堅(jiān)持到什么時(shí)候?我跟同學(xué)們講,要一直努力到"上帝"出手相救之時(shí)!
那么同學(xué)們,如何堅(jiān)守自己的夢想,如何實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想呢?創(chuàng)業(yè)20年,我談幾點(diǎn)感受,供同學(xué)們參考。
第一點(diǎn),要實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想,一定要經(jīng)過大歷練。
凡成大事者,必經(jīng)八年歷練,這個(gè)非常巧合。你看,我們打日本,打了八年;看看歷史上很多王侯將相,看看李世民,馬背八年,拿下天下,非常有意思,這是我總結(jié)出來的,都有八年以上的歷練。八這個(gè)數(shù)字非常玄妙,大家懂點(diǎn)兒易經(jīng)的話就知道。大歷練大成長,小歷練小成長,你想成大事就要經(jīng)歷八年的歷練。漢能的金安橋就是經(jīng)過了八年歷練,十個(gè)年頭,在金沙江上建成了一個(gè)特大型水電站。
在漢能之前,大型水電項(xiàng)目一直是由國家出資建設(shè)的,全世界都一樣。金安橋水電站兩期總裝機(jī)300萬kw,比葛洲壩大10%,比美國的胡佛大壩大近三分之一。民營企業(yè)做金安橋這樣規(guī)模的工程,經(jīng)受的波折和承受的壓力超乎想象,沒有相當(dāng)?shù)亩κ菦]法堅(jiān)持下去的。金安橋項(xiàng)目總投資超過兩百億(現(xiàn)在投資的話,僅工程就需約400億),高峰時(shí)期每天投入1000萬。在最困難的時(shí)刻,我們把好幾個(gè)建設(shè)完的、效益好的優(yōu)質(zhì)電站出售,籌集資金保金安橋。最后,我們把多年攢下來的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)準(zhǔn)備金全部投了進(jìn)去,很多高管從家里借來的錢也投了進(jìn)去……
在這期間,金融、房地產(chǎn)等行業(yè)風(fēng)生水起,很多朋友勸我,把金安橋項(xiàng)目賣了吧,一定能賺快錢,一定能賺大錢。當(dāng)時(shí),也確實(shí)有一些有實(shí)力的企業(yè),特別有幾個(gè)國有企業(yè),出了很好的價(jià)錢。要知道,在最困難的時(shí)候,那種誘惑往往會(huì)成倍放大,但我們始終堅(jiān)持發(fā)展清潔能源這一條根本道路,我們抵住了誘惑,終于把項(xiàng)目干成了!
我體會(huì)深刻的一點(diǎn)就是,與其早成功,不如晚成功;與其晚失敗,不如早失敗,因?yàn)槭≡谒y免。金安橋就是一個(gè)晚成功的典范。晚成功,我想,更有底蘊(yùn);晚成功,我想,是一種境界。我還有一個(gè)總結(jié),就是一個(gè)人的成功,二十多歲取得成功的人,只能保持十年;三十歲成功的人,能保持二十年;四十年成功的人,能保持三十年;五十歲以后成功的人,可以一輩子輝煌!所以同學(xué)們不要急!
第二點(diǎn)體會(huì),要實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想,就要修煉大品格。
什么是大品格?就是為理想而戰(zhàn)!為信念而戰(zhàn)!有的官員,為官位、為chair;有的企業(yè)家,只為錢而戰(zhàn),而奮斗。"要做大事,不要做大官"(習(xí)____說的),要為了做大事,不是掙大錢!
在這里,我想跟大家分享一個(gè)秘密,一個(gè)如何才能賺大錢的秘密,是什么呢?那就是為理想而戰(zhàn),為信念而戰(zhàn),為夢想而戰(zhàn)!這樣,錢只是副產(chǎn)品,順便就賺到了!眼盯著錢的人,一定賺不到大錢!上帝不會(huì)垂青他的。
第三點(diǎn)體會(huì),要成功就要有大擔(dān)當(dāng),就是勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任。
金安橋建成后,漢能擁有600萬kw權(quán)益水電裝機(jī),每年有很穩(wěn)定的現(xiàn)金流,完全可以什么都不用干了,可以天天打高爾夫了,為什么冒很大風(fēng)險(xiǎn)去做太陽能?我們真的感到有一種使命感,感到漢能有責(zé)任把我們國家的新能源,特別是未來的主流方向——薄膜發(fā)電產(chǎn)業(yè)做起來。
現(xiàn)在的中國社會(huì)是一個(gè)正在轉(zhuǎn)型的社會(huì),人們都很浮躁,不知道未來的方向在哪里,特別是現(xiàn)在很多人什么事兒都敢干,沒有底線。我希望大家不要受這個(gè)影響,我們要知道什么可以干、什么不可以干,懂得什么時(shí)候放棄、什么時(shí)候堅(jiān)持,要懂得中庸之道!什么是中庸,不同的人有不同的理解。我的理解就是:凡事恰到好處!
有的事情是永遠(yuǎn)不能碰的,同學(xué)們!
第四點(diǎn):要有大愛心。
大愛心,最重要的,是要愛自己的國家。20年來,我接觸了全球很多企業(yè)家,有一個(gè)深刻的體會(huì),就是一個(gè)成功的企業(yè)家,不同的社會(huì)文化背景,性格模型也是不一樣的,但是所有的模型中,有一樣是共性的,就是:成功的企業(yè)家,都愛自己的祖國!一個(gè)人如果不愛國,他就沒有成功的基礎(chǔ),沒有心靈的基礎(chǔ),更沒有精神基礎(chǔ)。愛心從哪來的呢?來自感恩!"不要總向這個(gè)社會(huì)要求為你做什么,而要想著你為社會(huì)做些什么"。
所以,要常有感恩之心,感恩國家,感恩社會(huì),感恩你生命中的每一個(gè)人。感恩你喜歡的人,因?yàn)樗o你溫暖和勇氣。感恩你不喜歡的人,因?yàn)樗棠銓捜莺妥鹬?感恩不喜歡你的人,因?yàn)樗屇阕晕曳词『统砷L。
第五點(diǎn),要知大運(yùn)。
國家的改革開放,社會(huì)的發(fā)展,給我們創(chuàng)造了大量機(jī)會(huì),這是我們的大勢。國家往前走。我們的企業(yè)就會(huì)越來越好,每個(gè)人就會(huì)越來越好,要相信這個(gè)大趨勢,順勢而為?,F(xiàn)在,可以感知到的,國家的大運(yùn)已經(jīng)到來。所以,我們要把自己的運(yùn)氣融到國家的大運(yùn)當(dāng)中,國運(yùn)好了,我們大家的運(yùn)氣就都好了,所以我常說這樣一句話:國運(yùn)則我運(yùn)!
知大運(yùn)的人,就會(huì)充滿使命感,就會(huì)有堅(jiān)定的信念。為理想、為信念而干的人,他會(huì)很lucky,很多人都會(huì)幫你,仿佛天上有一種很特別的力量,一種神奇的力量,讓你什么事情都很走運(yùn)。我對這一點(diǎn)有特別深切的體會(huì),很多次,當(dāng)你都快絕望的時(shí)候,"上帝"出手了!那是因?yàn)槲覀冇惺姑?
最后,我想跟大家分享一下漢能人的夢想是什么。
習(xí)____提出的中國夢,是一個(gè)大夢,這個(gè)大夢吧,由許多個(gè)小一點(diǎn)的夢想組成的。漢能夢就是中國夢的一個(gè)組成部分,漢能的夢想就是——用清潔能源改變世界。同學(xué)們,一個(gè)國家的崛起,往往伴隨著一批優(yōu)秀企業(yè)的崛起,我們知道,韓國之所以在戰(zhàn)后崛起,就是因?yàn)橛腥恰F(xiàn)代等一批世界級(jí)的企業(yè)。中國民營企業(yè),同樣肩負(fù)實(shí)現(xiàn)民族復(fù)興的重大使命。漢能的夢想,就是要像三星在韓國一樣,蘋果、微軟在美國一樣,成為中國企業(yè)的典范和象征之一!就是要通過薄膜發(fā)電產(chǎn)業(yè)這件事兒,把世界能源格局給變了,把煤和石油給替代了!漢能人都信這個(gè)事兒,因?yàn)樘柲艽笠?guī)模替代傳統(tǒng)能源的時(shí)代已經(jīng)來臨了!
企業(yè)的夢想也好,個(gè)人的夢想也好,是我們奮斗的方向,是我們戰(zhàn)勝困難、走向成功的動(dòng)力。有夢想不一定成功,但沒有夢想和追求,肯定成不了事兒!
同學(xué)們,人生就像一張有去無回的單程車票,沒有彩排,每一場都是現(xiàn)場直播。在這個(gè)旅途中,大家會(huì)遇到誘惑、挫折,甚至遭遇厄運(yùn),但是請同學(xué)們務(wù)必記住:有一樣?xùn)|西不論遇到多少艱難困苦都不要放棄——那就是夢想!
愿同學(xué)們在人生旅途中,永不放棄夢想!攜夢前行!
謝謝大家!
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關(guān)于史蒂夫.喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講稿
以下是——
"我今天很榮幸能和你們一起參加畢業(yè)典禮,斯坦福大學(xué)是世界上最好的大學(xué)之一。我從來沒有從大學(xué)中畢業(yè)。說實(shí)話,今天也許是在我的生命中離大學(xué)畢業(yè)最近的一天了。今天我想向你們講述我生活中的三個(gè)故事。不是什么大不了的事情,只是三個(gè)故事而已。
第一個(gè)故事是關(guān)于如何把生命中的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴串連起來。
故事要從我出生之前開始說起。我的生母是一名年輕的未婚媽媽,當(dāng)時(shí)她還是一所大學(xué)的在讀研究生,于是決定把我送給其他人收養(yǎng)。她堅(jiān)持我應(yīng)該被一對念過大學(xué)的夫婦收養(yǎng),所以在我出生的時(shí)候,她已經(jīng)為我被一個(gè)律師和他的太太收養(yǎng)做好了所有的準(zhǔn)備。但在最后一刻,這對夫婦改了主意,決定收養(yǎng)一個(gè)女孩。侯選名單上的另外一對夫婦,也就是我的養(yǎng)父母,在一天午夜接到了一通電話:"有一個(gè)不請自來的男嬰,你們想收養(yǎng)嗎?"他們回答:"當(dāng)然想。"事后,我的生母才發(fā)現(xiàn)我的養(yǎng)母根本就沒有從大學(xué)畢業(yè),而我的養(yǎng)父甚至連高中都沒有畢業(yè),所以她拒絕簽署最后的收養(yǎng)文件,直到幾個(gè)月后,我的養(yǎng)父母保證會(huì)把我送到大學(xué),她的態(tài)度才有所轉(zhuǎn)變。
17年之后,我真上了大學(xué)。但因?yàn)槟暧谉o知,我選擇了一所和斯坦福一樣昂貴的大學(xué),(笑聲)我的父母都是工人階級(jí),他們傾其所有資助我的學(xué)業(yè)。在6個(gè)月之后,我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己完全不知道這樣念下去究竟有什么用。當(dāng)時(shí),我的人生漫無目標(biāo),也不知道大學(xué)對我能起到什么幫助,為了念書,還花光了父母畢生的積蓄,所以我決定退學(xué)。我相信車到山前必有路。當(dāng)時(shí)作這個(gè)決定的時(shí)候非常害怕,但現(xiàn)在回頭去看,這是我這一生所作出的最正確的決定之一。(笑聲)從我退學(xué)那一刻起,我就再也不用去上那些我毫無興趣的必修課了,我開始旁聽那些看來比較有意思的科目。
這件事情做起來一點(diǎn)都不浪漫。因?yàn)闆]有自己的宿舍,我只能睡在朋友房間的地板上;可樂瓶的押金是5分錢,我把瓶子還回去好用押金買吃的;在每個(gè)周日的晚上,我都會(huì)步行7英里穿越市區(qū),到hare krishna教堂吃一頓大餐,我喜歡那兒的食物。我跟隨好奇心和直覺所做的事情,事后證明大多數(shù)都是極其珍貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
我舉一個(gè)例子:那個(gè)時(shí)候,里德大學(xué)提供了全美國最好的書法教育。整個(gè)校園的每一張海報(bào),每一個(gè)抽屜上的標(biāo)簽,都是漂亮的手寫體。由于已經(jīng)退學(xué),不用再去上那些常規(guī)的課程,于是我選擇了一個(gè)書法班,想學(xué)學(xué)怎么寫出一手漂亮字。在這個(gè)班上,我學(xué)習(xí)了各種襯線和無襯線字體,如何改變不同字體組合之間的字間距,以及如何做出漂亮的版式。那是一種科學(xué)永遠(yuǎn)無法捕捉的充滿美感、歷史感和藝術(shù)感的微妙,我發(fā)現(xiàn)這太有意思了。
當(dāng)時(shí),我壓根兒沒想到這些知識(shí)會(huì)在我的生命中有什么實(shí)際運(yùn)用價(jià)值;但是__年之后,當(dāng)我們的設(shè)計(jì)第一款macintosh電腦的候,這些東西全派上了用場。我把它們?nèi)吭O(shè)計(jì)進(jìn)了mac,這是第一臺(tái)可以排出好看版式的電腦。如果當(dāng)時(shí)我大學(xué)里沒有旁聽這門課程的話,mac就不會(huì)提供各種字體和等間距字體。自從視窗系統(tǒng)抄襲了mac以后,(鼓掌大笑)所有的個(gè)人電腦都有了這些東西。如果我沒有退學(xué),我就不會(huì)去書法班旁聽,而今天的個(gè)人電腦大概也就不會(huì)有出色的版式功能。當(dāng)然我在念大學(xué)的那會(huì)兒,不可能有先見之明,把那些生命中的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴都串起來;但__年之后再回頭看,生命的軌跡變得非常清楚。
再次說明的是,你在向前展望的時(shí)候不可能將這些片斷串連起來;你只能在回顧的時(shí)候?qū)Ⅻc(diǎn)點(diǎn)滴滴串連起來。所以你必須相信這些片斷會(huì)在你未來的某一天串連起來。你必須要相信某些東西:你的`勇氣、目的、生命、因緣。這個(gè)過程從來沒有令我失望(let me down),只是讓我的生命更加地與眾不同而已。
我的第二個(gè)故事是關(guān)于愛與失去。
我是幸運(yùn)的,在年輕的時(shí)候就知道了自己愛做什么。在我20歲的時(shí)候,就和沃茲在我父母的車庫里開創(chuàng)了蘋果電腦公司。我們勤奮工作,只用了__年的時(shí)間,蘋果電腦就從車庫里的兩個(gè)小伙子擴(kuò)展成擁有4000名員工,價(jià)值達(dá)到20億美元的企業(yè)。而在此之前的一年,我們剛推出了我們最好的產(chǎn)品macintosh電腦,當(dāng)時(shí)我剛過而立之年。然后,我就被炒了魷魚。一個(gè)人怎么可以被他所創(chuàng)立的公司解雇呢?(笑聲)這么說吧,隨著蘋果的成長,我們請了一個(gè)原本以為很能干的家伙和我一起管理這家公司,在頭一年左右,他干得還不錯(cuò),但后來,我們對公司未來的前景出現(xiàn)了分歧,于是我們之間出現(xiàn)了矛盾。由于公司的董事會(huì)站在他那一邊,所以在我30歲的時(shí)候,就被踢出了局。我失去了一直貫穿在我整個(gè)成年生活的重心,打擊是毀滅性的。
這是我最接近死亡的一次,我希望在隨后的幾十年里,都不要有比這一次更接近死亡的經(jīng)歷。在經(jīng)歷了這次與死神擦肩而過的經(jīng)驗(yàn)之后,死亡對我來說只是一項(xiàng)有效的判斷工具,并且只是一個(gè)純粹的理性概念時(shí)相比,我能夠更肯定地告訴你們以下事實(shí):沒人想死;即使想去天堂的人,也是希望能活著進(jìn)去。(笑聲)死亡是我們每個(gè)人的人生終點(diǎn)站,沒人能夠成為例外。生命就是如此,因?yàn)樗劳龊芸赡苁巧詈玫脑煳铮巧拿浇?,送走耋耄老者,給新生代讓路?,F(xiàn)在你們還是新生代,但不久的將來你們也將逐漸老去,被送出人生的舞臺(tái)。很抱歉說得這么富有戲劇性,但生命就是如此。
你們的時(shí)間有限,所以不要把時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在別人的生活里。不要被條條框框束縛,否則你就生活在他人思考的結(jié)果里。不要讓他人的觀點(diǎn)所發(fā)出的噪音淹沒你內(nèi)心的聲音。最為重要的是,要有遵從你的內(nèi)心和直覺的勇氣,它們可能已知道你其實(shí)想成為一個(gè)什么樣的人。其他事物都是次要的。
在我年輕的時(shí)候,有一本非常棒的雜志叫《全球目錄》(the whole earth catalog),它被我們那一代人奉為圭臬。這本雜志的創(chuàng)辦人是一個(gè)叫斯圖爾特.布蘭德的家伙,他住在menlo park,距離這兒不遠(yuǎn)。他把這本雜志辦得充滿詩意。那是在60年代末期,個(gè)人電腦、桌面發(fā)排系統(tǒng)還沒有出現(xiàn),所以出版工具只有打字機(jī)、剪刀和寶麗來相機(jī)。這本雜志有點(diǎn)像印在紙上的google,但那是在google出現(xiàn)的35年前;它充滿了理想色彩,內(nèi)容都是些非常好用的工具和了不起的見解。
斯圖爾特和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)做了幾期《全球目錄》,快無疾而終的時(shí)候,他們出版了最后一期。那是在70年代中期,我當(dāng)時(shí)處在你們現(xiàn)在的年齡。在最后一期的封底有一張清晨鄉(xiāng)間公路的照片,如果你喜歡搭車冒險(xiǎn)旅行的話,經(jīng)常會(huì)碰到的那種小路。在照片下面有一排字:物有所不足,智有所不明(stay hungry. stay foolish.)這是他們__的告別留言。物有所不足,智有所不明。我總是以此自詡。現(xiàn)在,在你們畢業(yè)開始新生活的時(shí)候,我把這句話送給你們
—— 好學(xué)若饑、謙卑若愚。 "
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板10
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包羅萬象---龍應(yīng)臺(tái)在香港大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的畢業(yè)典禮上的致辭
124年前,第一顆石頭打下了樁,鋪出的路,一路綿延到下一村——你今天的所在。patrick manson抵抗無知,堅(jiān)持科學(xué)實(shí)證的知識(shí)學(xué)習(xí);孫逸仙抵抗腐壞,堅(jiān)持清明合理的管理制度。你是否想過:在你的時(shí)代里,在你的社會(huì)里,你會(huì)抵抗些什么,堅(jiān)持些什么?
學(xué)程二期
我一般非常不情愿在畢業(yè)典禮演講,因?yàn)檫@個(gè)場合的聽眾一定是最糟糕的聽眾——你還沒開口,他就巴不得你已經(jīng)結(jié)束,而且,他決心已下,不管你說什么,只要戴著方帽子走出了這個(gè)大廳的門,他這一生不會(huì)記得你今天說過的任何一句話。
雖然如此,我還是來了,不僅只是因?yàn)椋苎结t(yī)學(xué)院演講是一份給我的光榮和喜悅,也因?yàn)槲?精打細(xì)算"過了——遲早有一天,我會(huì)"落"在你們的手里。當(dāng)那一天到來的時(shí)候,我自然渴望在床邊低頭探視我的你,不只在專業(yè)上出類拔萃,更是一個(gè)具有社會(huì)承擔(dān)﹑充滿關(guān)懷和熱情的個(gè)人。
我們都說這是一個(gè)畢業(yè)典禮,五六年非常艱難的醫(yī)學(xué)訓(xùn)練,今天結(jié)束了。我倒覺得,是不是可以這樣看:今天其實(shí)只是你"學(xué)程一期"的畢業(yè)典禮,一期的核心科目是醫(yī)學(xué)。但是今天同時(shí)是你"學(xué)程二期"的開學(xué)典禮,二期的核心科目是"人生"。二期比一期困難,因?yàn)樗鼪]有教科書,也沒有指導(dǎo)教授。在今天的15分鐘里我打算和你們分享的,是一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)我自己的"人生"筆記。
奶粉和頭虱
我成長在臺(tái)灣南部一個(gè)濱海的小城,叫做高雄。1961那一年,小學(xué)二年級(jí),發(fā)生了一件大事。班上一個(gè)女生突然嚴(yán)重嘔吐,被緊急送到醫(yī)院。沒多久,學(xué)校就讓我們都回家了,全市的學(xué)校關(guān)閉。過了一段日子,當(dāng)我們再回到學(xué)校的時(shí)候,班上幾個(gè)小朋友的座位,是空的。那是我第一次聽到有一種病,名叫"霍亂"。我們當(dāng)時(shí)當(dāng)然不知道,高雄的"鄰村"——香港,在同時(shí),被同一波傳染病所襲擊,15個(gè)人死亡。早在"非典"之前,我們的命運(yùn)就是彼此相連的,但是我們懵懂無知。
是的,我是一個(gè)在所謂"第三世界"長大的小孩。想象一下這些黑白鏡頭:年輕的母親們坐在擁擠不堪的房間里,夜以繼日地制作塑料花和廉價(jià)的圣誕飾燈,孩子們滿地亂跑,身上穿的可能是美援奶粉袋裁剪出來的恤衫;那運(yùn)氣特別好的,剛好在前胸就印著"中美合作"的標(biāo)語,或者湊巧就是"凈重二十磅"。
1975年我到美國留學(xué),第一件感覺訝異的事就是,咦,怎么美國人喝的牛奶不是用奶粉泡出來的?1961年的班上,每一個(gè)女生都有頭虱,白色細(xì)小的虱卵附著在一根一根發(fā)絲上,密密麻麻的,乍看之下以為是白的頭皮屑。時(shí)不時(shí),你會(huì)看見教室門口,一個(gè)老師手里舉著一罐ddt殺蟲劑,對準(zhǔn)一個(gè)蹲著的女生的頭,認(rèn)真噴灑。
香港人和臺(tái)灣人有很多相同的記憶,而奶粉﹑廉價(jià)圣誕燈﹑霍亂和頭虱,都是貧窮的印記。如果我們從我的童年時(shí)代繼續(xù)回溯一兩代,黑白照片里的景象會(huì)更灰暗。一個(gè)西方傳教士在1895年來到中國,她所看到的是,"街頭到處都是皮膚潰爛的人,大脖子的﹑肢體殘缺變形的﹑瞎了眼的,還有多得無可想象的乞丐……一路上看到的潰爛皮膚和殘疾令我們難過極了。"
192024年,一個(gè)日本作家來到了香港,無意間闖進(jìn)了一家醫(yī)院,便朝病房里面偷看了一眼。他瞥見一個(gè)幽暗的房間,光光的床板上躺著一個(gè)"低級(jí)中國人,像蛆在蠕動(dòng),惡臭刺鼻",日本人奪門而逃。
可是,為什么和你們說這些呢?為什么在今天這樣的時(shí)間﹑這樣的地點(diǎn)﹑這樣的場合,和你們說這些呢?
我有我的理由。
目光如炬者
你們是香港大學(xué)一百周年的畢業(yè)生,而香港大學(xué)的前身,是1887年成立的"香港華人西醫(yī)學(xué)堂"。如果這點(diǎn)你們不覺得有什么特別了不起,那我們看看1887年前后是一個(gè)什么樣的時(shí)代。我們不妨記得,在1887年,尸體的解剖在大多數(shù)中國人眼中還是大逆不道的,而西醫(yī)學(xué)堂已經(jīng)要求它的學(xué)生必修解剖課。我們不妨記得,當(dāng)魯迅的父親重病在床——那已是1897年,紹興的醫(yī)生給他開的藥引,是一對蟋蟀,而且必須是"元配"。了解這個(gè)時(shí)代氛圍,你才能體會(huì)到,124年前,創(chuàng)辦西醫(yī)學(xué)堂是一個(gè)多么重大的﹑改變時(shí)代的里程碑,你才能意識(shí)到,那幕后推動(dòng)的人,必須配備多么深沉的社會(huì)責(zé)任感和多么遠(yuǎn)大的器識(shí)與目光,才可能開創(chuàng)那樣的新時(shí)代。是何啟和patrick manson這樣的拓荒者,把你們帶到今天這個(gè)禮堂里來的。
1887年10月1日,香港華人西醫(yī)學(xué)堂首度舉行開學(xué)典禮,首任學(xué)堂院長patrick manson致辭——曾經(jīng)在臺(tái)灣和廈門行醫(yī)的manson到今天都被尊稱為"熱帶醫(yī)學(xué)之父"——他說,這個(gè)西醫(yī)學(xué)堂,"會(huì)為香港創(chuàng)造一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì),使香港不僅只是一個(gè)商品中心,它更可以是一個(gè)科學(xué)研究的中心"??粗_(tái)下的入學(xué)新生,他語重心長地說,"古典希臘人總愛自豪而且極度認(rèn)真地?cái)?shù)他們的著名偉人,我們可以期待,在未來的新的中國,當(dāng)學(xué)者爭論誰是中國的著名偉人的時(shí)候,會(huì)有一些偉人來自香港,而且此刻就坐在這個(gè)開學(xué)典禮之中。"
三十多個(gè)學(xué)生參加了1887年的開學(xué)典禮,學(xué)習(xí)五年之后,1892年的首屆畢業(yè)生,卻只有兩名。其中之一,成為婆羅洲山打根的小鎮(zhèn)醫(yī)生,另一個(gè),覺得醫(yī)治個(gè)別病人遠(yuǎn)不如醫(yī)治整個(gè)國家,于是決定放棄行醫(yī),徹底改行。
這個(gè)學(xué)名登記為"孫逸仙"的學(xué)生,起先只有一個(gè)非常小的計(jì)劃,有點(diǎn)像今天的大學(xué)生利用暑假去做小區(qū)服務(wù)。他走在香港的街頭,看見英國管理的城市如此井然有序,驚異之余,百思不解:為什么只隔八九十公里的距離,自己的家鄉(xiāng),一個(gè)叫香山的小城,卻是如此混亂落后?他的小計(jì)劃,就是把香山變成一個(gè)小香港。說到做到,二十多歲的西醫(yī)學(xué)堂學(xué)生孫逸仙,利用寒暑假期,回到家鄉(xiāng),號(hào)召同村的青年出來鋪橋修路,目標(biāo)是修出一條路將兩個(gè)鄰村連通起來。這個(gè)小計(jì)劃,最后由于地方吏治的腐壞,以失敗告終。小計(jì)劃的失敗,震撼了他,他于是轉(zhuǎn)而進(jìn)行一個(gè)略大的計(jì)劃,就是推翻整個(gè)帝國。
從 manson 1887年的開學(xué)致辭,到今天2024年的畢業(yè)演講,我們的生活方式有了深沉的改變,而這些改變,來自一些特殊的人。目光如炬者,革新了教育制度;行動(dòng)如劍者,改造了整個(gè)國家;還有很多既聰慧又鍥而不舍的人,發(fā)明了各種疫苗。今天你我所處的世界,天花徹底滅絕,瘧疾和霍亂病毒已經(jīng)相當(dāng)程度被控制,臺(tái)灣和香港的女生已經(jīng)不知道有"頭虱"這個(gè)東西。西醫(yī)學(xué)堂創(chuàng)立124年之后的今天,港大醫(yī)學(xué)院培養(yǎng)出很多世界頂尖的學(xué)者和醫(yī)生,為全球社區(qū)的幸福作貢獻(xiàn)。
而你們,正是踏著這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的足跡一路走來的。
亞洲的第一名
也許你會(huì)問,既然前面的"長老們",譬如patrick manson,譬如孫逸仙,已經(jīng)完成這么多重大的貢獻(xiàn),還有什么是你們這一代人,是你,可以做夢,可以挑戰(zhàn),可以全身投入,可以奉獻(xiàn)和追求的呢?今天的世界,還有什么未完成﹑待完成的使命嗎?
我相信有。
43歲的patrick manson在創(chuàng)建西醫(yī)學(xué)堂之前,研究過他所處的時(shí)與地。地,是香港,那時(shí)香港華人的醫(yī)療照顧與對洋人的照顧相比是一個(gè)悲慘的狀態(tài)。時(shí),是晚清,傳統(tǒng)的價(jià)值體系正分崩離析而新的秩序和結(jié)構(gòu)還未成形。孫逸仙畢業(yè)時(shí)26歲,每天從上環(huán)爬上陡峭的石階上學(xué),無時(shí)無刻不在"診斷"這個(gè)社會(huì)的存在狀態(tài),思索如何為人創(chuàng)造更大的幸福。
那么你們所處的時(shí)和地又是什么呢?
讓我們先看看你們是誰。香港大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的學(xué)生,20%來自醫(yī)學(xué)專業(yè)家庭,也就是說,這20%的學(xué)生有雙親或者雙親之一已經(jīng)是醫(yī)生或護(hù)士。你們之中60%的人,父母那一代已經(jīng)具有高等學(xué)歷。很明確地說,你們是社會(huì)的菁英層。即便現(xiàn)在還不是,將來也會(huì)是。
而你們所身處的社會(huì),又是一個(gè)什么樣的社會(huì)呢?
香港這個(gè)"村子",有一個(gè)非常獨(dú)特的地方。享有近三萬美金的每年人均所得,700萬居民中卻有123萬人生存在貧窮線下——所謂"貧窮線",指的是收入低于市民平均所得的一半以下。如果這聽起來太抽象,沒感覺,你試試看走到大學(xué)前面般含道的某一個(gè)街口站一會(huì)兒,數(shù)一數(shù)放學(xué)回家走在馬路上的學(xué)童:一﹑二﹑三﹑四,在香港,每四個(gè)孩子之中,就有一個(gè)生活在貧窮線下。
我不知道你是否注意過,在最繁華﹑最氣派的中環(huán),那些推著重物上坡的白發(fā)老婆婆是如何佝僂著背,與她的負(fù)荷掙扎的?在你們所屬的這個(gè)社會(huì)里,40%的長輩屬于貧窮線下的低收入戶。
來到香港機(jī)場的訪客,馬上會(huì)被一個(gè)漂亮的招牌所吸引,廣告詞很簡單:"香港是亞洲的世界大都會(huì)。"這個(gè)廣告不說出來的是,香港是亞洲貧富不均第一名的大都會(huì),貧富差距之大,超過印度,超過中國大陸。在全世界的已開發(fā)地區(qū)里,香港的分配不均,也名列首位。
你和我所生活的這個(gè)社會(huì),最特殊的地方就是,一個(gè)攝影師不必守候太久就可以在街頭捕捉到這樣的畫面:剛好一輛 rolls royce 緩緩駛過一個(gè)老人的身影,他正低著頭在路邊的垃圾桶里翻找東西。
最尋常最微小的
我無意鼓吹你們應(yīng)該效法魯迅棄醫(yī)從文,或者跟隨孫逸仙做革命家,或者全都去從事社會(huì)工作,因?yàn)槿松刑嘤腥さ穆房梢赃x擇了。我想說的僅只是,身為這么一個(gè)重要傳承的接棒人,你也許可以多花那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)時(shí)間思索一下自己來自哪里﹑何處可之。124年前,第一顆石頭打下了樁,鋪出的路,一路綿延到下一村——你今天的所在。patrick manson抵抗無知,堅(jiān)持科學(xué)實(shí)證的知識(shí)學(xué)習(xí);孫逸仙抵抗腐壞,堅(jiān)持清明合理的管理制度。你是否想過:在你的時(shí)代里,在你的社會(huì)里,你會(huì)抵抗些什么,堅(jiān)持些什么?
我倒不希望你能立即回答,因?yàn)槿绻隳茈S口回答,我反而要懷疑你的真誠。一個(gè)人所抵抗的以及所堅(jiān)持的,匯成一個(gè)總體,就叫做"信仰"。但是信仰,依靠的不是隆重的大聲宣告;信仰深藏在日常生活的細(xì)節(jié)里,信仰流露在舉手投足之間最尋常最微小的決定里。
patrick manson后來擔(dān)任倫敦殖民部的醫(yī)療顧問,負(fù)責(zé)為申請到熱帶亞非地區(qū)做下層工作的人進(jìn)行體檢,體檢不通過的,就得不到這樣的工作機(jī)會(huì)。這時(shí),他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)未曾預(yù)料的問題:90%的體檢者都有一口爛牙,檢查不合格。畢竟,有錢人才看得起牙醫(yī)。他該怎么辦呢?
manson是這么處理的。他給上司寫了封信,說,以爛牙理由"淘汰掉他們等同于淘汰掉整個(gè)他們這個(gè)階層的人",他建議政府為窮困的人提供牙醫(yī)的服務(wù)。
有些專業(yè)者看見爛牙就是爛牙。有些人,譬如manson,看見爛牙的同時(shí),卻也看見人的存在狀態(tài)——他認(rèn)識(shí)痛苦。就是這種看起來很不重要﹑極其普通的日常生活里的判斷和抉擇,決定了我們真正是什么樣的人。
花香不散
我14歲那年,全家搬到一個(gè)臺(tái)灣南部的小漁村。因?yàn)樨毟F,孩子們生病時(shí),母親不敢?guī)覀內(nèi)タ瘁t(yī)生——她付不起醫(yī)藥費(fèi)。有一天,小弟發(fā)高燒,咳嗽嚴(yán)重到一個(gè)程度,母親不得不鼓起勇氣去找村子里的醫(yī)生。我們都被帶去了。四個(gè)年齡不同﹑高高矮矮的孩子一字排開,愣愣地站在這個(gè)鄉(xiāng)村醫(yī)生的對面。他很安靜,幾乎不說話,偶爾開口,聲音輕柔,說的話我們卻聽不十分懂,是在地腔話的閩南語,還有日語。
林醫(yī)師仔細(xì)地檢查孩子的身體,把護(hù)士拿過來的藥塞進(jìn)母親的手里,用聽不懂的語言教導(dǎo)她怎么照顧孩子,然后,堅(jiān)持不收母親的錢。此后,一直到四個(gè)孩子都長大,他不曾接受過母親的付費(fèi)。
那是我記憶中第一個(gè)醫(yī)生。那個(gè)小小的診療室,幾乎沒什么家具,地板是光禿禿的水泥,卻是一塵不染。診療室外連著一個(gè)窄窄的院落,灑進(jìn)墻里的陽光照亮了花草油晶晶的葉子。茉莉花盛開,香氣一直在房間里繞著不散。
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chancellor wrighton, members of the board of trustees and the administration, distinguished faculty, class of 1965, hard-working staff, my fellow honorees, proud and relieved parents, calm and serene grandparents, distracted but secretly pleased siblings, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, graduating students, good morning. i am deeply honored that you have asked me here to say a few words at this momentous occasion, that you might find what i have to say worthy of your attention on so important a day at this remarkable institution.
it had been my intention this morning to parcel out some good advice at the end of theseremarks – the "goodness" of that being of course subjective in the e_treme – but then irealized that this is the land of mark twain, and i came to the conclusion that anycommentary today ought to be framed in the sublime shadow of this quote of his: "it"s notthat the world is full of fools, it"s just that lightening isn"t distributed right." … more on mr.twain later.
i am in the business of history. it is my job to try to discern some patterns and themes fromthe past to help us interpret our dizzyingly confusing and sometimes dismaying present.without a knowledge of that past, how can we possibly know where we are and, mostimportant, where we are going? over the years i"ve come to understand an important fact, ithink: that we are not condemned to repeat, as the cliché goes and we are fond of quoting,what we don"t remember. that"s a clever, even poetic phrase, but not even close to the truth.nor are there cycles of history, as the academic community periodically promotes. the bible,ecclesiastes to be specific, got it right, i think: "what has been will be again. what has beendone will be done again. there is nothing new under the sun."
what that means is that human nature never changes. or almost never changes. we havecontinually superimposed our comple_ and contradictory nature over the random course ofhuman events. all of our inherent strengths and weaknesses, our greed and generosity, ourpuritanism and our prurience parade before our eyes, generation after generation aftergeneration. this often gives us the impression that history does repeat itself. it doesn"t. itjust rhymes, mark twain is supposed to have said…but he didn"t (more on him later).
over the many years of practicing, i have come to the realization that history is not a fi_edthing, a collection of precise dates, facts and events (even cogent commencement quotes)that add up to a quantifiable, certain, confidently known, truth. it is a mysterious andmalleable thing. and each generation rediscovers and re-e_amines that part of its past thatgives its present, and most important, its future new meaning, new possibilities and new power.
listen. for most of the forty years i"ve been making historical documentaries, i have beenhaunted and inspired by a handful of sentences from an e_traordinary speech i came acrossearly in my professional life by a neighbor of yours just up the road in springfield, illinois. injanuary of 1838, shortly before his 29th birthday, a tall, thin lawyer, prone to bouts ofdebilitating depression, addressed the young men"s lyceum. the topic that day was nationalsecurity. "at what point shall we e_pect the approach of danger?" he asked his audience. "…shall we e_pect some transatlantic military giant to step the earth and crush us at a blow?"then he answered his own question: "never. all the armies of europe, asia, and africa … couldnot by force take a drink from the ohio [river] or make a track on the blue ridge in a trial of athousand years … if destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. as anation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." it is a stunning,remarkable statement.
that young man was, of course, abraham lincoln, and he would go on to preside over theclosest this country has ever come to near national suicide, our civil war – fought over themeaning of freedom in america. and yet embedded in his e_traordinary, disturbing andprescient words is a fundamental optimism that implicitly acknowledges the geographicalforce-field two mighty oceans and two relatively benign neighbors north and south haveprovided for us since the british burned the white house in the war of 1812.
we have counted on abraham lincoln for more than a century and a half to get it right whenthe undertow in the tide of those human events has threatened to overwhelm and capsize us.we always come back to him for the kind of sustaining vision of why we americans still agree tocohere, why unlike any other country on earth, we are still stitched together by words and, mostimportant, their dangerous progeny, ideas. we return to him for a sense of unity, conscienceand national purpose. to escape what the late historian arthur schlesinger, jr., said is ourproblem today: "too much pluribus, not enough unum."
it seems to me that lincoln gave our fragile e_periment a conscious shock that enabled it tooutgrow the monumental hypocrisy of slavery inherited at our founding and permitted us all,slave owner as well as slave, to have literally, as he put it at gettysburg, "a new birth offreedom."
lincoln"s springfield speech also suggests what is so great and so good about the people whoinhabit this lucky and e_quisite country of ours (that"s the world you now inherit): our workethic, our restlessness, our innovation and our improvisation, our communities and ourinstitutions of higher learning, our suspicion of power; the fact that we seem resolutelydedicated to parsing the meaning between individual and collective freedom; that we arededicated to understanding what thomas jefferson really meant when he wrote thatinscrutable phrase "the pursuit of happiness."
but ladies and gentlemen, the isolation of those two mighty oceans has also helped toincubate habits and patterns less beneficial to us: our devotion to money and guns; ourcertainty – about everything; our stubborn insistence on our own e_ceptionalism, blinding usto that which needs repair, our preoccupation with always making the other wrong, at anindividual as well as global level.
and then there is the issue of race, which was foremost on the mind of lincoln back in 1838. itis still here with us today. the jazz trumpeter wynton marsalis told me that healing thisquestion of race was what "the kingdom needed in order to be well." before the enormousstrides in equality achieved in statutes and laws in the 150 years since the civil war thatlincoln correctly predicted would come are in danger of being undone by our still imperfecthuman nature and by politicians who now insist on a hypocritical color-blindness – after fourcenturies of discrimination. that discrimination now takes on new, sometimes subtler, lessobvious but still malevolent forms today. the chains of slavery have been broken, thank god,and so too has the feudal dependence of sharecroppers as the vengeful jim crow era recedes(sort of) into the distant past. but now in places like – but not limited to – your otherneighbors a few miles as the crow flies from here in ferguson, we see the ghastly remnants ofour great shame emerging still, the shame lincoln thought would lead to national suicide, ourinability to see beyond the color of someone"s skin. it has been with us since our founding.
when thomas jefferson wrote that immortal second sentence of the declaration that begins, "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…," he owned more thana hundred human beings. he never saw the contradiction, he never saw the hypocrisy, andmore important never saw fit in his lifetime to free any one of those human beings, ensuring aswe went forward that the young united states – born with such glorious promise – would bebedeviled by race, that it would take a bloody, bloody civil war to even begin to redress theimbalance.
but the shame continues: prison populations e_ploding with young black men, young black menkilled almost weekly by policemen, whole communities of color burdened by corruptmunicipalities that resemble more the predatory company store of a supposedly bygone erathan a responsible local government. our cities and towns and suburbs cannot become modernplantations.
it is unconscionable, as you emerge from this privileged sanctuary, that a few miles fromhere – and nearly everywhere else in america: baltimore, new york city, north charleston,cleveland, oklahoma, sanford, florida, nearly everywhere else – we are still playing out, sadly,an utterly american story, that the same stultifying conditions and sentiments that brought onour civil war are still on such vivid and unpleasant display. today, today. there"s nothingnew under the sun.
many years after our civil war, in 1883, mark twain took up writing in earnest a novel he hadstarted and abandoned several times over the last half-dozen years. it would be a different kindof story from his celebrated tom sawyer book, told this time in the plain language of hismissouri boyhood – and it would be his masterpiece.
set near here, before the civil war and emancipation, ‘the adventures of huckleberry finn" isthe story of two runaways – a white boy, tom sawyer"s old friend huck, fleeing civilization, anda black man, jim, who is running away from slavery. they escape together on a raft goingdown the mississippi.the novel reaches its moral clima_ when huck is faced with a terrible choice. he believes he has committed a grievous sin in helping jim escape, and he finally writes out a letter, telling jim"s owner where her runaway property can be found. huck feels good about doing this at first, he says, and marvels at "how close i came to being lost and going to hell."
but then he hesitates, thinking about how kind jim has been to him during their adventure. "…somehow," huck says, "i couldn"t seem to strike no place to harden me against him, but only the other kind. i"d see him standing my watch on top of his"n, ‘stead of calling me, so i could go on sleeping; and see how glad he was when i come back out of the fog;…and such like times; and would always call me honey…and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was…"
then, huck remembers the letter he has written. "i took it up, and held it in my hand," he says. "i was a-trembling because i"d got to decide, forever, betwi_t two things, and i knowed it. i studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: ‘all right then, i"ll go to hell" – and tore it up."
that may be the finest moment in all of american literature. ernest hemingway thought all of american literature began at that moment.
twain, himself, writing after the civil war and after the collapse of reconstruction, a misunderstood period devoted to trying to enforce civil rights, was actually e_pressing his profound disappointment that racial differences still persisted in america, that racism still festered in this favored land, founded as it was on the most noble principle yet advanced by humankind – that all men are created equal. that civil war had not cleansed our original sin, a sin we continue to confront today, daily, in this supposedly enlightened "post-racial" time.
it is into this disorienting and sometimes disappointing world that you now plummet, i"m afraid, unprotected from the shelter of family and school. you have fresh prospects and real dreams and i wish each and every one of you the very best. but i am drafting you now into a new union army that must be committed to preserving the values, the sense of humor, the sense of cohesion that have long been a part of our american nature, too. you have no choice, you"ve been called up, and it is your difficult, but great and challenging responsibility to help change things and set us right again.
let me apologize to you in advance on behalf of all the people up here. we broke it, but you"ve got to fi_ it. you"re joining a movement that must be dedicated above all else – career and personal advancement – to the preservation of this country"s most enduring ideals. you have to learn, and then re-teach the rest of us that equality – real equality – is the hallmark and birthright of all americans. thankfully, you will become a vanguard against a new separatism that seems to have infected our ranks, a vanguard against those forces that, in the name of our great democracy, have managed to diminish it. then, you can change human nature just a bit, to appeal, as lincoln also implored us, to appeal to "the better angels of our nature." that"s the objective. and i know, i know you can do it.
ok. rounding third.
let me speak directly to the graduating class. (watch out. here comes the advice.)
remember: black lives matter. all lives matter.
reject fundamentalism wherever it raises its ugly head. it"s not civilized. choose to live in thebedford falls of "it"s a wonderful life," not its oppressive opposite, pottersville.
do not descend too deeply into specialism. educate all of your parts. you will be healthier.
replace cynicism with its old-fashioned antidote, skepticism.
don"t confuse monetary success with e_cellence. the poet robert penn warren once warnedme that "careerism is death."
try not to make the other wrong.
be curious, not cool.
remember, insecurity makes liars of us all.
listen to jazz. a lot, a lot. it is our music.
read. the book is still the greatest manmade machine of all – not the car, not the tv, not thecomputer or the smartphone.
do not allow our social media to segregate us into ever smaller tribes and clans, fiercely andsometimes appropriately loyal to our group, but also capable of metastasizing into profounddistrust of the other.
serve your country. by all means serve your country. but insist that we fight the right wars.governments always forget that.
convince your government that the real threat, as lincoln knew, comes from within.governments always forget that, too. do not let your government outsource honesty,transparency or candor. do not let your government outsource democracy.
vote. elect good leaders. when he was nominated in 1936, franklin delano roosevelt said, "better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than theconsistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference." we alldeserve the former. and insist on it.
insist that we support science and the arts, especially the arts. they have nothing to do withthe actual defense of the country – they just make our country worth defending.
be about the "unum," not the "pluribus."
do not lose your enthusiasm. in its greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means simply, "god in us."
and even though lightning still isn"t distributed right, try not to be a fool. it just gets marktwain riled up a bit.
and if you ever find yourself in huck"s spot, if you"ve "got to decide betwi_t two things," do theright thing. don"t forget to tear up the letter. he didn"t go to hell – and you won"t either.
so we come to an end of something today – and for you also a very special beginning. godspeed to you all.
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板12
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關(guān)于校長在大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上演講稿參考
親愛的同學(xué)們、老師們:
寒來暑往,春華秋實(shí)。同學(xué)們在中國人民大學(xué)度過了一段人生最美好的時(shí)光。這些年來,同學(xué)們在讀書治學(xué)、文體活動(dòng)、社會(huì)實(shí)踐、國際交流、志愿服務(wù)等各個(gè)舞臺(tái)上揮灑汗水,展示了人大學(xué)子的自信與昂揚(yáng);在北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)、60周年國慶、抗震救災(zāi)等重大事件中,表現(xiàn)出了人大學(xué)子的擔(dān)當(dāng)精神和奉獻(xiàn)精神。不僅如此,同學(xué)們在各類科技、文藝、體育競賽中都取得了優(yōu)異的成績,為學(xué)校爭得了榮譽(yù)。畢業(yè)時(shí)刻到來了,同學(xué)們就要離開母校了,此時(shí)此刻,我由衷地為同學(xué)們的成長和進(jìn)步而高興,為人大擁有你們這樣優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生而自豪!
大學(xué)之大,乃學(xué)生之大。學(xué)生是學(xué)校最活躍的主人、最亮麗的風(fēng)景,也是最重要的成果。一所學(xué)校辦得好不好,人才培養(yǎng)質(zhì)量是最重要的衡量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這些年,學(xué)校始終把促進(jìn)學(xué)生成長成才作為學(xué)校一切工作的出發(fā)點(diǎn)和落腳點(diǎn),始終把人才培養(yǎng)作為核心任務(wù),立德樹人,大力提高教育質(zhì)量,開展通識(shí)教育,加強(qiáng)課程建設(shè),開辦國際小學(xué)期,不斷提升國際性水平,不斷豐富社會(huì)實(shí)踐教學(xué)平臺(tái),不斷完善創(chuàng)新人才培養(yǎng)機(jī)制,為同學(xué)們的成長成才探索新的機(jī)制,搭建新的平臺(tái)。這些努力是否有成效,需要你們來評(píng)價(jià),更需要通過你們?nèi)蘸蟮?成績來評(píng)價(jià)。
六月是一個(gè)離別的季節(jié),也是不少同學(xué)離開校園、奔向新的前途的時(shí)刻,這些天,我懷著不舍的心情,全程參與了2010屆畢業(yè)周的一系列活動(dòng)。不論是畢業(yè)生代表座談會(huì)、學(xué)位授予儀式,還是畢業(yè)晚會(huì)、拍攝畢業(yè)照,我都深切感受到了同學(xué)們對母校的無限眷戀,感受到了同學(xué)們對師長的深切情誼,感受到了同學(xué)們之間的純真友誼,更加感受到了同學(xué)們在中國正在和平崛起的偉大時(shí)代將要放飛理想的激情和對成就事業(yè)的渴望。我感慨萬千,充滿欣喜,充滿牽掛,也充滿祝福。按照慣例,作為你們的師長和校長,向你們提出幾點(diǎn)希望。
第一,希望大家永懷為民報(bào)國之志,爭當(dāng)"國民表率、社會(huì)棟梁"。
把每一位畢業(yè)生都塑造成為具有遠(yuǎn)大理想、高尚情操、創(chuàng)新精神和實(shí)踐能力的"國民表率、社會(huì)棟梁",這是我們始終追求的目標(biāo)。要想成為"國民表率、社會(huì)棟梁",需要常懷為民之心、報(bào)國之愿,踐行"立學(xué)為民、治學(xué)報(bào)國"的人大精神,以高度的社會(huì)責(zé)任感勇于擔(dān)綱,報(bào)效祖國,服務(wù)人民。在座的大部分同學(xué)即將從"人大學(xué)生"轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)?人大校友"。無論同學(xué)們走向什么工作崗位,都希望你們志存高遠(yuǎn),勤奮工作,甘于奉獻(xiàn),在敬事樂業(yè)中建功立業(yè),在服務(wù)祖國、奉獻(xiàn)人民、引領(lǐng)未來的過程中實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人的遠(yuǎn)大理想和人生價(jià)值,真正為民族復(fù)興和社會(huì)進(jìn)步做出自己的貢獻(xiàn)。許多畢業(yè)生同學(xué)選擇到西部、到基層、到祖國最需要的地方去工作。這是中國大學(xué)生就業(yè)的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng),我很高興這一傳統(tǒng)在新一代人大學(xué)子的身上得到發(fā)揚(yáng)。同學(xué)們用實(shí)際行動(dòng)詮釋了人大人愛國、奉獻(xiàn)、與黨和人民同呼吸、共命運(yùn)的精神風(fēng)采,告訴世界"80后"是堪當(dāng)重任的一代,是建設(shè)中國特色社會(huì)主義的合格建設(shè)者和接班人!
第二,希望大家持守進(jìn)取務(wù)實(shí)之心,實(shí)踐"行為精英、心為平民"
"行為精英、心為平民"是我們對每一個(gè)人大人的期望和要求?!独献印酚醒?,"圣人無常心,以百姓心為心"。作為一名人大學(xué)子,要深深扎根于社會(huì)實(shí)踐,扎根于人民群眾,扎根于廣闊的大地。如同古希臘神話中的大力士泰坦,離開了大地母親就會(huì)喪失掉力量一樣,名牌大學(xué)培養(yǎng)出的所謂"社會(huì)精英",如果喪失了平民之心,離開了當(dāng)代的社會(huì)實(shí)踐,即使掌握著高深的理論,也會(huì)喪失更好地為社會(huì)做貢獻(xiàn)的實(shí)際力量。
大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講稿 模板13
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尊敬的各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、老師,親愛的同學(xué)們:
大家上午好!
能夠在今天的畢業(yè)典禮上作為2024屆畢業(yè)生代表發(fā)言,是我大學(xué)生活中所獲得的最珍貴、分量的一份榮譽(yù)!此時(shí),每個(gè)畢業(yè)生心中都有千言萬語,想要說給母校、訴諸同窗,但有一句話卻一定是大家內(nèi)心最無法抑制的,那就是:我們,畢業(yè)了!此刻,青海民族大學(xué)2024屆的畢業(yè)生們已經(jīng)褪去了迷茫,撫平了離殤,唯有胸中不滅的是未來憧憬的豪情萬丈,心里不舍的是母校情絲的眷戀綿長。
是的,畢業(yè)了!從初入校門時(shí)一日看盡長安花的青澀與開懷,到今天驀然回首,那人卻在燈火闌珊處的喜悅與沉淀。正是在學(xué)校進(jìn)德修業(yè),自強(qiáng)不息的校訓(xùn)氛圍熏陶下,伴著何峰校長那篇文筆精煉、內(nèi)蘊(yùn)深厚的《磐石記》的引領(lǐng),我們一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)發(fā)現(xiàn)著自己的內(nèi)心,也一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)書寫著自己的人生。個(gè)人簡歷這里,銘刻著我們的青春記憶,這里,鑄就了我們的未來動(dòng)力。
今天早上,我又一次漫步在校園里,歷史的光影與現(xiàn)實(shí)的輝煌在我的腦海中不斷的交錯(cuò)變換。第一次走進(jìn)校園的欣喜,第一次住進(jìn)宿舍的無眠,第一次感受到提前花完生活費(fèi)、囊中羞澀的拮據(jù),第一次獨(dú)立處理那么多問題的緊張和解決問題后的興奮想起了曾經(jīng)軍訓(xùn)時(shí)弄得自己滿身泥濘的土操場,而今已成為綠茵繽紛、噴泉相伴的磐石廣場;看到了在我們不長的幾年大學(xué)時(shí)光中拔地而起的新圖書館、逸夫綜合樓、小島文體館和即將竣工而我們已無緣入住的四棟嶄新的宿舍樓;觸到了2024年青海民族學(xué)院正式更名青海民族大學(xué)那里程碑意義一刻的興奮與激動(dòng);聽到了在60周年校慶大會(huì)上強(qiáng)衛(wèi)書記對學(xué)校那三個(gè)基地,一個(gè)窗口的高度評(píng)價(jià)這些都讓我愈發(fā)感到對母校深深的熱愛和眷戀。
曾經(jīng),我們也會(huì)在私底下、閑談中,抱怨學(xué)校的種種:抱怨馨香餐廳的飯菜太差,范文寫作抱怨那還在使用的60年代的綠桃公寓,抱怨鴻文樓階梯教室的設(shè)備不清晰,抱怨學(xué)校時(shí)間觀念差、辦事效率低、官僚氣息重,抱怨圖書資料缺乏,甚至抱怨學(xué)校的漂亮_太少??墒牵?dāng)這所有的一切都即將成為過去,都和自己最美好的青春一起凝結(jié)成一段化不開的回憶的時(shí)候,我們才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),正因?yàn)樯钌畹貝壑感#覀儾艜?huì)對她如此挑剔。今后,步入社會(huì),我們恐怕再也找不到一年只要1000塊的房子,再也找不到這么多好朋友一起玩三國殺,再也找不到能在宿舍樓下點(diǎn)燃心形蠟燭手捧玫瑰的男孩兒,再也找不到這么多兄弟姐妹在一起的家。
然而,彈指一揮間,大學(xué)時(shí)光已經(jīng)悄然結(jié)束了,我們終將背起行囊,開赴新的征程。母校以偌大的胸懷,包容過我們的稚嫩,見證著我們的發(fā)展,更將目睹我們的成功。李開復(fù)先生說:經(jīng)過大學(xué)四年,你會(huì)從思考中確立自我,從學(xué)習(xí)中尋求真理,從獨(dú)立中體驗(yàn)自主,從計(jì)劃中把握時(shí)間,從交流中鍛煉表達(dá),從交友中品味成熟,從實(shí)踐中贏得價(jià)值,從興趣中攫取快樂,從追求中獲得力量。在青海民族大學(xué)的時(shí)光,我們收獲的,不僅僅是知識(shí),更是靈動(dòng)的個(gè)性;我們領(lǐng)略的,不僅僅是開闊的視野,更是仰望星空與腳踏實(shí)地相伴的進(jìn)取精神。雖然我們的母校與一流大學(xué)還有些許距離,但它同樣給了我們一個(gè)奮斗的驛站,一個(gè)公平的展示自我、鍛煉自我的舞臺(tái),而我們正是這個(gè)舞臺(tái)上自由的舞者。熱門思想?yún)R報(bào)幾年來,我們由當(dāng)初的天真爛漫、懵懂無知,到今天成熟穩(wěn)重、壯志滿懷,因此,我們成長了。成長了,這便是我們在母校的收獲。
我們會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)銘記,恩師們對我們的諄諄教誨和親切關(guān)懷。何其有幸,在大學(xué)里如饑似渴求學(xué)的我們,遇到過多少位德高學(xué)厚、兢兢授業(yè),將我們這群懵懂無知的學(xué)子領(lǐng)進(jìn)了神圣學(xué)術(shù)殿堂的授業(yè)導(dǎo)師;又何其有幸,遇到了我們的班主任和專、兼職輔導(dǎo)員,他們昭昭傳道、孜孜誨人,對我們傾注了滿腔的關(guān)懷和家人般的溫暖。
讓陪伴了我們整個(gè)大學(xué)生活的英華樓作證,讓無悔的青春作證,承載著各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、老師們的殷切期望和深情囑托,青海民族大學(xué)2024屆的畢業(yè)生們一定會(huì)做擁有智慧并富有_的人,做胸懷大志并腳踏實(shí)地的人,做德才兼?zhèn)洳⒂掠趧?chuàng)新的人,做富有責(zé)任并敢挑重?fù)?dān)的人!我們進(jìn)德修業(yè),允文允武,立地擎天,自強(qiáng)不息,同心同德,負(fù)重致遠(yuǎn)!在青海民族大學(xué)發(fā)展的史冊上,我們注定會(huì)寫就屬于自己的精彩篇章!光榮和夢想屬于我們,我們將在您厚重的肩膀上展翅飛翔,在您寬廣的胸懷里激流勇進(jìn),在您智慧的目光下高歌遠(yuǎn)航!
似水流年的大學(xué)時(shí)光匆匆而過,今天我們將在此離別。我們沒有辦法像徐志摩先生那么瀟灑,揮一揮衣袖,不帶走一片云彩。因?yàn)?,我們把成長的足跡留在這里,把美好的回憶留在這里,把一生中最動(dòng)人最美麗并將永不歸來的一段青春都留在了這里。從今以后,不論我們走多遠(yuǎn),我們靈魂的歸宿永遠(yuǎn)是雪域高原上青海民族大學(xué)的這片圣土。
最后,我謹(jǐn)代表全體畢業(yè)生衷心的祝愿:
祝愿我們的母校在《行動(dòng)計(jì)劃》的指引下與時(shí)俱進(jìn)、蒸蒸日上、再鑄輝煌!
祝愿我們的各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和老師們身體健康,桃李芬芳,碩果累累,工作順利!
祝愿學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們的青春時(shí)光精彩絢爛,大學(xué)生涯繁花似錦!
祝愿20__屆的畢業(yè)生們大鵬一日同風(fēng)起,扶搖直上九萬里!
再見了,純真的青春時(shí)光;再見了,尊敬的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和老師;再見了,親愛的兄弟和姐妹;再見了,我的母校,我的大學(xué)!
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李嘉誠在汕頭大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講
對成功的欲望大于對失敗的恐懼
在通往成功的道路上充滿了掙扎,這對誰都一樣,唯一的區(qū)別在于如何應(yīng)對它們。
下面是李嘉誠在汕頭大學(xué)的畢業(yè)典禮上分享的他的成功秘方:
也許你們都聽過我如何掙扎求存、抗?fàn)幟\(yùn)變幻無常的故事,但你們可能不知道,我在與你們同齡的時(shí)候,多次拒絕放棄理想以換取眼前的安逸。我一直深信,如果世界上有任何"成功秘方",其中最關(guān)鍵的元素必定是你對成功的欲望遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于對失敗的`恐懼。這心態(tài)像是刀鋒——銳化你對什么是"可能"的觸覺和激發(fā)你的夢想;這心態(tài)像是預(yù)警系統(tǒng),令你對自滿情緒和停滯時(shí)刻警惕,令你審慎律己、敢愛、敢說實(shí)話、敢當(dāng)萬綠叢中的那點(diǎn)紅。
當(dāng)你到我這個(gè)年齡,你不會(huì)想帶著后悔和遺憾感慨,曾經(jīng)是開朗、熱情、自信的你,卻選擇無夢和無理想地過了一輩子。你曾經(jīng)正直無畏,真誠和勇氣烙在你那顆赤子之心上,但面對生活冷酷的考驗(yàn),你選擇了放棄理想、原則和目標(biāo),在道德路上迷失了你的靈魂、你的謙卑和愛貢獻(xiàn)的心。
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thank you all and good afternoon alumni, graduates, families, friends, honored guests. for seven years now, it has been my assignment and my privilege to deliver an annual report to our alumni, and to serve as the warm-up act for our distinguished speaker.
whether this is your first opportunity to be a part of these e_ercises or your fiftieth, it is worthtaking a minute to soak in this place—its sheltering trees, its familiar buildings, its enduringvoices. in 1936, this part of harvard’s yard was named tercentenary theatre, in recognition ofharvard’s three hundredth birthday. it is a place where giants have stood, and history has beenmade.
we were reminded this morning of george washington’s adventures here. and from this stagein 1943, winston churchill addressed an overflow crowd that included 6,000 uniformedharvard students heading off to war. he said he hoped the young recruits would come toregard the british soldiers and sailors they would soon fight alongside as their “brothers inarms,” and he assured the audience that “we shall never tire, nor weaken, but march withyou … to establish the reign of justice and of law.”
four years later, from this same place, george marshall introduced a plan that aidedreconstruction across war-stricken europe, and ended his speech by asking: “what is needed?what can best be done? what must be done?”
here, in 1998, nelson mandela addressed an audience of 25,000 and spoke of our sharedfuture. “the greatest single challenge facing our globalized world,” he said, “is to combat anderadicate its disparities.” ellen johnson sirleaf, the first female head of state in africa, stoodhere 13 years later and encouraged graduates to resist cynicism and to be fearless.
here, on the terrible afternoon of september 11, 2024, we gathered under a cloudless sky toshare our sadness, our horror, and our disbelief.
and here, just three years ago, we marked harvard’s 375th anniversary dancing in the mud of atorrential downpour. here, president franklin delano roosevelt had celebrated harvard’s threecenturies of accomplishment in a comparably soaking rain.
here, j.k. rowling encouraged graduates to “think themselves into other people’s places.” andconan o’brien told them that “every failure was freeing.”
here, honorary degrees have been presented to carl jung and jean piaget, ellsworth kelly andgeorgia o’keefe, helen keller and martha graham, ravi shankar and leonard bernstein, joandidion and philip roth, eric kandel and elizabeth blackburn, bill gates and tim berners-lee.
i remember feeling awed by that history when i spoke here at my installation as harvard’s28th president, and when i reflected on what has always seemed to me the essence of auniversity: that among society’s institutions, it is uniquely accountable to the past and to thefuture.
our accountability to the past is all around us: behind me stands memorial church, amonument to harvardians who gave their lives at the somme and ypres and verdun duringworld war one. dedicated on armistice day in 1932, it represents harvard’s long tradition ofcommitment to service.
in front of me is widener library, a gift from a bereaved mother, named in honor of her sonharry, who perished aboard the titanic. a library built to advance the learning and discoveryenabled by one of the most diverse and broad collections in the world. widener’s twelvemajestic columns safeguard te_ts and manuscripts—some centuries old—that are deployedevery day by scholars to help us interpret—and reinterpret—the past.
but this afternoon i would like to spend a few minutes considering our accountability to thefuture, because these obligations must be “our compass to steer by,” our common purpose andour shared commitment.
what does harvard—what do universities—owe the future?
first, we owe the world answers.
discovery is at the heart of what universities do. universities engage faculty and studentsacross a range of disciplines in seeking solutions to problems that may have seemedunsolvable, endeavoring to answer questions that threaten to elude us. the scientific researchundertaken today at harvard, and tomorrow by the students we educate, has a capacity toimprove human lives in ways virtually unimaginable even a generation ago. in this past yearalone, harvard researchers have solved riddles related to the treatment of alzheimer’s, thecost-effective production of malaria vaccine, and the origins of the universe. harvardresearchers have proposed answers to challenges as varied as nuclear proliferation, americancompetitiveness, and governance of the internet.
we must continue to support our answer-seekers, who work at the crossroads of thetheoretical and the applied, at the ne_us of research, public policy, and entrepreneurship.together, they will shape our future and enhance our understanding of the world.
second, we owe the world questions.
just as questions yield answers, answers yield questions. human beings may long forcertainty, but, as oliver wendell holmes put it, “certainty generally is illusion, and repose isnot the destiny of man.” universities produce knowledge. they must also produce doubt. thepursuit of truth is restless. we search for answers not by following prescribed paths, but byfinding the right questions—by answering one question with another question, by nurturing astate of mind that is fle_ible and alert, dissatisfied and imaginative. it is what universitiesare designed to do. in an essay in harvard magazine, one of today’s graduates, cheroneduggan, wrote about seeking what she called “an education of questions.” i hope we haveindeed given her that.
questions are the foundation for progress—for ensuring that the world transcends where weare now, what we know now.
and questions are also the foundation for a third obligation that we as universities owe thefuture: we owe the future meaning.
universities must nurture the ability to interpret, to make critical judgments, to dare to askthe biggest questions, the ones that reach well beyond the immediate and the instrumental.we must stimulate the appetite for curiosity.
we find many of these questions in the humanities: what is good? what is just? how do weknow what is true? but we find them in the sciences as well. can there be any question moreprofound, more fundamental than to ask about the origins of the universe? how did we gethere?
questions like these can be unsettling, and they can make universities unsettling places. butthat too is an essential part of what we owe the future—the promise to combatcomplacency, to challenge the present in order to prepare for what is to come. to shape thepresent in service of an uncertain and yet impatient future.
we owe the future answers. we owe the future questions. we owe the future meaning. theharvard campaign, launched last september, will help us fulfill these obligations, and pay ourdebt to the future, just as the gifts of previous generations anchor us here today.
as today’s ceremonies so powerfully remind us, we also owe the future the men and women whoare prepared to ask questions and seek answers and search for meaning for decades to come.today we send some 6,500 graduates into the world, to be teachers and lawyers, scientists andphysicians, poets and planners and public servants, and—as our speaker this morning remindedus—to be in their own ways revolutionaries. ready to take on everything from water scarcity tovirtual currency to community policing. we must continue to invest in financial aid to attractand support the talented students who can build our future, and also we must invest insupporting the teaching and learning that ensures the fullest development of their capacities ina rapidly changing world.
if we fulfill our obligation, today’s graduates will have found the “education of questions”cherone described, a place where, as she put it, “ceilings are only made of sky.” but look aroundyou: we are there. this space is a “theatre” without walls, without a roof, and without limits. itis a place where e_traordinary individuals have preceded us, a place that must encourage ourgraduates—of today and all the years past—to emulate those women and men, to look skywardand to soar.
thank you very much.
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想必大家一定都還記得randy pausch那篇曾經(jīng)感動(dòng)過無數(shù)人的《真正實(shí)現(xiàn)你的童年夢想》的演講吧。我這里推薦的是他2024年5月19號(hào)(大約在他去世前的兩多月),在其母??▋?nèi)基梅隆大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講。這篇演講只有6分鐘左右,而且風(fēng)格和之前的那篇很不同。在這篇演講里,他少了些幽默,卻多了些真誠的忠告。相信大家看后一定會(huì)受益匪淺。
最后,謹(jǐn)以此文獻(xiàn)給randy pausch。
september 18, 2024
蘭迪·波許在卡內(nèi)基梅隆大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的演講 演講稿中英文對照
i am glad to be here today, hell, i am glad to be anywhere today.
很高興今天能夠來到這里。天啊,今天不論在哪里我都很高興。
president cohon asked me to come and give the charge to the graduates. i assure you, it"snothing compared to the charge you have just given me.
柯漢校長邀請我來給畢業(yè)生一些鼓勵(lì)。我向諸位保證,你們剛剛給我的鼓勵(lì)更多。
this is an incredible place. i have seen it through so many lenses. i saw it when i was agraduate student that didn"t get admitted and then somebody invited me back and said, ok,we"ll change our mind.
這所學(xué)校棒極了!我可從很多方面了解它。我也曾從這里畢業(yè),遺憾的是并沒有申請上研究生。然而一位恩師邀我回來并說:我們改變主意啦,你被錄取了。
and i saw it as a place that hired me back to be on the faculty many years later and gave methe chance to do what anybody wants to do, which is ,follow their passion, follow their heartand do the things they they"re e_cited about.
許多年以后,我被聘回到這里執(zhí)教。這是一個(gè)所有人都?jí)裘乱郧蟮臋C(jī)會(huì)。在這里,你可以追隨熱情,聽從心靈的召喚,并能夠做自己感到刺激的事。
and the great thing about this university unlike almost all the other ones i know of is thatnobody gets in your way when you try to do it. and that"s just fantastic.
這所學(xué)校勝過其他學(xué)校的地方在于當(dāng)你嘗試實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想時(shí),沒有人會(huì)阻攔你。這太美妙了!
and to the degree that a human being can love an institution. i love this place and i love all ofthe people and i am very grateful to jerry cohon and everyone else for all the kindness thathave shown me.
我無比的熱愛這所學(xué)校,也愛這里的所有人。我十分感激柯漢校長和我的同事,感謝他們給我的溫暖。
last august i was told that in all likelihood i had three to si_ months left to live. i am onmonth nine now and i am gonna get down and do any push-ups…but there will be a short pick-up basketball game later.
去年8月,我被告知只能再活3到6個(gè)月了??涩F(xiàn)在已是第九個(gè)月了。我想低下身來做俯地挺身(他在人生最后一課時(shí),小試身手,還幽默地說不要同情他,除非也能做那麼多下的俯地挺身)…但一會(huì)將有來一小段報(bào)隊(duì)籃球賽(一般打半場,三對三,先進(jìn)十一分或十五贏)。
somebody said to me, in light of those numbers, wow, so you aer really beating the grimreaper. and what i said without even thinking about is that we don"t beat the reaper by livinglonger. we beat the reaper by living well, and living fully.
當(dāng)我說完前面的那些數(shù)字后,有些人對我說:天啊,你真的戰(zhàn)神了冷酷的死神。而我毫不猶疑的回答他:僅靠多活幾天是不能戰(zhàn)勝死神的。戰(zhàn)勝死神最好的方式是活得好,活得充實(shí)。
for the reaper will come for all of us, the question is what do we do between the time we areborn and the time he shows up.
人終會(huì)有一死,關(guān)鍵是從出生的那一刻起到死神降臨的這一段時(shí)間內(nèi),我們都做了什麼。
"cause he shows up it is too late to do all the things that you"re always gonna kind of "get roundto". so i think the only advice i can give you on how to live your life well is, first off, remember,it"s a cliche, but love cliche, "it is not the things we do in life that we regret on our deathbed,it is the things we do not".
當(dāng)死神降臨時(shí),想要做些我們一直想做而沒時(shí)間去做的事,卻已為時(shí)晚矣。因此,關(guān)于如何才能活的好,我給大家的唯一建議是,馬上去做,請千萬牢記,雖說這是老生常談,但我喜歡老生常談,"臨終時(shí)我們不會(huì)后悔做過某些事,而是后悔沒有去做某些事。"
"cause i assure you i"ve done a lot of stupid things and none of them bother me. all themistakes, all the dopy things and all the times i was embarrassed they don"t matter. whatmatter is that, i can kind of look back and say, "pretty much anytime i got a chance to dosomething cool, i tried to grab for it." and that"s where my solace come from.
坦率地說,我也曾做過很多蠢事,但它們中沒有一件令我煩惱。所有那些犯過的錯(cuò),做過的蠢事,還有令我尷尬的時(shí)刻,其實(shí)它們都不重要。真正重要的是,當(dāng)我回首往事時(shí),我會(huì)說:「只要有機(jī)會(huì)去做那些很酷的事,我將會(huì)毫不猶豫的去爭取。」這才讓我足堪告慰。
the second thing i would add to that, and i didn"t coordinate on the subject of this word but ithink it"s the right word that comes up, is passion. and you will need to find you passion.many of you have already done it, many of you will later, many of you will take till your 30s or40s. but don"t give up on finding it. alright? "cause then all you"re doing is waiting for thereaper. find you passion and follow it.
第二件我想說的事就是,我并沒有規(guī)劃用這個(gè)字眼。但我想這個(gè)字眼很合適,那就是“熱情”二字。你們必須要找到自己的熱情所在。你們當(dāng)中有些人已經(jīng)找到了,許多人將來也會(huì)找到,也許很多人要到三、四十歲時(shí)才找得到。但千萬不要放棄尋找你的激情。好嗎?因?yàn)槟闳舴艞壛?,那你所能做的僅是等待死亡而已。去尋找你的熱情所在,并追隨它的腳步!
and if there"s anything i have learned in my life, you will not find passion in things. and youwill not find that passion in money. because the more things and the more money you have,the more you will just look around and use that as the metric, and there will always be someonewith more.
如果說我這一生中學(xué)到了什麼的話,那就是你不可能在物質(zhì)中找到熱情。你不會(huì)在金錢中找到熱情。因?yàn)槟銚碛械呢?cái)富越多,你就越有可能用它去衡量你周圍的世界,然而總是有人比你更富有。
so your passion must come from the things that fuel you from the inside. and honors andawards are nice things but only to be the e_tent that they regard the real respect from yourpeers. and to be thought well of by other people that you think even more highly of is atremendous honor that i"ve been granted.
因此,熱情必須來自于能從內(nèi)在激發(fā)你。榮譽(yù)和獎(jiǎng)賞是好事,但僅限于出于同行們真心的尊敬?;蚴窍裎乙粯幽軌虮蛔约核鹁吹娜怂J(rèn)同,這才是最大的榮幸。
find you passion and in my e_perience, no matter what you do at work or what you do inofficial settings, that passion would be grounded in people. and it will be grounded in therelationships you have with people, and what they think of you, when you time comes. and ifyou can gain the respect of those around you, and the passion and true love, and i"ve said thisbefore, but i waited till 39 to get married because i had to wait that long to find someonewhere her happiness was more important than mine. and if nothing else i hope that all of youcan find that kind of passion and that kind of love in your life.
去尋找你的熱情吧。在我看來,無論你從事什麼樣工作,處在怎樣的環(huán)境當(dāng)中,激情都是和人有關(guān)的。熱情基于人與人之間的關(guān)係,基于當(dāng)你離開人世時(shí),人們對你的看法。如果你能贏的身邊人的尊敬,正如我之前所說的你有熱情和真愛。我等到39歲才結(jié)婚,是因?yàn)槲冶仨毜冗@麼久才能找到一位她的幸福比我的更重要的人。拋開一切其他不談,我祝在座的各位,此生都能夠找到那樣的熱情和真愛。
thank you!
謝謝!
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各位同學(xué)們,大家早上好:
今年的教育界有一則新聞,相信很多同學(xué)都已聽說.原復(fù)旦大學(xué)校長楊福家教授被英國諾丁漢大學(xué)推舉為 chancellor 。英國的大學(xué)校長稱作 vice chancellor, chancellor 則相當(dāng)于校董會(huì)主席,或名譽(yù)校長。雖然不管學(xué)校的行政事務(wù),但畢業(yè)典禮是一定要來的,因?yàn)閷W(xué)位是由 chancellor 授予的。參加畢業(yè)典禮后回到上海的楊教授對記者說,看來,我們的大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮也應(yīng)該搞得更隆重些。我想他是看到許許多多畢業(yè)生的親朋好友列席畢業(yè)典禮,校園里到處都是熱烈慶祝的場面有感而發(fā)說了這番話的。
大學(xué)畢業(yè)畢竟不同于中小學(xué)。大學(xué)畢業(yè)標(biāo)志著成熟、標(biāo)志著自立。今天在座的 974 名北郵畢業(yè)生, 619 人已經(jīng)簽約就業(yè), 355 人已經(jīng)收到研究生錄取通知書。不論你們大學(xué)畢業(yè)后的第一步走上了哪一條道,相信你們都會(huì)有光輝的前程,請?jiān)试S我代表全校師生員工向你們表示熱烈的祝賀。(掌聲)
畢業(yè)這個(gè)詞英文用" graduation " , 這個(gè)詞的詞根沒有"完成"、"結(jié)束"的意思,而是蘊(yùn)含開始、進(jìn)步的意義。這其實(shí)是對畢業(yè)很好的詮釋,希望你們也能從中得到啟迪。我們今天隆重集會(huì),不是慶祝"結(jié)束",而是歡呼開始;不是紀(jì)念"完成",而是宣布進(jìn)步。
大學(xué)畢業(yè)生要就業(yè),因此就客觀存在著二個(gè)統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字:就業(yè)比率和就業(yè)年薪。前面這個(gè)數(shù)字已有省市報(bào)刊在相繼公布,引起了一些議論。后面這個(gè)數(shù)字不太好統(tǒng)計(jì),即使統(tǒng)計(jì)出來,要在媒體公布,恐怕更會(huì)有爭論。比如說,我在研究生畢業(yè)典禮上講,非常高的學(xué)生質(zhì)量、非常高的就業(yè)比率、非常高的就業(yè)年薪是北郵的三大特征,有人詫異,大學(xué)校長怎么可以把年薪、把錢字掛在嘴邊?是不是會(huì)誤導(dǎo)青年呀?
五千年的文明,給我們留下許多,給我們留下太多。
"兩耳不聞窗外事,一心只讀圣賢書",如果大學(xué)生真是這樣,這與僧侶、修女的區(qū)別何在?(笑聲、掌聲)
"君子固窮"與其說是讀書人的骨氣,不如說是農(nóng)業(yè)社會(huì)讀書人的無奈。我們曾經(jīng)忍受"原子彈不如茶葉蛋,手術(shù)刀不如剃頭刀"這種社會(huì)分配的不公,不能把它留給你們這一代。今天的大學(xué),必須面對經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展、面對科技發(fā)展、面對社會(huì)發(fā)展。
在我們這個(gè)世界,人才在流動(dòng)、資金在流動(dòng)、物資在流動(dòng)、信息在流動(dòng)。支配著這四種流動(dòng)的是經(jīng)濟(jì)、科技、社會(huì)發(fā)展的規(guī)律。而正是這四種流動(dòng),在推動(dòng)著經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮、科技進(jìn)步和社會(huì)發(fā)展。政府的責(zé)任是要規(guī)定并維持這四種流動(dòng)的游戲規(guī)則。大學(xué)的職能,是把握好這種規(guī)律,建設(shè)好學(xué)科與專業(yè),組織好教學(xué)與科研,培養(yǎng)好優(yōu)秀人才。要判斷一個(gè)大學(xué)是否辦得好、是否對社會(huì)作出了較多的貢獻(xiàn),最直接、最說明問題的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)就是學(xué)生質(zhì)量、就業(yè)比率和就業(yè)年薪。因此,北郵一定要把這三個(gè)"非常高"保持到永遠(yuǎn)。(掌聲)
就業(yè)不等于創(chuàng)業(yè)。就業(yè)是在這四種流動(dòng)中相對被動(dòng)地尋找到一個(gè)適合自己的崗位。創(chuàng)業(yè)是指主動(dòng)參與、積極影響這四種流動(dòng)。創(chuàng)業(yè)者,無論是科學(xué)家、教授,還是企業(yè)家、經(jīng)紀(jì)人,都要組織人才、籌集資金、調(diào)動(dòng)物資、采集信息。就業(yè),當(dāng)一個(gè)好職工,要求高尚的職業(yè)道德、扎實(shí)的理論基礎(chǔ)、熟練的職業(yè)技能、良好的團(tuán)隊(duì)精神。傳統(tǒng)的高等教育對此非常重視,有一整套的培養(yǎng)手段和嚴(yán)格的評(píng)價(jià)體系。我相信你們已經(jīng)具備了這些優(yōu)良素質(zhì)。然而,一個(gè)成功的創(chuàng)業(yè)者則還需要風(fēng)險(xiǎn)意識(shí)、決斷能力、人格魅力和雄辯口才。怎樣使我們的大學(xué)生具備這樣的能力與素質(zhì),是高等教育面臨的新課題。
前年,加利福尼亞大學(xué) riverside 分校校長來訪就告訴我,他們有本科生創(chuàng)辦軟件公司,教師是公司的顧問,問北郵有沒有,我說沒有。后來北郵試行彈性學(xué)制,可以休學(xué)辦公司。但兩年來,只有一個(gè)研究生與校長說過他有這個(gè)打算,但后來還是決定獲得博士學(xué)位以后再說。
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尊敬的bok校長,rudenstine前校長,即將上任的faust校長,哈佛集團(tuán)的各位成員,監(jiān)管理事會(huì)的各位理事,各位老師,各位家長,各位同學(xué):
有一句話我等了三十年,現(xiàn)在終于可以說了:"老爸,我總是跟你說,我會(huì)回來拿到我的學(xué)位的!"
我要感謝哈佛大學(xué)在這個(gè)時(shí)候給我這個(gè)榮譽(yù)。明年,我就要換工作了(注:指從微軟公司退休)......我終于可以在簡歷上寫我有一個(gè)大學(xué)學(xué)位,這真是不錯(cuò)啊。
我為今天在座的各位同學(xué)感到高興,你們拿到學(xué)位可比我簡單多了。哈佛的校報(bào)稱我是"哈佛大學(xué)歷史上最成功的輟學(xué)生"。我想這大概使我有資格代表我這一類學(xué)生發(fā)言......在所有的失敗者里,我做得最好。
但是,我還要提醒大家,我使得steve ballmer(注:微軟總經(jīng)理)也從哈佛商學(xué)院退學(xué)了。因此,我是個(gè)有著惡劣影響力的人。這就是為什么我被邀請來在你們的畢業(yè)典禮上演講。如果我在你們?nèi)雽W(xué)歡迎儀式上演講,那么能夠堅(jiān)持到今天在這里畢業(yè)的人也許會(huì)少得多吧。
對我來說,哈佛的求學(xué)經(jīng)歷是一段非凡的經(jīng)歷。校園生活很有趣,我常去旁聽我沒選修的課。哈佛的課外生活也很棒,我在radcliffe過著逍遙自在的日子。每天我的寢室里總有很多人一直待到半夜,討論著各種事情。因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都知道我從不考慮第二天早起。這使得我變成了校園里那些不安分學(xué)生的頭頭,我們互相粘在一起,做出一種拒絕所有正常學(xué)生的姿態(tài)。
radcliffe是個(gè)過日子的好地方。那里的女生比男生多,而且大多數(shù)男生都是理工科的。這種狀況為我創(chuàng)造了最好的機(jī)會(huì),如果你們明白我的意思。可惜的是,我正是在這里學(xué)到了人生中悲傷的一課:機(jī)會(huì)大,并不等于你就會(huì)成功。
我在哈佛最難忘的回憶之一,發(fā)生在1975年1月。那時(shí),我從宿舍樓里給位于albuquerque的一家公司打了一個(gè)電話,那家公司已經(jīng)在著手制造世界上第一臺(tái)個(gè)人電腦。我提出想向他們出售軟件。
我很擔(dān)心,他們會(huì)發(fā)覺我是一個(gè)住在宿舍的學(xué)生,從而掛斷電話。但是他們卻說:"我們還沒準(zhǔn)備好,一個(gè)月后你再來找我們吧。"這是個(gè)好消息,因?yàn)槟菚r(shí)軟件還根本沒有寫出來呢。就是從那個(gè)時(shí)候起,我日以繼夜地在這個(gè)小小的課外項(xiàng)目上工作,這導(dǎo)致了我學(xué)生生活的結(jié)束,以及通往微軟公司的不平凡的旅程的開始。
不管怎樣,我對哈佛的回憶主要都與充沛的精力和智力活動(dòng)有關(guān)。哈佛的生活令人愉快,也令人感到有壓力,有時(shí)甚至?xí)械叫箽?,但永遠(yuǎn)充滿了挑戰(zhàn)性。生活在哈佛是一種吸引人的特殊待遇......雖然我離開得比較早,但是我在這里的經(jīng)歷、在這里結(jié)識(shí)的朋友、在這里發(fā)展起來的一些想法,永遠(yuǎn)地改變了我。
但是,如果現(xiàn)在嚴(yán)肅地回憶起來,我確實(shí)有一個(gè)真正的遺憾。
我離開哈佛的時(shí)候,根本沒有意識(shí)到這個(gè)世界是多么的不平等。人類在健康、財(cái)富和機(jī)遇上的不平等大得可怕,它們使得無數(shù)的人們被迫生活在絕望之中。
我在哈佛學(xué)到了很多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)和政治學(xué)的新思想。我也了解了很多科學(xué)上的新進(jìn)展。
但是,人類最大的進(jìn)步并不來自于這些發(fā)現(xiàn),而是來自于那些有助于減少人類不平等的發(fā)現(xiàn)。不管通過何種手段--民主制度、健全的公共教育體系、高質(zhì)量的醫(yī)療保健、還是廣泛的經(jīng)濟(jì)機(jī)會(huì)--減少不平等始終是人類最大的成就。
我離開校園的時(shí)候,根本不知道在這個(gè)國家里,有幾百萬的年輕人無法獲得接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)。我也不知道,發(fā)展中國家里有無數(shù)的人們生活在無法形容的貧窮和疾病之中。
我花了幾十年才明白了這些事情。
在座的各位同學(xué),你們是在與我不同的時(shí)代來到哈佛的。你們比以前的學(xué)生,更多地了解世界是怎樣的不平等。在你們的哈佛求學(xué)過程中,我希望你們已經(jīng)思考過一個(gè)問題,那就是在這個(gè)新技術(shù)加速發(fā)展的時(shí)代,我們怎樣最終應(yīng)對這種不平等,以及我們怎樣來解決這個(gè)問題。
為了討論的方便,請想象一下,假如你每個(gè)星期可以捐獻(xiàn)一些時(shí)間、每個(gè)月可以捐獻(xiàn)一些錢--你希望這些時(shí)間和金錢,可以用到對拯救生命和改善人類生活有最大作用的地方。你會(huì)選擇什么地方?
對melinda(注:蓋茨的妻子)和我來說,這也是我們面臨的問題:我們?nèi)绾文軐⑽覀儞碛械馁Y源發(fā)揮出最大的作用。
在討論過程中,melinda和我讀到了文章,里面說在那些貧窮的國家,每年有數(shù)百萬的兒童死于那些在美國早已不成問題的疾病。麻疹、瘧疾、肺炎、乙型肝炎、黃熱病、還有一種以前我從未聽說過的輪狀病毒,這些疾病每年導(dǎo)致50萬兒童死亡,但是在美國一例死亡病例也沒有。
我們被震驚了。我們想,如果幾百萬兒童正在死亡線上掙扎,而且他們是可以被挽救的,那么世界理應(yīng)將用藥物拯救他們作為頭等大事。但是事實(shí)并非如此。那些價(jià)格還不到一美元的救命的藥劑,并沒有送到他們的手中。
如果你相信每個(gè)生命都是平等的,那么當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)某些生命被挽救了,而另一些生命被放棄了,你會(huì)感到無法接受。我們對自己說:"事情不可能如此。如果這是真的,那么它理應(yīng)是我們努力的頭等大事。"
所以,我們用任何人都會(huì)想到的方式開始工作。我們問:"這個(gè)世界怎么可以眼睜睜看著這些孩子死去?"
答案很簡單,也很令人難堪。在市場經(jīng)濟(jì)中,拯救兒童是一項(xiàng)沒有利潤的工作,政府也不會(huì)提供補(bǔ)助。這些兒童之所以會(huì)死亡,是因?yàn)樗麄兊母改冈诮?jīng)濟(jì)上沒有實(shí)力,在政治上沒有能力發(fā)出聲音。
但是,你們和我在經(jīng)濟(jì)上有實(shí)力,在政治上能夠發(fā)出聲音。
我們可以讓市場更好地為窮人服務(wù),如果我們能夠設(shè)計(jì)出一種更有創(chuàng)新性的資本主義制度--如果我們可以改變市場,讓更多的人可以獲得利潤,或者至少可以維持生活--那么,這就可以幫到那些正在極端不平等的狀況中受苦的人們。我們還可以向全世界的政府施壓,要求他們將納稅人的錢,花到更符合納稅人價(jià)值觀的地方。
如果我們能夠找到這樣一種方法,既可以幫到窮人,又可以為商人帶來利潤,為政治家?guī)磉x票,那么我們就找到了一種減少世界性不平等的可持續(xù)的發(fā)展道路。這個(gè)任務(wù)是無限的。它不可能被完全完成,但是任何自覺地解決這個(gè)問題的嘗試,都將會(huì)改變這個(gè)世界。
在這個(gè)問題上,我是樂觀的。但是,我也遇到過那些感到絕望的懷疑主義者。他們說:"不平等從人類誕生的第一天就存在,到人類滅亡的最后一天也將存在。--因?yàn)槿祟悓@個(gè)問題根本不在乎。"我完全不能同意這種觀點(diǎn)。
我相信,問題不是我們不在乎,而是我們不知道怎么做。
此刻在這個(gè)院子里的所有人,生命中總有這樣或那樣的時(shí)刻,目睹人類的悲劇,感到萬分傷心。但是我們什么也沒做,并非我們無動(dòng)于衷,而是因?yàn)槲覀儾恢雷鍪裁春驮趺醋?。如果我們知道如何做是有效的,那么我們就?huì)采取行動(dòng)。
改變世界的阻礙,并非人類的冷漠,而是世界實(shí)在太復(fù)雜。
為了將關(guān)心轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)樾袆?dòng),我們需要找到問題,發(fā)現(xiàn)解決辦法的方法,評(píng)估后果。但是世界的復(fù)雜性使得所有這些步驟都難于做到。
即使有了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和24小時(shí)直播的新聞臺(tái),讓人們真正發(fā)現(xiàn)問題所在,仍然十分困難。當(dāng)一架飛機(jī)墜毀了,官員們會(huì)立刻召開新聞發(fā)布會(huì),他們承諾進(jìn)行調(diào)查、找到原因、防止將來再次發(fā)生類似事故。
但是如果那些官員敢說真話,他們就會(huì)說:"在今天這一天,全世界所有可以避免的死亡之中,只有0.5%的死者來自于這次空難。我們決心盡一切努力,調(diào)查這個(gè)0.5%的死亡原因。"
顯然,更重要的問題不是這次空難,而是其他幾百萬可以預(yù)防的死亡事件。
我們并沒有很多機(jī)會(huì)了解那些死亡事件。媒體總是報(bào)告新聞,幾百萬人將要死去并非新聞。如果沒有人報(bào)道,那么這些事件就很容易被忽視。另一方面,即使我們確實(shí)目睹了事件本身或者看到了相關(guān)報(bào)道,我們也很難持續(xù)關(guān)注這些事件??粗耸芸嗍橇钊送纯嗟?,何況問題又如此復(fù)雜,我們根本不知道如何去幫助他人。所以我們會(huì)將臉轉(zhuǎn)過去。
就算我們真正發(fā)現(xiàn)了問題所在,也不過是邁出了第一步,接著還有第二步:那就是從復(fù)雜的事件中找到解決辦法。
如果我們要讓關(guān)心落到實(shí)處,我們就必須找到解決辦法。如果我們有一個(gè)清晰的和可靠的答案,那么當(dāng)任何組織和個(gè)人發(fā)出疑問"如何我能提供幫助"的時(shí)候,我們就能采取行動(dòng)。我們就能夠保證不浪費(fèi)一丁點(diǎn)全世界人類對他人的關(guān)心。但是,世界的復(fù)雜性使得很難找到對全世界每一個(gè)有愛心的人都有效的行動(dòng)方法,因此人類對他人的關(guān)心往往很難產(chǎn)生實(shí)際效果。
從這個(gè)復(fù)雜的世界中找到解決辦法,可以分為四個(gè)步驟:確定目標(biāo),找到最高效的方法,發(fā)現(xiàn)適用于這個(gè)方法的新技術(shù),同時(shí)最聰明地利用現(xiàn)有的技術(shù),不管它是復(fù)雜的藥物,還是最簡單的蚊帳。
艾滋病就是一個(gè)例子??偟哪繕?biāo),毫無疑問是消滅這種疾病。最高效的方法是預(yù)防。最理想的技術(shù)是發(fā)明一種疫苗,只要注射一次,就可以終生免疫。所以,政府、制藥公司、基金會(huì)應(yīng)該資助疫苗研究。但是,這樣研究工作很可能十年之內(nèi)都無法完成。因此,與此同時(shí),我們必須使用現(xiàn)有的技術(shù),目前最有效的預(yù)防方法就是設(shè)法讓人們避免那些危險(xiǎn)的行為。
要實(shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)新的目標(biāo),又可以采用新的四步循環(huán)。這是一種模式。關(guān)鍵的東西是永遠(yuǎn)不要停止思考和行動(dòng)。我們千萬不能再犯上個(gè)世紀(jì)在瘧疾和肺結(jié)核上犯過的錯(cuò)誤,那時(shí)我們因?yàn)樗鼈兲珡?fù)雜,而放棄了采取行動(dòng)。
在發(fā)現(xiàn)問題和找到解決方法之后,就是最后一步--評(píng)估工作結(jié)果,將你的成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)或者失敗經(jīng)驗(yàn)傳播出去,這樣其他人就可以從你的努力中有所收獲。
當(dāng)然,你必須有一些統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字。你必須讓他人知道,你的項(xiàng)目為幾百萬兒童新接種了疫苗。你也必須讓他人知道,兒童死亡人數(shù)下降了多少。這些都是很關(guān)鍵的,不僅有利于改善項(xiàng)目效果,也有利于從商界和政府得到更多的幫助。
但是,這些還不夠,如果你想激勵(lì)其他人參加你的項(xiàng)目,你就必須拿出更多的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字;你必須展示你的項(xiàng)目的人性因素,這樣其他人就會(huì)感到拯救一個(gè)生命,對那些處在困境中的家庭到底意味著什么。
幾年前,我去瑞士達(dá)沃斯旁聽一個(gè)全球健康問題論壇,會(huì)議的內(nèi)容有關(guān)于如何拯救幾百萬條生命。天哪,是幾百萬!想一想吧,拯救一個(gè)人的生命已經(jīng)讓人何等激動(dòng),現(xiàn)在你要把這種激動(dòng)再乘上幾百萬倍......但是,不幸的是,這是我參加過的最最乏味的論壇,乏味到我無法強(qiáng)迫自己聽下去。
那次經(jīng)歷之所以讓我難忘,是因?yàn)橹拔覀儎倓偘l(fā)布了一個(gè)軟件的第13個(gè)版本,我們讓觀眾激動(dòng)得跳了起來,喊出了聲。我喜歡人們因?yàn)檐浖械郊?dòng),那么我們?yōu)槭裁床荒軌蜃屓藗円驗(yàn)槟軌蛘壬械礁蛹?dòng)呢?
除非你能夠讓人們看到或者感受到行動(dòng)的影響力,否則你無法讓人們激動(dòng)。如何做到這一點(diǎn),并不是一件簡單的事。
同前面一樣,在這個(gè)問題上,我依然是樂觀的。不錯(cuò),人類的不平等有史以來一直存在,但是那些能夠化繁為簡的新工具,卻是最近才出現(xiàn)的。這些新工具可以幫助我們,將人類的同情心發(fā)揮最大的作用,這就是為什么將來同過去是不一樣的。
這個(gè)時(shí)代無時(shí)無刻不在涌現(xiàn)出新的革新--生物技術(shù),計(jì)算機(jī),互聯(lián)網(wǎng)--它們給了我們一個(gè)從未有過的機(jī)會(huì),去終結(jié)那些極端的貧窮和非惡性疾病的死亡。
六十年前,喬治.馬歇爾也是在這個(gè)地方的畢業(yè)典禮上,宣布了一個(gè)計(jì)劃,幫助那些歐洲國家的戰(zhàn)后建設(shè)。他說:"我認(rèn)為,困難的一點(diǎn)是這個(gè)問題太復(fù)雜,報(bào)紙和電臺(tái)向公眾源源不斷地提供各種事實(shí),使得大街上的普通人極端難于清晰地判斷形勢。事實(shí)上,經(jīng)過層層傳播,想要真正地把握形勢,是根本不可能的。"
馬歇爾發(fā)表這個(gè)演講之后的三十年,我那一屆學(xué)生畢業(yè),當(dāng)然我不在其中。那時(shí),新技術(shù)剛剛開始萌芽,它們將使得這個(gè)世界變得更小、更開放、更容易看到、距離更近。
低成本的個(gè)人電腦的出現(xiàn),使得一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)有機(jī)會(huì)誕生,它為學(xué)習(xí)和交流提供了巨大的機(jī)會(huì)。
網(wǎng)絡(luò)的神奇之處,不僅僅是它縮短了物理距離,使得天涯若比鄰。它還極大地增加了懷有共同想法的人們聚集在一起的機(jī)會(huì),我們可以為了解決同一個(gè)問題,一起共同工作。這就大大加快了革新的進(jìn)程,發(fā)展速度簡直快得讓人震驚。
與此同時(shí),世界上有條件上網(wǎng)的人,只是全部人口的六分之一。這意味著,還有許多具有創(chuàng)造性的人們,沒有加入到我們的討論中來。那些有著實(shí)際的操作經(jīng)驗(yàn)和相關(guān)經(jīng)歷的聰明人,卻沒有技術(shù)來幫助他們,將他們的天賦或者想法與全世界分享。
我們需要盡可能地讓更多的人有機(jī)會(huì)使用新技術(shù),因?yàn)檫@些新技術(shù)正在引發(fā)一場革命,人類將因此可以互相幫助。新技術(shù)正在創(chuàng)造一種可能,不僅是政府,還包括大學(xué)、公司、小機(jī)構(gòu)、甚至個(gè)人,能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)問題所在、能夠找到解決辦法、能夠評(píng)估他們努力的效果,去改變那些馬歇爾六十年前就說到過的問題--饑餓、貧窮和絕望。
哈佛是一個(gè)大家庭。這個(gè)院子里在場的人們,是全世界最有智力的人類群體之一。
我們可以做些什么?
毫無疑問,哈佛的老師、校友、學(xué)生和資助者,已經(jīng)用他們的能力改善了全世界各地人們的生活。但是,我們還能夠再做什么呢?有沒有可能,哈佛的人們可以將他們的智慧,用來幫助那些甚至從來沒有聽到過"哈佛"這個(gè)名字的人?
請?jiān)试S我向各位院長和教授,提出一個(gè)請求----你們是哈佛的智力領(lǐng)袖,當(dāng)你們雇用新的老師、授予終身教職、評(píng)估課程、決定學(xué)位頒發(fā)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的時(shí)候,請問你們自己如下的問題:
我們最優(yōu)秀的人才是否在致力于解決我們最大的問題?
哈佛是否鼓勵(lì)她的老師去研究解決世界上最嚴(yán)重的不平等?哈佛的學(xué)生是否從全球那些極端的貧窮中學(xué)到了什么......世界性的饑荒......清潔的水資源的缺乏......無法上學(xué)的女童......死于非惡性疾病的兒童.......哈佛的學(xué)生有沒有從中學(xué)到東西?
那些世界上過著最優(yōu)越生活的人們,有沒有從那些最困難的人們身上學(xué)到東西?
這些問題并非語言上的修辭。你必須用自己的行動(dòng)來回答它們。
我的母親在我被哈佛大學(xué)錄取的那一天,曾經(jīng)感到非常驕傲。她從沒有停止督促我,去為他人做更多的事情。在我結(jié)婚的前幾天,她主持了一個(gè)新娘進(jìn)我家的儀式。在這個(gè)儀式上,她高聲朗讀了一封關(guān)于婚姻的信,這是她寫給melinda的。那時(shí),我的母親已經(jīng)因?yàn)榘┌Y病入膏肓,但是她還是認(rèn)為這是又一個(gè)傳播她的信念的機(jī)會(huì)。在那封信的結(jié)尾,她寫道:"你的能力越大,人們對你的期望也就越大。"
想一想吧,我們在這個(gè)院子里的這些人,被給予過什么--天賦、特權(quán)、機(jī)遇--那么可以這樣說,全世界的人們幾乎有無限的權(quán)力,期待我們做出貢獻(xiàn)。
同這個(gè)時(shí)代的期望一樣,我也要向今天各位畢業(yè)的同學(xué)提出一個(gè)忠告:你們要選擇一個(gè)問題,一個(gè)復(fù)雜的問題,一個(gè)有關(guān)于人類深刻的不平等的問題,然后你們要變成這個(gè)問題的專家。如果你們能夠使得這個(gè)問題成為你們職業(yè)的核心,那么你們就會(huì)非常杰出。但是,你們不必一定要去做那些大事。每個(gè)星期只用幾個(gè)小時(shí),你就可以通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)得到信息,找到志同道合的朋友,發(fā)現(xiàn)困難所在,找到解決它們的途徑。
不要讓這個(gè)世界的復(fù)雜性阻礙你前進(jìn)。要成為一個(gè)行動(dòng)主義者。將解決人類的不平等視為己任。它將成為你生命中最重要的經(jīng)歷之一。
在座的各位畢業(yè)的同學(xué),你們所處的時(shí)代是一個(gè)神奇的時(shí)代。當(dāng)你們離開哈佛的時(shí)候,你們擁有的技術(shù),是我們那一屆學(xué)生所沒有的。你們已經(jīng)了解到了世界上的不平等,我們那時(shí)還不知道這些。有了這樣的了解之后,要是你再棄那些你可以幫助的人們于不顧,就將受到良心的譴責(zé),只需一點(diǎn)小小的努力,你就可以改變那些人們的生活。你們比我們擁有更大的能力;你們必須盡早開始,盡可能長時(shí)期堅(jiān)持下去。
知道了你們所知道的一切,你們怎么可能不采取行動(dòng)呢?
我希望,30年后你們還會(huì)再回到哈佛,想起你們用自己的天賦和能力所做出的一切。我希望,在那個(gè)時(shí)候,你們用來評(píng)價(jià)自己的標(biāo)準(zhǔn),不僅僅是你們的專業(yè)成就,而包括你們?yōu)楦淖冞@個(gè)世界深刻的不平等所做出的努力,以及你們?nèi)绾紊拼切┻h(yuǎn)隔千山萬水、與你們毫不涉及的人們,你們與他們唯一的共同點(diǎn)就是同為人類。
最后,祝各位同學(xué)好運(yùn)。
人物評(píng)價(jià)
他享受辯論,就想聽到不同觀點(diǎn),又總是想贏。可是好勝心和好奇心,并沒有影響蓋茨最終成為一個(gè)謙虛的人。(李開復(fù)評(píng) )
比爾·蓋茨蓋茨是一個(gè)對技術(shù)有熱情、對人類有使命感的人。他有很多財(cái)富,但他自己的生活方式很簡單,這種使命感是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的,而不是裝出來的。(張亞勤評(píng))
比爾·蓋茨賺的錢比人類歷史上所有人都多,他在努力把錢捐獻(xiàn)出去。大多數(shù)人也許會(huì)把錢用在別的地方,或是只捐出一點(diǎn)點(diǎn),并希望別人給他們別上勛章,而不是像比爾·蓋茨那樣,把全部的時(shí)間都用在尋找真正行之有效的東西。這就是他畢生的工作。(克林頓評(píng) )
如果蓋茨賣的不是軟件而是漢堡,他也會(huì)成為世界漢堡大王。(巴菲特評(píng))
他是一個(gè)非常非常聰明的家伙,而且深愛技術(shù)。(貝瑞特評(píng) )
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尊敬的各位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、老師,親愛的同學(xué)們:
大家上午好!
非常高興作為教師代表做畢業(yè)致辭。今天是一個(gè)充滿喜悅和希望的日子,充盈在我們心里的,除了師生的惜別之情,更多是一份驕傲和自豪。因?yàn)橛H愛的同學(xué)們即將開始自己新的人生里程。所以,請?jiān)试S我代表我系全體教師向經(jīng)過三年努力學(xué)習(xí),圓滿完成學(xué)業(yè)的同學(xué)們表示最熱烈的祝賀!
每一年,學(xué)校里都有這么幾天,伴著初夏的燥熱,校園里處處充滿了離別的傷愁。睡在上鋪的兄弟,你為他找到理想的工作而高興,可他明天就要奔赴遠(yuǎn)方;閱覽室里暗戀了許久的女生,終于敬了她一杯酒,可以后還能見到那一低頭的溫柔嗎?還有許多被你們在背后起了外號(hào)的老師,昨天還是那么真實(shí)地存在,今天過后很快就會(huì)變成回憶了。
在這三年中,我們共同經(jīng)歷了很多,記住了很多。我們記住了迎新晚會(huì)的新鮮和希望,我們記住了紅五月歌賽的激揚(yáng)和團(tuán)結(jié),我們記住了社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的豐富和爛漫,我們記住了運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的動(dòng)感與競爭。我們還記住了很多很多。
回首這三年,我相信大家都會(huì)感慨萬千,孤單過、快樂過、努力過、挫折過,失敗過、成功過、哭過、笑過、迷惘過、希望過,但無論怎樣,在千滋百味的大學(xué)三年如白駒過隙時(shí),我們都知道,從今天起,你們畢業(yè)了!
同時(shí),你們又都將面對一個(gè)新的挑戰(zhàn),從這個(gè)意義上講,各位又重新站在了同一條起跑線上。所以,曾經(jīng)輝煌的同學(xué)請你不要驕傲,曾經(jīng)失敗的同學(xué)更不要?dú)怵H,機(jī)會(huì)對大家都是平等的,只要肯努力,時(shí)間會(huì)給大家在社會(huì)這張答卷上一個(gè)滿意的評(píng)分。
在我及全體老師即將成為大家大學(xué)時(shí)代的回憶之前,我想衷心的建議每一位同學(xué):
一是要擺正自己的位置,始終保持一種平和的心態(tài),從零開始,從小事做起,虛心向他人學(xué)習(xí),真誠向?qū)嵺`請教。書本上的知識(shí)總是有限的,而社會(huì)才是一個(gè)大課堂。
二是要學(xué)會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)?,F(xiàn)在人類的知識(shí)總量,大約3年就翻一番,所以我們應(yīng)該努力尋求獲得知識(shí)的方法,學(xué)會(huì)如何學(xué)習(xí),以適應(yīng)知識(shí)日新月異迅速增長的趨勢。
三是要學(xué)會(huì)做人。陶行知先生在論述教師和學(xué)生的職責(zé)與任務(wù)時(shí),曾經(jīng)言簡意賅地說過十六個(gè)字:"千教萬教,教人求真;千學(xué)萬學(xué),學(xué)會(huì)做人"。學(xué)會(huì)做人的一方面就是學(xué)會(huì)與人交流,與人交往,與人合作。同學(xué)們畢業(yè)后,無論是走向工作第一線,還是繼續(xù)選擇深造,都要不斷地、踏實(shí)地學(xué)習(xí)新的知識(shí),充實(shí)自己。在現(xiàn)在的知識(shí)經(jīng)濟(jì)時(shí)代,靠一個(gè)人單槍匹馬地奮斗是無法建功立業(yè)的,所以希望大家要學(xué)會(huì)做人,學(xué)會(huì)做事,學(xué)會(huì)合作,在各方面都不斷地完善自我,有一個(gè)健康的體魄,保持一種健康的心理狀態(tài),充滿信心地面對未來。每天都能尋找到學(xué)習(xí)、生活、工作中的快樂,每天都能使自己取得一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)進(jìn)步,成為一個(gè)全新的人,從而為社會(huì),為國家做出貢獻(xiàn)。
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feelings, failure and finding happiness
感覺、失敗及尋找幸福
thank you, president hennessy, and to thetrustees and the faculty, to all of the parents andgrandparents, to you, the stanford graduates. thank you for letting me share this amazing daywith you.
hennessy校長,全體教員,家長,還有斯坦福的畢業(yè)生門,非常感謝你們。感謝你們讓我和你們分享這美好的一天。
i need to begin by letting everyone in on a little secret. the secret is that kirby bumpus,stanford class of "08, is my goddaughter. so, i was thrilled when president hennessy asked meto be your commencement speaker, because this is the first time i"ve been allowed on campussince kirby"s been here.
我決定透漏一個(gè)小秘密給大家來作為這次演講的開始。這個(gè)秘密就是kirby bumpus,斯坦福2024年的畢業(yè)生,是我的義女。所以當(dāng)hennessy校長讓我來做演講時(shí),我受寵若驚,因?yàn)樽詮膋irby來這上學(xué)以來,這是我第一次被允許到斯坦福來。
you see, kirby"s a very smart girl. she wants people to get to know her on her own terms, shesays. not in terms of who she knows. so, she never wants anyone who"s first meeting her toknow that i know her and she knows me. so, when she first came to stanford for new studentorientation with her mom, i hear that they arrived and everybody was so welcoming, andsomebody came up to kirby and they said, "ohmigod, that"s gayle king!" because a lot ofpeople know gayle king as my bff [best friend forever].
正如你們知道的那樣kirby是一個(gè)非常聰明的女孩。她說,她希望大家通過她自己的努力了解她,而不是她認(rèn)識(shí)誰。因此她從來不希望每一個(gè)第一次見到她的人知道她認(rèn)識(shí)我。當(dāng)她和她媽媽第一次來到斯坦福參加開學(xué)典禮時(shí),我聽說每個(gè)人都十分熱情。他們說:“我的天啊,那是gayle king”。因?yàn)楹芏嗳硕贾纆ayle king是我最好的朋友。
and so somebody comes up to kirby, and they say, "ohmigod, is that gayle king?" and kirby"slike, "uh-huh. she"s my mom."and so the person says, "ohmigod, does it mean, like, you knowoprah winfrey?"and kirby says, "sort of."
有些人走到kirby面前,對kirby說:“我的天啊,那是gayle king嗎?”kirby說:“嗯,她是我媽媽。”然后人們說:“我的天啊,難道說,你認(rèn)識(shí)oprah winfrey。”kirby說:“有點(diǎn)吧。”
i said, "sort of? you sort of know me?" well, i have photographic proof. i have pictures which ican e-mail to you all of kirby riding horsey with me on all fours. so, i more than sort-of knowkirby bumpus. and i"m so happy to be here, just happy that i finally, after four years, get tosee her room. there"s really nowhere else i"d rather be, because i"m so proud of kirby, whograduates today with two degrees, one in human bio and the other in psychology. love you,kirby cakes! that"s how well i know her. i can call her cakes.
我說:“有一點(diǎn)。你有一點(diǎn)認(rèn)識(shí)我”。我還有照片為證。我可以把kirby 和我騎馬時(shí)的照片e-mail給你們。因此我不僅僅只是有點(diǎn)認(rèn)識(shí)kirby bumpus。我非常高興來到這里,因?yàn)樗哪陙砦业谝淮蝸淼剿膶嬍摇N覟閗irby感到自豪,因?yàn)樗@得了人類生物學(xué)和心理學(xué)的雙學(xué)位。這就是我多么的了解她。我可以叫她cakes。
and so proud of her mother and father, who helped her get through this time, and her brother,will. i really had nothing to do with her graduating from stanford, but every time anybody"sasked me in the past couple of weeks what i was doing, i would say, "i"m getting ready to go tostanford."
我為她的父母感到驕傲,她的父母給了她很大幫助,還有她的哥哥will。我對kirby大學(xué)四年真的沒有什么幫助。但是在過去的幾周里,每當(dāng)人們問我在做什么時(shí),我都會(huì)說:“我正準(zhǔn)備去斯坦福”
i just love saying "stanford." because the truth is, i know i would have never gotten my degreeat all, "cause i didn"t go to stanford. i went to tennessee state university. but i never wouldhave gotten my diploma at all, because i was supposed to graduate back in 1975, but i wasshort one credit. and i figured, i"m just going to forget it, "cause, you know, i"m not going tomarch with my class. because by that point, i was already on television. i"d been in televisionsince i was 19 and a sophomore. granted, i was the only television anchor person that had an11 o"clock curfew doing the 10 o"clock news.
我就是喜歡這樣說stanford(用一種奇怪的語調(diào))。因?yàn)檫@是真的,我知道根本不會(huì)拿到我的學(xué)位,因?yàn)槲覜]有去斯坦福念書。我去了tennessee 州立大學(xué)。但是我本來不會(huì)拿到我的畢業(yè)證,因?yàn)槲冶緫?yīng)該在1975年畢業(yè),但是我少了一個(gè)學(xué)分。我認(rèn)為我還是會(huì)忘了這件事。你們知道,我不會(huì)比得上我的同班同學(xué)。因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)上了電視。我在19歲還是大學(xué)二年級(jí)的時(shí)候就已經(jīng)上了電視。我是唯一一個(gè)電視節(jié)目主持人,雖然有11點(diǎn)的宵禁,卻做著10點(diǎn)鐘的新聞。
seriously, my dad was like, "well, that news is over at 10:30. be home by 11."
but that didn"t matter to me, because i was earning a living. i was on my way. so, i thought,i"m going to let this college thing go and i only had one credit short. but, my father, from thattime on and for years after, was always on my case, because i did not graduate. he"d say, "oprah gail"—that"s my middle name—"i don"t know what you"re gonna do without thatdegree." and i"d say, "but, dad, i have my own television show."
嚴(yán)肅地說,我爸爸告訴我,“好吧,新聞10:30結(jié)束。11點(diǎn)之前到家。”但是這對我并不重要,因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)自食其力了。我在走我自己的路。所以我想,我不能讓關(guān)于我大學(xué)的那件事就這么過去,我還少一個(gè)學(xué)分。但是我的父親從那時(shí)起卻成了問題。由于我沒有畢業(yè),他總是說:“oprah gail(我的中間名字),我不知道沒有學(xué)位你能做些什么。”然后我說:“但是,爸爸,我已經(jīng)有我自己的電視節(jié)目啦。”
and he"d say, "well, i still don"t know what you"re going to do without that degree."
and i"d say, "but, dad, now i"m a talk show host." he"d say, "i don"t know how you"re going toget another job without that degree."
他說:“好吧,但是我還是不知道沒有那個(gè)學(xué)位你能干什么。”我說:“但是,爸爸,現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)是脫口秀的主持人了”。他還是說:“我不知道沒有那個(gè)學(xué)位你怎么去找其他的工作。”
so, in 1987, tennessee state university invited me back to speak at their commencement. bythen, i had my own show, was nationally syndicated. i"d made a movie, had been nominated foran oscar and founded my company, harpo. but i told them, i cannot come and give a speechunless i can earn one more credit, because my dad"s still saying i"m not going to get anywherewithout that degree.
在1987年,tennessee州立大學(xué)邀請我回去做他們的畢業(yè)典禮演講。在那時(shí),我已經(jīng)有了自己的電視節(jié)目,并加入了國家聯(lián)合會(huì)。我制作了一部電影,并被奧斯卡提名,而且成立了我自己的公司harpo??晌腋嬖V他們,我不能去演講除非我得到那一個(gè)學(xué)分,因?yàn)槲野职挚偸钦f沒了那學(xué)位我將一事無成。
so, i finished my coursework, i turned in my final paper and i got the degree.and my dad wasvery proud. and i know that, if anything happens, that one credit will be my salvation.
因此,我完成了我的課程,上交了我的畢業(yè)論文,然后拿到了學(xué)位。我的爸爸非常的驕傲。從此我知道,無論什么事發(fā)生,那一個(gè)學(xué)分是我的救世主
but i also know why my dad was insisting on that diploma, because, as b. b. king put it, "thebeautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take that away from you." and learning isreally in the broadest sense what i want to talk about today, because your education, of course,isn"t ending here. in many ways, it"s only just begun.
但是我知道為什么我爸爸總是堅(jiān)持讓我獲得文憑,因?yàn)椋鏱. b. king所說:“關(guān)于學(xué)習(xí)的美好在于別人不會(huì)把知識(shí)從你身上拿走”學(xué)習(xí)正是我今天想說的,因?yàn)槟銈兊慕逃]有在這里結(jié)束。在很多情況下,這才是剛剛開使。
the world has so many lessons to teach you. i consider the world, this earth, to be like a schooland our life the classrooms. and sometimes here in this planet earth school the lessons oftencome dressed up as detours or roadblocks. and sometimes as full-blown crises. and the secreti"ve learned to getting ahead is being open to the lessons, lessons from the grandest universityof all, that is, the universe itself.
這個(gè)世界將會(huì)教會(huì)你們很多。我認(rèn)為這個(gè)世界,這個(gè)地球,就像一個(gè)學(xué)校和我們?nèi)松慕淌?。有時(shí)這些課程會(huì)是彎路和障礙。有時(shí)會(huì)充滿危機(jī)。我所學(xué)的應(yīng)付這一切的秘密就是去勇于面對,正如我們面對大學(xué)課程一樣。
it"s being able to walk through life eager and open to self-improvement and that which isgoing to best help you evolve, "cause that"s really why we"re here, to evolve as human beings.to grow into more of ourselves, always moving to the ne_t level of understanding, the ne_t levelof compassion and growth.
我們能夠充滿激情的去生活和自我提高,這就是我們存在的意義。不斷自我提高,去追求人生的更高境界,去追求更高級(jí)別的憐憫和自我提高。
i think about one of the greatest compliments i"ve ever received: i interviewed with a reporterwhen i was first starting out in chicago. and then many years later, i saw the same reporter.and she said to me, "you know what? you really haven"t changed. you"ve just become more ofyourself."
我記得我所受到的最大的贊揚(yáng)就是當(dāng)我剛剛在芝加哥開始工作時(shí),我采訪了一個(gè)記者。很多年以后我們又見面了。她對我說:“你知道嗎?你一點(diǎn)也沒有變。你變得更為自我了。”
and that is really what we"re all trying to do, become more of ourselves. and i believe thatthere"s a lesson in almost everything that you do and every e_perience, and getting the lessonis how you move forward. it"s how you enrich your spirit. and, trust me, i know that innerwisdom is more precious than wealth. the more you spend it, the more you gain.
這就是我們一直努力在做的,去做我們自己。我堅(jiān)信你們會(huì)從每一件做過的事上學(xué)到經(jīng)驗(yàn),這樣你們就會(huì)取得進(jìn)步。這樣你們豐富了心靈。相信我,內(nèi)在的智慧比外在的財(cái)富更加珍貴。你越是使用它,你就得到更多。
so, today, i just want to share a few lessons—meaning three—that i"ve learned in my journeyso far. and aren"t you glad? don"t you hate it when somebody says, "i"m going to share a few,"and it"s 10 lessons later? and, you"re like, "listen, this is my graduation. this is not about you."so, it"s only going to be three.
今天我想和大家分享我人生的三個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。你們難道不覺得高興嗎?你們是否會(huì)反感,當(dāng)有人對你說:“我想分享一些”但事實(shí)上卻是10個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。你們肯定在想:“聽著,這是我的畢業(yè)典禮,不是你的”。因此這里只有三個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)我想和大家分享。
the three lessons that have had the greatest impact on my life have to do with feelings, withfailure and with finding happiness.
這三個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)對我的人生產(chǎn)生了很大影響,它們是關(guān)于感情,失敗和追求幸福。
a year after i left college, i was given the opportunity to co-anchor the 6 o"clock news inbaltimore, because the whole goal in the media at the time i was coming up was you try tomove to larger markets. and baltimore was a much larger market than nashville. so, gettingthe 6 o"clock news co-anchor job at 22 was such a big deal. it felt like the biggest deal in theworld at the time.
當(dāng)我離開大學(xué)一年后,在baltimore我得到了一個(gè)共同主持6點(diǎn)新聞的機(jī)會(huì)。在那時(shí)媒體界的最大目標(biāo)就是獲得更大的市場,而baltimore是一個(gè)比nashville大得多的市場,因此在22歲時(shí)得到這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)對我來說非常重要。它那時(shí)對我來說它仿佛是世界上最重要的事。
and i was so proud, because i was finally going to have my chance to be like barbara walters,which is who i had been trying to emulate since the start of my tv career. so, i was 22 yearsold, making $22,000 a year. and it"s where i met my best friend, gayle, who was an intern atthe same tv station. and once we became friends, we"d say, "ohmigod, i can"t believe it!you"re making $22,000 and you"re only 22. imagine when you"re 40 and you"re making$40,000!"
我非常自豪,因?yàn)槲医K于有機(jī)會(huì)去效法barbara walters。而她正是我從業(yè)以來一直效法的對象。那時(shí)我22歲,每年掙22,000美元。我遇到了在電視臺(tái)做實(shí)習(xí)生的gayle,我們立刻成了好朋友。我們說:“我的天啊,真難以置信。你在22歲時(shí)掙每年能掙22,000美元。想象一下吧,當(dāng)你40歲時(shí)你每年就會(huì)掙40,000美元”
when i turned 40, i was so glad that didn"t happen.
當(dāng)我真的40歲時(shí),我很高興這并沒有成真。
so, here i am, 22, making $22,000 a year and, yet, it didn"t feel right. it didn"t feel right. thefirst sign, as president hennessy was saying, was when they tried to change my name. thenews director said to me at the time, "nobody"s going to remember oprah. so, we want tochange your name. we"ve come up with a name we think that people will remember and peoplewill like. it"s a friendly name: suzie."
這就是我,22歲時(shí)每年掙22,000美元,然而,這種感覺并不好。首先,正如hennessy校長所說,當(dāng)他們試圖讓我改名字。那時(shí)導(dǎo)演對我說:“沒人會(huì)記住oprah這個(gè)名字。因此我們想讓你改名字。我們已經(jīng)為你想了一個(gè)大家都會(huì)記住和喜歡的名字——suzie。”
hi, suzie. very friendly. you can"t be angry with suzie. remember suzie. but my name wasn"tsuzie. and, you know, i"d grown up not really loving my name, because when you"re looking foryour little name on the lunch bo_es and the license plate tags, you"re never going to findoprah.
suzie,一個(gè)很友善的名字。你不會(huì)厭惡suzie。記住suzie吧。但是我的名字不是suzie。你們可以看到,自小我就不怎么喜歡我的名字。因?yàn)楫?dāng)你在午餐箱和牌號(hào)尋找你的名字時(shí),你永遠(yuǎn)也不會(huì)找oprah。
so, i grew up not loving the name, but once i was asked to change it, i thought, well, it is myname and do i look like a suzie to you? so, i thought, no, it doesn"t feel right. i"m not going tochange my name. and if people remember it or not, that"s ok.
我從小就不怎么喜歡我的名字,但是當(dāng)我被告知去改名字時(shí),我想,好吧,那時(shí)我的名字,但是suzie真的適合我嗎?因此我想,它并不適合我。我不會(huì)改我的名字。我也不介意人們是否記得住我的名字,這沒什么大不了的。
and then they said they didn"t like the way i looked. this was in 1976, when your boss couldcall you in and say, "i don"t like the way you look." now that would be called a lawsuit, butback then they could just say, "i don"t like the way you look." which, in case some of you in theback, if you can"t tell, is nothing like barbara walters. so, they sent me to a salon where theygave me a perm, and after a few days all my hair fell out and i had to shave my head. andthen they really didn"t like the way i looked.because now i am black and bald and sitting on tv.not a pretty picture.
然后他們還對我說他們不喜歡我的長相。那是在1976年,你的老板可以那么說。但是如果是現(xiàn)在的話,那就是一件很嚴(yán)重的事了??墒悄菚r(shí)他們還是說:“我不喜歡你的造型。”我根本不像barbara walters。于是他們把我送到沙龍,給我燙了發(fā)??墒菐滋旌笪业念^發(fā)一團(tuán)糟。我不得不剃光我的頭發(fā)。此時(shí)他們更不喜歡我的造型了。因?yàn)樽鳛橐粋€(gè)光頭黑人坐在攝影機(jī)前,我肯定不漂亮的。
but even worse than being bald, i really hated, hated, hated being sent to report on otherpeople"s tragedies as a part of my daily duty, knowing that i was just e_pected to observe,when everything in my instinct told me that i should be doing something, i should be lendinga hand.
比光頭更令我討厭的是我不得不把播報(bào)別人遭受的痛苦作為我的日常工作。我深知我期待去觀察,我的內(nèi)心告訴我,我應(yīng)該做些什么了。我需要為他人提供幫助。
so, as president hennessy said, i"d cover a fire and then i"d go back and i"d try to give thevictims blankets. and i wouldn"t be able to sleep at night because of all the things i wascovering during the day.
正如hennessy校長所說的那樣,我播報(bào)了一起火災(zāi),然后應(yīng)當(dāng)去給受害者拿毯子。由于白天播報(bào)的那些新聞導(dǎo)致我晚上難以入睡。
and, meanwhile, i was trying to sit gracefully like barbara and make myself talk like barbara.and i thought, well, i could make a pretty goofy barbara. and if i could figure out how to bemyself, i could be a pretty good oprah. i was trying to sound elegant like barbara. andsometimes i didn"t read my copy, because something inside me said, this should bespontaneous. so, i wanted to get the news as i was giving it to the people. so, sometimes, iwouldn"t read my copy and it would be, like, si_ people on a pileup on i-40. oh, my goodness.
與此同時(shí)我盡量表現(xiàn)的優(yōu)雅一些,使我更像barbara。我認(rèn)為我可能會(huì)成為一個(gè)傻傻的barbara。如果我做回我自己,我就會(huì)成為一個(gè)很棒的oprah。我努力像barbara那樣優(yōu)雅。有時(shí)我并不讀我的稿件,因?yàn)槲业膬?nèi)心告訴我這是不自主的。所以我想為大家播報(bào)一些我想要的新聞。有時(shí),我不會(huì)播報(bào)像6個(gè)人在連環(huán)車禍中受傷這類的新聞。哦,我的天啊。
and sometimes i wouldn"t read the copy—because i wanted to be spontaneous—and i"d comeacross a list of words i didn"t know and i"d mispronounce. and one day i was reading copy and icalled canada "ca nada." and i decided, this barbara thing"s not going too well. i should trybeing myself.
有時(shí)出于內(nèi)心的本能,我不會(huì)去播報(bào)一些新聞。我還會(huì)遇到一些不認(rèn)識(shí)的和念錯(cuò)的詞。一天當(dāng)我播新聞時(shí),我把加拿大讀錯(cuò)了。我想這樣下去學(xué)barbara可不大好。我應(yīng)該做回我自己。
but at the same time, my dad was saying, "oprah gail, this is an opportunity of a lifetime.you better keep that job." and my boss was saying, "this is the nightly news. you"re ananchor, not a social worker. just do your job."
但那是我爸爸卻對我說:“這是你一生的機(jī)會(huì)。你最好繼續(xù)那份工作。”我的老板也說:“這是晚間新聞。你是播報(bào)員,不是福利工作者。還是做你的本職工作吧。”
so, i was juggling these messages of e_pectation and obligation and feeling reallymiserable with myself. i"d go home at night and fill up my journals, "cause i"ve kept a journalsince i was 15—so i now have volumes of journals. so, i"d go home at night and fill up myjournals about how miserable i was and frustrated. then i"d eat my an_iety. that"s where ilearned that habit.
我歪曲了這些期待和義務(wù),并感覺很糟。晚上回到家后我會(huì)記日記。自從15歲時(shí)我就開始記日記了,于是現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)有了好幾卷日記。我晚上回到家后,我會(huì)記錄下我是多么的不幸和沮喪。然后我消除了焦慮。這就是我如何養(yǎng)成了那個(gè)習(xí)慣。
and after eight months, i lost that job. they said i was too emotional. i was too much. butsince they didn"t want to pay out the contract, they put me on a talk show in baltimore. andthe moment i sat down on that show, the moment i did, i felt like i"d come home. i realizedthat tv could be more than just a playground, but a platform for service, for helping otherpeople lift their lives. and the moment i sat down, doing that talk show, it felt like breathing. itfelt right. and that"s where everything that followed for me began.
8個(gè)月后我失去了那份工作。他們說我太情緒化了。但因?yàn)樗麄儾幌脒`背合約,他們就讓我去baltimore主持一檔脫口秀節(jié)目。從我開始主持那檔節(jié)目的一刻開始,我感覺好像回到了家一樣。我意識(shí)到電視不應(yīng)該僅僅是一個(gè)娛樂場,更應(yīng)該是一個(gè)以服務(wù)為目的的平臺(tái),以幫助他人更好的生活。當(dāng)我開始主持節(jié)目的時(shí)間侯,就像呼吸一樣。感覺好極啦。這就是我工作的真正開始。
and i got that lesson. when you"re doing the work you"re meant to do, it feels right and everyday is a bonus, regardless of what you"re getting paid.
這就是我學(xué)到的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。當(dāng)你做的是一份你喜歡的工作時(shí),那感覺棒極了。無論你能掙到多少錢,你都會(huì)有很大收獲。
it"s true. and how do you know when you"re doing something right? how do you know that? itfeels so. what i know now is that feelings are really your gps system for life. when you"resupposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional guidance systemlets you know. the trick is to learn to check your ego at the door and start checking your gutinstead. every right decision i"ve made—every right decision i"ve ever made—has come frommy gut. and every wrong decision i"ve ever made was a result of me not listening to thegreater voice of myself.
這是真的。但是你怎么知道你所做的是對的呢?你怎么知道呢?我所知道的就是你的內(nèi)心是你人生的導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)。當(dāng)你應(yīng)該或者不應(yīng)該改做某事時(shí),你的內(nèi)心會(huì)告訴你怎樣去做。關(guān)鍵是去面對你自己,面對你自己的內(nèi)心。我所做過的所有正確選擇都是源自我內(nèi)心的。我所做過的所有錯(cuò)誤選擇都是因?yàn)闆]有聽取來自我內(nèi)心的聲音。
if it doesn"t feel right, don"t do it. that"s the lesson. and that lesson alone will save you, myfriends, a lot of grief. even doubt means don"t. this is what i"ve learned. there are many timeswhen you don"t know what to do. when you don"t know what to do, get still, get very still, untilyou do know what to do.
如果感覺不好,就不要去做。這就是我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。我的朋友,這個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)會(huì)幫你避免很多痛苦。甚至懷疑都意味著不要去做。這就是我所學(xué)到的。有很多次當(dāng)你不知道如何去做時(shí),什么也不要做,直到你知道怎么做為止。
and when you do get still and let your internal motivation be the driver, not only will yourpersonal life improve, but you will gain a competitive edge in the working world as well.because, as daniel pink writes in his best-seller, a whole new mind, we"re entering a whole newage. and he calls it the conceptual age, where traits that set people apart today are going tocome from our hearts—right brain—as well as our heads. it"s no longer just the logical, linear,rules-based thinking that matters, he says. it"s also empathy and joyfulness and purpose,inner traits that have transcendent worth.
當(dāng)你什么也不要做時(shí),讓你的內(nèi)心作為驅(qū)動(dòng)力。不僅僅你的個(gè)人生活會(huì)提高,你在工作中也會(huì)獲得競爭力。正如daniel pink在他的暢銷書a whole new mind中所說的那樣,我們進(jìn)入了一個(gè)新時(shí)代,一個(gè)他稱之為概念時(shí)代的時(shí)代。人們的內(nèi)心使人與人之間產(chǎn)生隔閡。他說,重要的不僅僅是邏輯上的,線性的,直尺式的思維方式。移情,快樂,目標(biāo)和內(nèi)部特質(zhì)同樣也有卓越的價(jià)值。
these qualities bloom when we"re doing what we love, when we"re involving the wholeness ofourselves in our work, both our e_pertise and our emotion.
當(dāng)我們做自己喜歡的事時(shí),當(dāng)我們?nèi)硇牡耐度氲焦ぷ髦袝r(shí),這些特質(zhì)就會(huì)煥發(fā)生機(jī)。
so, i say to you, forget about the fast lane. if you really want to fly, just harness your power toyour passion. honor your calling. everybody has one. trust your heart and success will come toyou.
因此我對你說,忘掉那些快車道吧。如果你真的像飛翔,就把你的力量投入到你的激情當(dāng)中。尊重你內(nèi)心的召喚。每一個(gè)人都會(huì)有的。相信你的心靈,你會(huì)成功的。
so, how do i define success? let me tell you, money"s pretty nice. i"m not going to stand uphere and tell you that it"s not about money, "cause money is very nice. i like money. it"s goodfor buying things.
那么我是如何定義成功的呢?讓我告訴你,錢很美好。我不會(huì)告訴你們成功與錢無關(guān),因?yàn)殄X是好東東。我喜歡錢。它能買東西。
but having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. what youwant is money and meaning. you want your work to be meaningful. because meaning is whatbrings the real richness to your life. what you really want is to be surrounded by people youtrust and treasure and by people who cherish you. that"s when you"re really rich.so, lessonone, follow your feelings. if it feels right, move forward. if it doesn"t feel right, don"t do it.
但是擁有很多錢并不能使你自然而然的成為一個(gè)成功者。你想要的是錢和意義。你想你的工作更有意義。因?yàn)橛幸饬x使你的生活更加充實(shí)。你所希望得到的是被信任你珍視你的人包圍。這才是你真正富有的時(shí)候。因此,第一個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn),跟隨你的心靈。如果感覺對了,就繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。如果感覺不對,就不要做了。
now i want to talk a little bit about failings, because nobody"s journey is seamless or smooth.we all stumble. we all have setbacks. if things go wrong, you hit a dead end—as you will—it"sjust life"s way of saying time to change course. so, ask every failure—this is what i do withevery failure, every crisis, every difficult time—i say, what is this here to teach me? and as soonas you get the lesson, you get to move on. if you really get the lesson, you pass and you don"thave to repeat the class. if you don"t get the lesson, it shows up wearing another pair of pants—or skirt—to give you some remedial work.
現(xiàn)在我想談?wù)勈?。沒有人他的一生是一帆風(fēng)順的。我們都會(huì)遇到困難,受到挫折。如果事情出錯(cuò)了,你進(jìn)入了死胡同,這正是生活在告訴你是時(shí)候改變了。所以,每當(dāng)遇到困難和危機(jī)時(shí),我都會(huì)問它教會(huì)了我什么?只要你吸取了教訓(xùn),你就會(huì)繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。如果你真正吸取了教訓(xùn),你就會(huì)順利通過考驗(yàn),不用再取經(jīng)受失敗了。如果你沒有吸取教訓(xùn),它會(huì)以另外一種形式給出現(xiàn)在你面前并給你一些補(bǔ)救。
and what i"ve found is that difficulties come when you don"t pay attention to life"s whisper,because life always whispers to you first. and if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you"llget a scream. whatever you resist persists. but, if you ask the right question—not why is thishappening, but what is this here to teach me?—it puts you in the place and space to get thelesson you need.
我注意到當(dāng)你沒有仔細(xì)對待生活的細(xì)節(jié)時(shí),困難就會(huì)出現(xiàn)。因?yàn)樯羁偸翘崆暗吐暤母娼淠?。如果你忽視了這個(gè)低聲的告誡,過不了多久你就會(huì)得到一個(gè)驚聲尖叫,無論你怎樣反抗。但是如果你不去想為什困難會(huì)發(fā)生,而是去反思困難會(huì)教給我什么時(shí),你就會(huì)學(xué)到你需要的東西。
my friend eckhart tolle, who"s written this wonderful book called a new earth that"s all aboutletting the awareness of who you are stimulate everything that you do, he puts it like this:he says, don"t react against a bad situation; merge with that situation instead. and thesolution will arise from the challenge. because surrendering yourself doesn"t mean giving up;it means acting with responsibility.
我的朋友eckhart tolle。他寫了一本非常棒的書,名叫a new earth。這本書就是關(guān)于讓你的意識(shí)激勵(lì)你去做事。他說,不要去反抗困境,相反,要融入到其中。事情會(huì)變的越來越好的。因?yàn)闀簳r(shí)的屈服并不意味著放棄,它意味著一種責(zé)任感。
many of you know that, as president hennessy said, i started this school in africa. and ifounded the school, where i"m trying to give south african girls a shot at a future like yours—stanford. and i spent five years making sure that school would be as beautiful as thestudents. i wanted every girl to feel her worth reflected in her surroundings. so, i checkedevery blueprint, i picked every pillow. i was looking at the grout in between the bricks. i knewevery thread count of the sheets. i chose every girl from the villages, from nine provinces. andyet, last fall, i was faced with a crisis i had never anticipated. i was told that one of the dormmatrons was suspected of se_ual abuse.
你們當(dāng)中很多人都知道,正如hennessy校長所說,我在非洲創(chuàng)辦了一個(gè)學(xué)校。我希望給南非的女孩們一個(gè)像你們一樣的未來。我花了5年時(shí)間來確保學(xué)校會(huì)像學(xué)生們一樣好。我想讓每一個(gè)女孩感覺到自己的價(jià)值受到重視。所以我檢查了每一個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)圖,親自挑選每個(gè)枕頭,甚至檢查磚塊間的水泥。我知道每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)。每一學(xué)生都是我從9個(gè)省的村落里親自選出來的。然而,去年的秋天我卻遇到了一個(gè)我從未預(yù)料的危機(jī)。我被告知有一名宿舍管理員涉嫌性虐待。
that was, as you can imagine, devastating news. first, i cried—actually, i sobbed—for abouthalf an hour. and then i said, let"s get to it; that"s all you get, a half an hour. you need to focuson the now, what you need to do now. so, i contacted a child trauma specialist. i put togethera team of investigators. i made sure the girls had counseling and support. and gayle and i goton a plane and flew to south africa.
你們可以想象得到這是多么令人沮喪的消息啊。首先,我哭了,啜泣了大約半個(gè)小時(shí)。然后我說,我們得面對它。一個(gè)半小時(shí),這就是你全部所能得到的。你需要把注意力集中到現(xiàn)在,現(xiàn)在你因該做些什么。所以我聯(lián)系了一位兒科創(chuàng)傷專家。我派了一隊(duì)調(diào)查人員。我確定女孩們得到了安慰和支持。gayle和我坐上飛機(jī)飛向南非。
and the whole time i kept asking that question: what is this here to teach me? and, as difficultas that e_perience has been, i got a lot of lessons. i understand now the mistakes i made,because i had been paying attention to all of the wrong things. i"d built that school from theoutside in, when what really mattered was the inside out.so, it"s a lesson that applies to all ofour lives as a whole. what matters most is what"s inside. what matters most is the sense ofintegrity, of quality and beauty. i got that lesson. and what i know is that the girls cameaway with something, too. they have emerged from this more resilient and knowing that theirvoices have power.
整個(gè)過程中我都在問自己:“這件事教會(huì)了我什么?”雖然這個(gè)經(jīng)歷十分困難,但是我學(xué)到了很多。我意識(shí)到自己所犯的錯(cuò)誤,因?yàn)槲乙恢币詠矶及炎⒁饬性阱e(cuò)事上。我從外向內(nèi)建造了那所學(xué)校,然而正真對我有意義的是從內(nèi)向外的去建造它。最重要的是我對正直,品質(zhì)和美好的理解。我學(xué)到了那個(gè)教訓(xùn)。我也明白女孩們也學(xué)到了一些事。她們從中恢復(fù)了過來并意識(shí)到她們的聲音是有影響力的。
and their resilience and spirit have given me more than i could ever give to them, which leadsme to my final lesson—the one about finding happiness—which we could talk about all day, buti know you have other wacky things to do.
她們的恢復(fù)力和精神給了我很多東西,以至于比我給她們的還多。接下來是我最后的經(jīng)驗(yàn)—關(guān)于尋找幸福,我可以談?wù)撘徽?,但是我有其他古怪的事要做?/p>
not a small topic this is, finding happiness. but in some ways i think it"s the simplest of all.gwendolyn brooks wrote a poem for her children. it"s called "speech to the young : speech tothe progress-toward." and she says at the end, "live not for battles won. / live not for the-end-of-the-song. / live in the along." she"s saying, like eckhart tolle, that you have to live for thepresent. you have to be in the moment. whatever has happened to you in your past has nopower over this present moment, because life is now.
追求幸福并不是一個(gè)小話題。但在某種程度上來說它又是最簡單的話題。gwendolyn brooks為她的孩子寫了一首詩,詩名是speech to the young : speech to the progress-toward.在詩的最后她說到,不要為了戰(zhàn)勝而生活,不要為了歌曲的結(jié)尾而生活,要享受生活。她說,你應(yīng)當(dāng)為了現(xiàn)在而生活,無論過去發(fā)生了什么都不應(yīng)該影響到現(xiàn)在,因?yàn)樯罹褪沁^好現(xiàn)在。
but i think she"s also saying, be a part of something. don"t live for yourself alone. this is what iknow for sure: in order to be truly happy, you must live along with and you have to stand forsomething larger than yourself. because life is a reciprocal e_change. to move forward youhave to give back. and to me, that is the greatest lesson of life. to be happy, you have to givesomething back.
我想她還說過,去參與一些事。不要僅僅為了自己而生活。我可以非??隙ǖ氖菫榱俗非笳嬲目鞓?,你必須為了一些更有意義的事而生活。生活是互動(dòng)的。為了前進(jìn),你必須后退。對于我而言,這是人生中最重要的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。想要獲得快樂你必須付出。
i know you know that, because that"s a lesson that"s woven into the very fabric of thisuniversity. it"s a lesson that jane and leland stanford got and one they"ve bequeathed to you.because all of you know the story of how this great school came to be, how the stanfords losttheir only child to typhoid at the age of 15. they had every right and they had every reason toturn their backs against the world at that time, but instead, they channeled their grief andtheir pain into an act of grace. within a year of their son"s death, they had made the foundinggrant for this great school, pledging to do for other people"s children what they were not ableto do for their own boy.
我知道你們已經(jīng)很了解了,因?yàn)檫@個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)已經(jīng)深深的融入了斯坦福。這個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)是jane and leland傳承給你們的。因?yàn)槟銈兯械娜硕贾肋@座偉大的大學(xué)是如何建成的。斯坦福夫婦的獨(dú)子在15歲時(shí)得了傷寒離開了他們。他們有權(quán)利和理由去恨這個(gè)世界,但是他們卻用優(yōu)雅的行動(dòng)疏導(dǎo)了心中的悲傷。在他們兒子死后不到一年內(nèi),他們已經(jīng)這所偉大的大學(xué)籌集了建設(shè)經(jīng)費(fèi),并發(fā)誓要為別人的孩子做一些他們自己的孩子不能得到事。
the lesson here is clear, and that is, if you"re hurting, you need to help somebody ease theirhurt. if you"re in pain, help somebody else"s pain. and when you"re in a mess, you get yourselfout of the mess helping somebody out of theirs. and in the process, you get to become amember of what i call the greatest fellowship of all, the sorority of compassion and thefraternity of service.
這個(gè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)非常明顯,那就是,如果你受了傷,你需要幫助他人減輕傷痛。如果你感到痛苦,幫助他人減輕痛苦。如果你的生活一團(tuán)糟,去幫助其他處在困難中的人擺脫困境。這樣一來,你就變成了婦女聯(lián)誼會(huì)或是互助會(huì)中最偉大的一個(gè)員。
the stanfords had suffered the worst thing any mom and dad can ever endure, yet theyunderstood that helping others is the way we help ourselves. and this wisdom is increasinglysupported by scientific and sociological research. it"s no longer just woo-woo soft-skills talk.there"s actually a helper"s high, a spiritual surge you gain from serving others. so, if you wantto feel good, you have to go out and do some good.
斯坦福夫婦遭受了世上父母所能遭受的最大痛苦,然而他們懂得通過幫助他人來幫助自己。這種智慧漸漸的被科學(xué)和社會(huì)學(xué)研究所證實(shí)。這不僅僅是某種軟技能的談話。這事實(shí)上是在幫助者的高度,一種從幫助別人而獲得的精神大爆發(fā)。所以如果你想快樂,去幫助別人吧。
but when you do good, i hope you strive for more than just the good feeling that serviceprovides, because i know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better. so, whateverfield you choose, if you operate from the paradigm of service, i know your life will have morevalue and you will be happy.
但是當(dāng)你做好事時(shí),我希望你不僅僅是為了獲得的快樂,因?yàn)槲疑钪龊檬驴梢宰屇阕兊酶簟K詿o論你怎樣選擇,若你能以服務(wù)他人為榜樣,我相信你的生活會(huì)更有價(jià)值,你也會(huì)更快樂。
i was always happy doing my talk show, but that happiness reached a depth of fulfillment, ofjoy, that i really can"t describe to you or measure when i stopped just being on tv andlooking at tv as a job and decided to use television, to use it and not have it use me, to use itas a platform to serve my viewers. that alone changed the trajectory of my success.
我也很高興做我的脫口秀節(jié)目,那種快樂是一種更深層次的成就感,我很難去表達(dá)和衡量。我決定以電視作為我的職業(yè),我要用電視這個(gè)平臺(tái)來為我的觀眾服務(wù),而不是讓電視利用我。這改變了我成功的軌跡。
so, i know this—that whether you"re an actor, you offer your talent in the way that mostinspires art. if you"re an anatomist, you look at your gift as knowledge and service to healing.whether you"ve been called, as so many of you here today getting doctorates and otherdegrees, to the professions of business, law, engineering, humanities, science, medicine, if youchoose to offer your skills and talent in service, when you choose the paradigm of service,looking at life through that paradigm, it turns everything you do from a job into a gift. and iknow you haven"t spent all this time at stanford just to go out and get a job.
我知道無論你是否是一名演員,你都應(yīng)該把你的才智貢獻(xiàn)給能夠鼓舞他人的事業(yè)。如果你是一名剖析家,你應(yīng)當(dāng)把你們的智慧投入到醫(yī)治他人當(dāng)中。無論你是否被召喚,你們中的很多人在經(jīng)濟(jì),法律,人權(quán),科學(xué),醫(yī)藥方面都獲得了諸如博士一類的學(xué)位,如果你們決定把你們的技能和智慧奉獻(xiàn)給服務(wù)他人們,選擇把服務(wù)他人作為榜樣,你們的工作就會(huì)變成一種天賦。我知道你們在斯坦福所在的一切就是為了出去找一份工作。
you"ve been enriched in countless ways. there"s no better way to make your mark on the worldand to share that abundance with others. my constant prayer for myself is to be used inservice for the greater good.
你們在很多方面都得到了提高。沒有其它更好的方式能夠分享你的豐富的才智了。我永恒的祈禱就是讓自己能夠?yàn)樗颂峁└玫姆?wù)
so, let me end with one of my favorite quotes from martin luther king. dr. king said, "noteverybody can be famous." and i don"t know, but everybody today seems to want to be famous.
就讓我引用馬丁路德金的話來作為結(jié)束語吧。他說:“不是所有人都會(huì)出名。”我不知道,但似乎今天所有人都想出名。
but fame is a trip. people follow you to the bathroom, listen to you pee. it"s just—try to peequietly. it doesn"t matter, they come out and say, "ohmigod, it"s you. you peed."
但是成名也是一種代價(jià)。有些人會(huì)尾隨你到衛(wèi)生間,聽你尿尿。你會(huì)盡量尿的輕一些。這沒什么大不了的。他們會(huì)對你說:“我的天啊,是你!你尿尿啦。”
that"s the fame trip, so i don"t know if you want that.
這就是成名的代價(jià),我不知道你們是否喜歡。
so, dr. king said, "not everybody can be famous. but everybody can be great, becausegreatness is determined by service." those of you who are history scholars may know the restof that passage. he said, "you don"t have to have a college degree to serve. you don"t have tomake your subject and verb agree to serve. you don"t have to know about plato or aristotle toserve. you don"t have to know einstein"s theory of relativity to serve. you don"t have to knowthe second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. you only need a heart full of graceand a soul generated by love."
所以,正如馬丁路德金所說,“不是所有人都會(huì)成名。但每個(gè)人都可以變的偉大,因?yàn)閭ゴ笫峭ㄟ^為他人服務(wù)而界定的。” 你們當(dāng)中學(xué)歷史的人可能會(huì)知道他接下來的話,“為別人提供服務(wù),并不一定要有大學(xué)學(xué)歷,并不一定要主謂一致,并不一定要認(rèn)識(shí)柏拉圖和亞里士多德,并不一定要會(huì)愛因斯坦的相對論,并不一定要了解熱力學(xué)第二定律。你所需要的是一顆優(yōu)雅的心靈和充滿愛的靈魂。”
in a few moments, you"ll all be officially stanford"s "08.
不久你們就會(huì)正式成為斯坦福大學(xué)2024年的畢業(yè)生了。
you have the heart and the smarts to go with it. and it"s up to you to decide, really, where willyou now use those gifts? you"ve got the diploma, so go out and get the lessons, "cause i knowgreat things are sure to come.
你們有聰明才智。你們將會(huì)決定如何利用它。說真的,你們將會(huì)如何利用它呢?你們拿到了學(xué)位。走向社會(huì)吧,我堅(jiān)信偉大的事將會(huì)發(fā)生的。
you know, i"ve always believed that everything is better when you share it, so before i go, iwanted to share a graduation gift with you. underneath your seats you"ll find two of my favoritebooks. eckhart tolle"s a new earth is my current book club selection. our new earth webcasthas been downloaded 30 million times with that book. and daniel pink"s a whole new mind:why right-brainers will rule the future has reassured me i"m in the right direction.
你們知道,我一直堅(jiān)信,如果你和他人分享,那么事情就會(huì)變得更好。所以在我離開之前,我想和大家分享一下畢業(yè)禮物。在你們的座位底下,你們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)兩本我最喜歡的書。eckhart tolle的a new earth流行書俱樂部的精選品。我們的new earth廣播已經(jīng)被下載3億次。daniel pink的a whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future 使我確定我在人生的正軌上。
i really wanted to give you cars but i just couldn"t pull that off! congratulations, "08!
我真的想送大家轎車,只是開不過來!祝賀大家!2024年的畢業(yè)生們!