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下面這個演講,不到4分鐘,卻戳痛了無數人的心,被譽為“今年最好的演講”。

一味去追隨別人的腳步,

只會迷失了自己,

每個人都有屬於自己的時刻表,

別讓任何人打亂你人生的節奏。

放輕鬆,

一切都是最好的安排。

你想要的,

歲月都會給你。

演講文稿送給你

Before You Feel Pressure

校長髮言:

Good morning Year Elevens, today's assembly is about the start of the journey, the starts of the rest of your lives. In two years time all of you will have been finishing your A-levels, in three years time you’ll be studying across the world, studying at the University of your choice. In five years time, you’ll have started your careers. Many of you will be, in this room, working for the top institutions across the globe. You will then get married, you then may buy a house. In ten years time your life will be set for you, in fifteen years you'll be 30 and from then on your path and your life will be set.

學生發言:

I'm sorry Mr. headmaster, let me tell you why that approach may fail you.

不好意思,校長先生,我想告訴您不是這樣的。

I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job till they were 27. I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately. I know people who never went to university but found what they loved at 18. I know people that have found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do. I know people who took gap years and found their purpose. I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16 and change their mind at 26.

有的人21歲畢業,到27歲才找到工作;有的人25歲才畢業,但馬上就找到了工作;有的人沒有上過大學,卻在18歲就找到了他們熱愛的事;有的人一畢業就找到好工作,賺到很多錢,卻過得不開心。有的人畢業後選擇了間隔年,並找到了自我;”“有的人16歲就很清楚自己想要什麽,但在26歲時改變了想法;有的人有了孩子,卻還是單身;有的人結了婚,卻等了十年八年才生孩子;有的人身處一段感情,愛的卻是別人;有的人明明彼此相愛,卻沒有在一起。

I know people who have children but single. And I know people who are married but have had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children. I know people in relationships who love someone else. I know people who love each other but aren't together. So my point is, everything in life happens according to our time our clock.

有的人有了孩子,卻還是單身;有的人結了婚,卻等了十年八年才生孩子;有的人身處一段感情,愛的卻是別人;有的人明明彼此相愛,卻沒有在一起。我想說的是,人生中每一件事都取決於我們自己的時間,自己的時鐘。

You may look at some of your friends and think that they're ahead of you. Maybe some of them you feel are behind. But everything happens at their own pace. They have their own time and clock and so do you.Be patient.

你身邊有些朋友或許遙遙領先於你,有些朋友也許落後於你,但凡事都有它自己的節奏。他們有他們的節奏,你也一樣。耐心一點。

At age 25 Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas. It took till 32 for JK Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publishers. Ortega launched Zara when he was 39. Jack Ma started Alibaba when he was 35. Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52. Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old. Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34.

馬克?庫班25歲時,還只是達拉斯一家酒吧的酒保。(注:庫班1983年創立電腦資訊公司MicroSolutions,90年代後成為了億萬富翁。)被出版商拒絕12次後,JK?羅琳32歲時才出版《哈利·波特》。Ortega在39歲才創辦了Zara。馬雲35歲才創立阿里巴巴。摩根?弗裡曼52歲才在演藝事業上有了重大突破。(注:摩根?弗裡曼因出演《肖申克的救贖》第三次獲得奧斯卡金像獎提名。)史蒂夫?卡瑞爾過了40歲才紅。(注:1962年出生的喜劇演員史蒂夫?卡瑞爾一直當“綠葉”,2015年才憑電影《狐狸獵手》提名奧斯卡最佳男主角。)理查德?布蘭森 34歲才創辦維珍航空。

Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement. Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful. Starting a family after 35 is still possible. And buying a house after 40 is still great. Don't let anyone rush you with their timelines, because as Einstein said, ‘Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that's counted truly counts.’ And this is the most important thing.

25歲後才獲得學位,仍然值得驕傲。30歲還沒結婚,但過得快樂也是一種成功。35歲後成家也沒什麽不可以,40歲後再買房也不丟人。不要讓任何人擾亂你的人生節奏。愛因斯坦曾說過 “並不是所有重要的東西,都能計算得清楚。也並不是所有計算得清楚的東西都重要。” 這才是最重要的事。

I want you to be able to create meaningful, purposeful, fulfilling lives for yourselves, and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others. That will be true success.

我希望你能創造屬於自己的、讓自己滿意的人生,並學會用這些去影響並點亮其他人的生活。這,才是真正的成功。

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