余生很长,别慌张别失望校长发言:GoodmorningYearElevens,today'sassemblyisaboutthestartofthejourney,thestartsoftherestofyourlives.IntwoyearstimeallofyouwillhavebeenfinishingyourA-levels,inthreeyearstimeyou’llbestudyingacrosstheworld,studyingattheUniversityofyourchoice.Infiveyearstime,you’llhavestartedyourcareers.Manyofyouwillbe,inthisroom,workingforthetopinstitutionsacrosstheglobe.Youwillthengetmarried,youthenmaybuyahouse.Intenyearstimeyourlifewillbesetforyou,infifteenyearsyou'llbe30andfromthenonyourpathandyourlifewillbeset.学生发言:I'msorryMr.headmaster,letmetellyouwhythatapproachmayfailyou.不好意思,校长先生,我想告诉您不是这样的。Iknowpeoplewhograduatedat21anddidn'tgetajobtilltheywere27.Iknowpeoplewhograduatedlateat25andtheyfoundworkimmediately.Iknowpeoplewhoneverwenttouniversitybutfoundwhattheylovedat18.Iknowpeoplethathavefoundajobstraightoutofcollegemakingdecentmoney,buthatewhattheydo.Iknowpeoplewhotookgapyearsandfoundtheirpurpose.Iknowpeoplewhoweresosureaboutwhattheyweregoingtodoat16andchangetheirmindat26.有的人21岁毕业,到27岁才找到工作;有的人25岁才毕业,但马上就找到了工作;有的人没有上过大学,却在18岁就找到了他们热爱的事;有的人一毕业就找到好工作,赚到很多钱,却过得不开心。有的人毕业后选择了间隔年,并找到了自我;有的人16岁就很清楚自己想要什么,但在26岁时改变了想法。Iknowpeoplewhohavechildrenbutsingle.AndIknowpeoplewhoaremarriedbuthavehadtowait8to10yearstohavechildren.Iknowpeopleinrelationshipswholovesomeoneelse.Iknowpeoplewholoveeachotherbutaren'ttogether.Somypointis,everythinginlifehappensaccordingtoourtimeourclock.有的人有了孩子,却还是单身;有的人结了婚,却等了十年八年才生孩子;有的人身处一段感情,爱的却是别人;有的人明明彼此相爱,却没有在一起。我想说的是,人生中每一件事都取决于我们自己的时间,自己的时钟。Youmaylookatsomeofyourfriendsandthinkthatthey'reaheadofyou.Maybesomeofthemyoufeelarebehind.Buteverythinghappensattheirownpace.Theyhavetheirowntimeandclockandsodoyou.Bepatient.你身边有些朋友或许遥遥领先于你,有些朋友也许落后于你,但凡事都有它自己的节奏。他们有他们的节奏,你也一样。耐心一点。Atage25MarkCubanwasabartenderinDallas.Ittooktill32forJKRowlingtobepublishedforHarryPotterafterbeingrejectedby12publishers.OrtegalaunchedZarawhenhewas39.JackMastartedAlibabawhenhewas35.MorganFreemangothisbigbreakat52.SteveCarellonlygothisbreakafter40yearsold.VirginwasstartedbyRichardBransonat34.马克•库班25岁时,还只是达拉斯一家酒吧的酒保。(注:库班1983年创立计算机资讯公司MicroSolutions,90年代后成为了亿万富翁。)被出版商拒绝12次后,JK•罗琳32岁时才出版《哈利·波特》。Ortega在39岁才创办了Zara。马云35岁才创立阿里巴巴。摩根•弗里曼52岁才在演艺事业上有了重大突破。(注:摩根•弗里曼因出演《肖申克的救赎》第三次获得奥斯卡金像奖提名。)史蒂夫•卡瑞尔过了40岁才红。(注:1962年出生的喜剧演员史蒂夫•卡瑞尔一直当“绿叶”,2015年才凭电影《狐狸猎手》提名奥斯卡最佳男主角。)理查德•布兰森34岁才创办维珍航空。Gettingyourdegreeafter25isstillanachievement.Notbeingmarriedat30butstillhappyisbeautiful.Startingafamilyafter35isstillpossible.Andbuyingahouseafter40isstillgreat.Don'tletanyonerushyouwiththeirtimelines,becauseasEinsteinsaid,‘Noteverythingthatcountscanbecounted,andnoteverythingthat'scountedtrulycounts.’Andthisisthemostimportantthing.25岁后才获得学位,仍然值得骄傲。30岁还没结婚,但过得快乐也是一种成功。35岁后成家也没什么不可以,40岁后再买房也不丢人。不要让任何人扰乱你的人生节奏。爱因斯坦曾说过“并不是所有重要的东西,都能计算得清楚。也并不是所有计算得清楚的东西都重要。”这才是最重要的事。Iwantyoutobeabletocreatemeaningful,purposeful,fulfillinglivesforyourselves,andlearnhowtousethattomakeanimpactandadifferenceinthelivesofothers.Thatwillbetruesuccess.我希望你能创造属于自己的、让自己满意的人生,并学会用这些去影响并点亮其他人的生活。这,才是真正的成功。