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theClaof'90haswornthecolorpurple.
TodayyoumeetonSeveranceGreentosaygoodbyetoallofthat,tobeginanewandaverypersonaljourney,
tosearchforyourowntruecolors.
Intheworldthatawaitsyou,beyondtheshoresofWaban--LakeWaban,noonecansaywhatyourtruecolorswillbe.ButthisIdoknow:
Youhaveafirstclaeducationfromafirstclaschool.
Andsoyouneednot,probablycaot,livea"paint-by-numbers"life.Decisioarenotirrevocable.Choicesdocomeback.AndasyousetofffromWellesley,
Ihopethatmanyofyouwillcoidermakingthreeveryecialchoices.
Thefirstistobelieveinsomethinglargerthanyourself,togetinvolvedinsomeofthebigideasofourtime.
IchoseliteracybecauseIhonestlybelievethatifmorepeoplecouldread,write,andcomprehend,
wewouldbethatmuchclosertosolvingsomanyoftheproblemsthatplagueournationandoursociety.
AndearlyonImadeanotherchoice,whichIhopeyou'llmakeaswell.
Whetheryouaretalkingabouteducation,career,orservice,
you'retalkingaboutlife--andlifereallymusthavejoy.It'ssuosedtobefun.
OneofthereasoImadethemostimportantdecisionofmylife,tomarryGeorgeBush,
isbecausehemademelaugh.It'strue,
sometimeswe'velaughedthroughourtears,butthatsharedlaughterhasbeenoneofourstrongestbonds.
Findthejoyinlife,becauseasFerrisBuellersaidonhisdayoff,
"Lifemovesprettyfast;andyadon'tstopandlookaroundonceinawhile,yagoamiit."
(I'mnotgoingtotellGeorgeyaclaedmoreforFerristhanyaclaedforGeorge.)
Thethirdchoicethatmustnotbemiedistocherishyourhumancoectio:yourrelatiohiwithfamilyandfriends.Forseveralyears,
you'vehadimpreeduponyoutheimportancetoyourcareerofdedicationandhardwork.And,ofcourse,
that'strue.Butasimportantasyourobligatioasadoctor,alawyer,abusineleaderwillbe,youareahumanbeingfirst.
Andthosehumancoectio---withouses,withchildren,withfriends--arethemostimportantinvestmentsyouwillevermake.
Attheendofyourlife,youwillneverregretnothavingpaedonemoretest,wiingonemoreverdict,ornotclosingonemoredeal.
Youwillregrettimenotentwithahuand,achild,afriend,oraparent.
Weareinatraitionalperiodrightnow--Weareinatraitionalperiodrightnow,fascinatingandexhilaratingtimes,learningtoadjusttochangesandthechoiceswe,
menandwomen,arefacing.Asanexample,Irememberwhatafriendsaid,
onhearingherhuandcomplaintohisbuddiesthathehadtobabysit.Quicklysettinghimstraigh 上一页 [1] [2] [3] 下一页
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