That will be true success
本文摘錄來自英國高中課程 也是英國學(xué)生的大學(xué)入學(xué)考試課程
雖說是大學(xué),但是我覺得適合每個人,不分年齡,不分職業(yè),不分性別,不分國籍,不分窮富。
校長:
?? ? Today's assembly is about the start of a journey.
?? ? 今天的集會代表著一個全新的開始。
?? ? The start of the rest of your lives.
?? ? 它將開啟你們今后的一生。
?? ? In 2 years time all of you will be finishing your A levels
?? ? 再過兩年的時間,你們就會完成A levels 的學(xué)業(yè)。
?? ? In 3 years time you'll be studying across the world
?? ? 再過三年的時間,你們就會去自己想去的國家
?? ? studying at the university of your choice.
?? ? 上自己想上的大學(xué)。
?? ? In 5 years time you'll have started your careers.
?? ? 再過五年的時間,你們就會開啟自己的職業(yè)生涯。
?? ? Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the globe.
?? ? 在座的很多同學(xué)會進(jìn)入世界上頂尖的公司工作。
?? ? You will then get married, you then may buy a house.
?? ? 然后你們結(jié)婚,買房。
?? ? In 10 years time your life will be set for you.
?? ? 十年之后,你的人生就會安定下來。
?? ? In 15 years you'll be 30 and from then on your path, you life will be set
?? ? 再過十五年,你就三十了,你的人生軌跡就會定型。
不知名的學(xué)生:
?? ? I'm sorry Mr.Headmaster.
?? ? 不好意思,校長。
?? ? let me tell you why that approach may fail you
?? ? 讓我來解釋一下你所說的這些為什么是錯的。
?? ? I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job until they were 27.
?? ? 我認(rèn)識的人中,有的人21歲畢業(yè), 到27歲才找到工作。
?? ? I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately.
?? ? 有的人25歲才畢業(yè),但一畢業(yè)就找到了工作。
?? ? I know people who never went to university, but found what they love at 18.
?? ? 有的人沒有上過大學(xué),卻在18 歲就找到了熱愛的事。
?? ? I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money,but hate what they do.
?? ? 有的人一畢業(yè)就找到了一份高薪的工作,卻不喜歡自己做的事情。
?? ? I know people who took gap years and found their purpose.
?? ? 有的人選擇間隔年(畢業(yè)之后工作之前)去尋找自我。
?? ? I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16,they change their min at 26.
?? ? 有的人在16歲就清楚知道自己想要什么,但在26歲卻改變了想法。
?? ? I know people who have children but are single,
?? ? 有的人有了孩子,卻還是單身,
?? ? and I know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children.
?? ? 有的人結(jié)了婚,卻等了8到10年才要孩子。
?? ? I know people in relationships who love someone else.
?? ? 有的人身處一段情感之中,愛的卻是別人。
?? ? I know people who love each other but aren't together.
?? ? 有的人明明彼此相愛,卻沒有走到一起。
?? ? So my point is everything in life happens according to our time,our clock.
?? ? 我想說的是,人生中做的每一件事都取決于我們的時間安排。
?? ? Be patient.
?? ? 耐性一點(diǎn)。
?? ? At age 25,Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas.
?? ?庫班25歲的時候還在酒吧做酒保。

?? ? It took till 32 for J.K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after beging rejected by 12 publishers.
?? ?JK羅琳到32歲才出版了哈利波特,在那之前她已經(jīng)被拒絕了12次。

?? ? Ortega launched Zara When he was 39.
?? ? ORTEGA(奧爾特加)到39歲才創(chuàng)辦ZARA。


?? ? Jack Ma started Alibaba when was 35.
?? ? 馬云35歲才建立阿里巴巴。

?? ?Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52.
?? ? 摩根·弗里曼直到52歲的時候,才迎來他演藝高峰。

?? ?Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old.
?? ?史蒂夫·卡瑞爾在40歲之后,才開始大紅大紫。

?? ?Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34.
?? ? Richard Branson在34歲才創(chuàng)辦維珍航空。

?? ? Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement.
?? ? 即使25歲后才拿到文憑,也依然值得驕傲。
?? ? Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.
?? ? 30歲還沒結(jié)婚,但只要過得快樂,就也是一種幸福。
?? ? Starting a family after 35 is still possible
?? ? 35歲之后成家也完全可以。
?? ? and buying a house after 40 is still great.
?? ? 40歲買房也沒什么丟臉的。
?? ? Don't let anyone rush you with their timelines.
?? ? 不要讓任何人打亂你自己的時間表。
?? ? Because as Einstein said,
?? ? 因?yàn)閻垡蛩固乖?jīng)說過:
?? ? "Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that's counted truly counts."
?? ? 并不是每一件算得出來的事都有意義,也不是每一件有意義的事,都能夠被算得出來。
?? ? And this is the most important thing,
?? ? 真正重要的是:
?? ? I want you to be able to create meaningful, purposeful fullfilling lives for yourselves.
?? ? 我希望你們能夠創(chuàng)造一個屬于自己并充滿意義的人生。
?? ? and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others.
?? ? 并由此學(xué)會如何影響他人,點(diǎn)亮他人的生命。
?? ? That will be true.
?? ? 這才是真正的成功。
以上摘錄來自視頻:http://card.weibo.com/video/h5/detail?object_id=2017607:85d35b56514b8a0caae45ea7bcc1fddd
我:
?? ? 正如上述英國某校長說的那樣,用時間闡述了一個普通人一生的生活,這是可能是大多數(shù)人想要的生活方式,但是極少數(shù)人卻不想過校長所說的生活,因在他們擁有著很無比的自律,正如那個學(xué)生所說的:不讓任何人打亂自己的時間安排。我相信自己能夠?qū)沤z逆襲,咸魚翻身。