When the dust settled, all I knew was that I was going to have to be the best version of myself that I could be.
当事情尘埃落定,我唯一知道的是,我必须努力成为我能达到的最好的自己。
I knew that if you got out of bed every morning and set your watch by what other people expect or demand, it’ll drive you crazy.
我明白那种每天早上起床,整天都要按照其他人对你的期待和需求去安排事务的感觉,这种感觉简直可以把人逼疯。
So what was true then is true now. Don’t waste your time living someone else’s life. Don’t try to emulate the people who came before you to the exclusion of everything else, contorting into a shape that doesn’t fit.
正如乔布斯14年前所说的那样,不要浪费你的时间去过其他人的生活。彼时此时都适用。不要试图模仿前人,放弃其他所有,逼迫自己成为不合自己心意的样子。
It takes too much mental effort – effort that should be dedicated to creating and building. You'll waste precious time trying to rewire your every thought, and, in the meantime, you won't be fooling anybody.
这会花掉太多精力,而这些精力本应该用来创造和建设。试图重塑你的每个想法,简直就是在浪费宝贵的时间,同时,别人也能看出你在假装。
Graduates, the fact is, when your time comes, and it will, you'll never be ready.
毕业生们,事实是,当该你上场时,这一刻终将到来,你永远也不可能准备就绪。
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Don’t get distracted.
别分心。
There are too many people who want credit without responsibility.
总有太多人只想要荣誉,不愿担责任。
Too many who show up for the ribbon cutting without building anything worth a damn.
总有太多人登台剪彩却毫无建树。
Be different. Leave something worthy.
保持与众不同,留下有价值的东西。
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Thank you very much. And Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
非常感谢大家。祝贺你们,2019年的毕业生们!