Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement Speech

Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement Speech I know that... I know that you all might have a little anxiety now and hesitation about leaving the comfort of college and putting those Harvard credentials to the test. But no matter what challenges or setbacks or disappointments you may encounter along the way, you will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal. There really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You wanna max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” From time to time you may stumble, fall, you will for sure count on this, no doubt you will have questions and you will have doubts about your path, but I know this, if you’re willing to listen to be guided by that still small voice that is the G.P.S. within yourself, to find out what makes you come alive, you will be more than okay. You will be happy, you will be successful, and you will make a difference in the world. Congratulations, Class of 2013, congratulations to your family and friends, good luck, and thank you for listening. Was that okay? 【参考译文】 我知道……我知道你们现在对于即将离开大学的安逸，并且拿着证书面对（社会上的）考验，都有些许的焦虑和犹豫。但不论你沿途遇见什么挑战、挫折或失望，如果你只认准一个目标，那你就能获得真正的成功和快乐。人生确实只有一个目标，那就是：最大程度地、最真实地展现自己。你通过运用自己的能量来最大程度的展现自己作为人的属性，来提升自己、家人和你周围的人。神学家Howard Thurman说得好，他说，“不要问自己世界需要什么，问问是什么让你充满活力地活着，然后就去做这个，因为世界所需要的就是一个个朝气蓬勃的人” 。 你可能时不时的失足跌倒，你相信这一定会发生，你也会质疑你所走的路，但我知道，如果你有意愿倾听，并且被微弱的声音——你体内内置的GPS所引导，你将会找到是什么使你充满朝气、让你更好。你会开心，并获得成功，你将在世上有一番作为。 恭喜2013届的毕业生们，恭喜你的家人和朋友，祝福你们。感谢你们的聆听。（这样的演讲）还可以吗？