下面這個(gè)演講，不到4分鐘，卻戳痛了無數(shù)人的心，被譽(yù)為“今年最好的演講”。

一味去追隨別人的腳步，

只會(huì)迷失了自己，

每個(gè)人都有屬于自己的時(shí)刻表，

別讓任何人打亂你人生的節(jié)奏。

放輕松，

一切都是最好的安排。

你想要的，

歲月都會(huì)給你。

校長(zhǎng)發(fā)言：

Good morning Year Elevens, today's assembly is about the start of the journey, the starts of the rest of your lives. In two years time all of you will have been finishing your A-levels, in three years time you’ll be studying across the world, studying at the University of your choice. In five years time, you’ll have started your careers. Many of you will be, in this room, working for the top institutions across the globe. You will then get married, you then may buy a house. In ten years time your life will be set for you, in fifteen years you'll be 30 and from then on your path and your life will be set.

學(xué)生發(fā)言：

I'm sorry Mr. headmaster, let me tell you why that approach may fail you.

不好意思，校長(zhǎng)先生，我想告訴您不是這樣的。

I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job till they were 27. I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately. I know people who never went to university but found what they loved at 18. I know people that have found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do. I know people who took gap years and found their purpose. I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16 and change their mind at 26. 

有的人21歲畢業(yè)，到27歲才找到工作；有的人25歲才畢業(yè)，但馬上就找到了工作；有的人沒有上過大學(xué)，卻在18歲就找到了他們熱愛的事；有的人一畢業(yè)就找到好工作，賺到很多錢，卻過得不開心。有的人畢業(yè)后選擇了間隔年，并找到了自我；”“有的人16歲就很清楚自己想要什么，但在26歲時(shí)改變了想法；有的人有了孩子，卻還是單身；有的人結(jié)了婚，卻等了十年八年才生孩子；有的人身處一段感情，愛的卻是別人；有的人明明彼此相愛，卻沒有在一起。

I know people who have children but single. And I know people who are married but have had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children. I know people in relationships who love someone else. I know people who love each other but aren't together. So my point is, everything in life happens according to our time our clock. 

有的人有了孩子，卻還是單身；有的人結(jié)了婚，卻等了十年八年才生孩子；有的人身處一段感情，愛的卻是別人；有的人明明彼此相愛，卻沒有在一起。我想說的是，人生中每一件事都取決于我們自己的時(shí)間，自己的時(shí)鐘。

You may look at some of your friends and think that they're ahead of you. Maybe some of them you feel are  behind. But everything happens at their own pace. They have their own time and clock and so do you. Be patient.

你身邊有些朋友或許遙遙領(lǐng)先于你，有些朋友也許落后于你，但凡事都有它自己的節(jié)奏。他們有他們的節(jié)奏，你也一樣。耐心一點(diǎn)。

At age 25 Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas. It took till 32 for JK Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publishers. Ortega launched Zara when he was 39. Jack Ma started Alibaba when he was 35. Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52. Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old. Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34. 

馬克·庫(kù)班25歲時(shí)，還只是達(dá)拉斯一家酒吧的酒保。（注：庫(kù)班1983年創(chuàng)立計(jì)算機(jī)資訊公司MicroSolutions，90年代后成為了億萬富翁。）被出版商拒絕12次后，JK·羅琳32歲時(shí)才出版《哈利·波特》。Ortega在39歲才創(chuàng)辦了Zara。馬云35歲才創(chuàng)立阿里巴巴。摩根·弗里曼52歲才在演藝事業(yè)上有了重大突破。（注：摩根·弗里曼因出演《肖申克的救贖》第三次獲得奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)提名。）史蒂夫·卡瑞爾過了40歲才紅。（注：1962年出生的喜劇演員史蒂夫·卡瑞爾一直當(dāng)“綠葉”，2015年才憑電影《狐貍獵手》提名奧斯卡最佳男主角。）理查德·布蘭森 34歲才創(chuàng)辦維珍航空。

Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement. Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful. Starting a family after 35 is still possible. And buying a house after 40 is still great. Don't let anyone rush you with their timelines, because as Einstein said, ‘Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that's counted truly counts.’ And this is the most important thing. 

25歲后才獲得學(xué)位，仍然值得驕傲。30歲還沒結(jié)婚，但過得快樂也是一種成功。35歲后成家也沒什么不可以，40歲后再買房也不丟人。不要讓任何人擾亂你的人生節(jié)奏。愛因斯坦曾說過 “并不是所有重要的東西，都能計(jì)算得清楚。也并不是所有計(jì)算得清楚的東西都重要?！?這才是最重要的事。

I want you to be able to create meaningful, purposeful, fulfilling lives for yourselves, and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others. That will be true success.

我希望你能創(chuàng)造屬于自己的、讓自己滿意的人生，并學(xué)會(huì)用這些去影響并點(diǎn)亮其他人的生活。這，才是真正的成功。