斯坦福大学英文演讲：别在不断优秀中沦落平庸（下）.doc

斯坦福大学英文演讲：别在不断优秀中沦落平庸（下） engineer or an economistthese are all valid and admirable choices. all im saying is that you need to think about it, and think about it hard. all im asking is that you make your choices for the right reasons. all im urging is that you recognize and embrace your moral freedom.你能做出的决定是你现在想什么，你需要准备好不断修改自己的决定。让我说得更明白一些。我不是在试图说服你们都成为音乐家或者作家。成为医生、律师、科学家、工程师或者经济学家没有什么不好，这些都是可靠的、可敬的选择。我想说的是你需要思考它，认真地思考。我请求你们 做的，是根据正确的理由做出你的选择。我在敦促你们的，是认识到你的道德自由并热情拥抱它。and most of all, dont play it safe. resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. these, too, are nets. above all, resist the fear of failure. yes, you will make mistakes. but they will be your mistakes, not someone elses. and you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.最重要的是，不要太过小心翼翼。去拒绝或否定我们社会给予了过高奖赏的那些卑怯的价值观的诱惑：舒服、方便、安全、可预测 的、可控制的。这些，同样是罗网。最重要的是，去拒否失败的恐惧感。是的，你会犯错误。可那是你的错误，不是别人的。你将从错误中缓过来，而且，正是因为 这些错误，你更好地认识你自己。由此，你成为更完整和强大的人。its been saidand im not sure i agree with this, but its an idea thats worth taking seriouslythat you guys belong to a "postemotionalgeneration. that you prefer to avoid messy and turbulent and powerful feelings. but i say, dont shy away from the challenging parts of yourself. dont deny the desires and curiosities, the doubts and dissatisfactions, the joy and the darkness, that might knock you off the path that you have set for yourself. college is just beginning for you, adulthood is just beginning. open yourself to the possibilities they represent. the world is much larger than you can imagine right now. which means, you are much larger than you can imagine.人们常说你们年轻人属于后情感一代，我想我未必赞同这个说法，但这个说法值得严肃对待。你们更愿意规避混乱、动荡 和强烈的感情，但我想说，不要回避挑战自我，不要否认欲望和好奇心、怀疑