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1、Thankyou.I'mhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Truthbetold,InevergraduatedfromcollegeandthisistheclosestI'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.謝謝大家。很榮幸能和你們,來(lái)自世界最好大學(xué)之一的畢業(yè)生們,一塊兒參加畢業(yè)典禮。老實(shí)說(shuō),我大學(xué)沒(méi)有畢業(yè),今天恐怕是我一生中離大學(xué)畢業(yè)最近的一次了
2、。TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That'sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.今天我想告訴大家來(lái)自我生活的三個(gè)故事。沒(méi)什么大不了的,只是三個(gè)故事而已。Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.第一個(gè)故事,如何串連生命中的點(diǎn)滴。IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother?18
3、monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedgraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyal
4、awyerandhiswife,exceptthatwhenIpoppedout,theydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,"We'vegotanunexpectedbabyboy.Doyouwanthim?"Theysaid,"Ofcourse."Mybiologicalmotherfoundoutlatert
5、hatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldgotocollege.我在里得大學(xué)讀了六個(gè)月就退學(xué)了,但是在18個(gè)月之后--我真正退學(xué)之前,我還常去學(xué)校。為何我要選擇退學(xué)呢?這還得從我出生之
6、前說(shuō)起。我的生母是一個(gè)年輕、未婚的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生,她決定讓別人收養(yǎng)我。她有一個(gè)很強(qiáng)烈的信仰,認(rèn)為我應(yīng)該被一個(gè)大學(xué)畢業(yè)生家庭收養(yǎng)。于是,一對(duì)律師夫婦說(shuō)好了要領(lǐng)養(yǎng)我,然而最后一秒鐘,他們改變了主意,決定要個(gè)女孩兒。然后我排在收養(yǎng)人名單中的養(yǎng)父母在一個(gè)深夜接到電話,“很意外,我們多了一個(gè)男嬰,你們要嗎?”“當(dāng)然要!”但是我的生母后來(lái)又發(fā)現(xiàn)我的養(yǎng)母沒(méi)有大學(xué)畢業(yè),養(yǎng)父連高中都沒(méi)有畢業(yè)。她拒絕在領(lǐng)養(yǎng)書(shū)上簽字。幾個(gè)月后,我的養(yǎng)父母保證會(huì)讓我上大學(xué),她妥協(xié)了。Thiswasthestartinmylife.And?17yearsl
7、ater,Ididgotocollege,butInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylife,andnoideaofhowcollegewasgoingto
8、helpmefigureitout,andhereIwas,spendingallthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingback,itwasoneofthebestdec