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1、PresidentFaustmembersoftheHarvardCpationtheBoardofOverseersmembersofthefacultyproudparentsaboveallgraduates.ThefirstthingIwouldliketosayis‘thankyou.’NotonlyhasHarvardgivenmeanextradinaryhonourbuttheweeksoffearnauseaIhave

2、enduredatthethoughtofgivingthiscommencementaddresshavemademeloseweight.Awinwinsituation!NowallIhavetodoistakedeepbreathssquintattheredbannersconvincemyselfthatIamatthewld’slargestGryffindreunion.Deliveringacommencementad

3、dressisagreatresponsibilitysoIthoughtuntilIcastmymindbacktomyowngraduation.ThecommencementspeakerthatdaywasthedistinguishedBritishphilosopherBaronessMaryWarnock.Reflectingonherspeechhashelpedmeenmouslyinwritingthisonebec

4、auseitturnsoutthatIcan’trememberasinglewdshesaid.ThisliberatingdiscoveryenablesmetoproceedwithoutanyfearthatImightinadvertentlyinfluenceyoutoabonpromisingcareersinbusinessthelawpoliticsfthegiddydelightsofbecomingagaywiza

5、rd.YouseeIfallyourememberinyearstocomeisthe‘gaywizard’jokeI’vecomeoutaheadofBaronessMaryWarnock.Achievablegoals:thefirststeptoselfimprovement.ActuallyIhavewrackedmymindheartfwhatIoughttosaytoyoutoday.Ihaveaskedmyselfwhat

6、IwishIhadknownatmyowngraduationwhatimptantlessonsIhavelearnedinthe21yearsthathaveexpiredbetweenthatdaythis.Ihavecomeupwithtwoanswers.OnthiswonderfuldaywhenwearegatheredtogethertocelebrateyouracademicsuccessIhavedecidedto

7、talktoyouaboutthebenefitsoffailure.asyoustonthethresholdofwhatissometimescalled‘reallife’Iwanttoextolthecrucialimptanceofimagination.Thesemayseemquixoticparadoxicalchoicesbutpleasebearwithme.Lookingbackatthe21yearoldthat

8、Iwasatgraduationisaslightlyuncomftableexperiencefthe42yearoldthatshehasbecome.HalfmylifetimeagoIwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweentheambitionIhadfmyselfwhatthoseclosesttomeexpectedofme.intelligenceneveryetinoculatedanyone

9、againstthecapriceoftheFatesIdonotfamomentsupposethateveryoneherehasenjoyedanexistenceofunruffledprivilegecontentment.HoweverthefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouarenotverywellacquaintedwithfailure.Youmigh

10、tbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteasmuchasadesirefsuccess.Indeedyourconceptionoffailuremightnotbetoofarfromtheaverageperson’sideaofsuccesssohighhaveyoualreadyflown.Ultimatelyweallhavetodecidefourselveswhatconstitutesfailureb

11、utthewldisquiteeagertogiveyouasetofcriteriaifyouletit.SoIthinkitfairtosaythatbyanyconventionalmeasureameresevenyearsaftermygraduationdayIhadfailedonanepicscale.AnexceptionallyshtlivedmarriagehadimplodedIwasjoblessalonepa

12、rentaspoasitispossibletobeinmodernBritainwithoutbeinghomeless.ThefearsthatmyparentshadhadfmethatIhadhadfmyselfhadbothcometopassbyeveryusualstardIwasthebiggestfailureIknew.NowIamnotgoingtostheretellyouthatfailureisfun.Tha

13、tperiodofmylifewasadarkoneIhadnoideathattherewasgoingtobewhatthepresshassincerepresentedasakindoffairytaleresolution.Ihadnoideathenhowfarthetunnelextendedfalongtimeanylightattheendofitwasahoperatherthanareality.SowhydoIt

14、alkaboutthebenefitsoffailureSimplybecausefailuremeantastrippingawayoftheinessential.IstoppedpretendingtomyselfthatIwasanythingotherthanwhatIwasbegantodirectallmyenergyintofinishingtheonlywkthatmatteredtome.HadIreallysucc

15、eededatanythingelseImightneverhavefoundthedeterminationtosucceedintheonearenaIbelievedItrulybelonged.IwassetfreebecausemygreatestfearhadbeenrealisedIwasstillaliveIstillhadadaughterwhomIadedIhadanoldtypewriterabigidea.sor

16、ockbottombecamethesolidfoundationonwhichIrebuiltmylife.YoumightneverfailonthescaleIdidbutsomefailureinlifeisinevitable.Itisimpossibletolivewithoutfailingatsomethingunlessyoulivesocautiouslythatyoumightaswellnothaveliveda