波爾多第三大學(xué)(米歇爾德蒙田大學(xué))（三）

歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助!歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助!感謝閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助感謝閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助歡迎閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助!感謝閱讀本文檔，希望本文檔能對(duì)您有所幫助波爾多第三大學(xué)(米歇爾德蒙田大學(xué))thankyousomuch.iamsoproudtoreceivethishonorarydegreefromthisgreatamericanuniversity.andiamthrilledtobeheretodaytocelebratetheoregonstateuniversityclassof2021。iwanttostartbythankingpresidentrayforthatverykindintroduction.ialsowanttorecognizeprovostsabahrandhawa，mayorjuliemanning…andalloftheoutstandingfaculty，staff，andadministratorshereatosu.andofcourse，tothestarsoftoday’sshow，theclassof2021…congratulations。weareallsoproudofyou.wearesoproudofhowhardyou’veworked…andhowmuchyou’vegrown…andallthatyou’veachievedduringyourtimehereatoregonstate.andiknowthatnoneofyoudidthisalone.youallareheretodayinlargepartbecauseofthosebeautifulpeopleupinthebleachers—thefolkswhopushedyou，andbelievedinyou，andansweredthephoneeverytimeyoucalled—evenwhenyouwerejustcallingtoaskformoney.sograduates，let’sgiveaspecialroundofapplauseforyourfamilies…todayistheirdaytoo.[pause]now，likeallofyou，i’malsoheretodaybecauseofmyfamily.

asyouknow，craigrobinson，yourmen’sbasketballcoach，ismybigbrother.

andlastfall，craigcalledmeupandsaidthatifididn’tspeakatthisyear’scommencement，hewouldtellmomonme.andsinceourmothernowliveswithme，thatthreatactuallystillcarriessomeweight.butseriously，i’mnotheretodayjustbecausecraighasturnedtheobamasintoafamilyofbeaverbelievers.i’malsoherebecausei’mproudofeverythingthisuniversityisdoingforthiscountry.you’vebuiltoneofthemostsustainablecampusesinamerica.

you’reconductinggroundbreakingresearchoneverythingfromagriculture，tonanotechnology，tochildhoodobesity.you’reservingothersinsomanyways—tutoringchildren，joiningourarmedforces，fightinghungeranddiseasehereinamericaandaroundtheworld.soicanseewhycraigfeelssoathomehereatosu.becauseinsomanyways，thevaluesyouallembodyarethevaluesthatheandiwereraisedwith.craigandigrewuponthesouthsideofchicago.andourfamilywasclose—imeanreallyclose…literally.

mymom，mydad，craigandilivedinatinyapartment…andforyears，craigandisharedabedroomdividedbyawoodenpartitiontogiveustheillusionofseparaterooms.atnight，craigandiwouldwhispertoeachotherthroughthecracksinthatpartitionuntiloneofusfeelasleep…orourmomyelledatustobequiet.

butwhilewedidn’thavemuchspace，ourlittlehomewasburstingwithlove.wespentlotsoftimetogetherasafamily—laughingandsharingstoriesatdinnereachnight;playingboardgamesandcardsforhours，huddledaroundthekitchentable.weenjoyedthesimplepleasuresinlife…likegettingourreportcards，becausegoodgradesmeantpizzafordinner…tryingtoholdingigglesasweputshavingcreamonmydad’sglasseswhilehenapped…sleepingonthebackporchonhotsummernightswhenthetemperatureinourlittleapartmentbecameunbearable.butitwasn’tallfunandgamesgrowingupinourhouse.

ourparentswerebigbelieversineveryonedoingtheirpartaroundthehouse…craigoftencomparedsaturdaychoretimetobootcamp.andmyparentswereevenmoreseriousaboutouracademiclives.mymomtaughtmeandcraighowtoreadlongbeforekindergartenstarted.andshespenthoursvolunteeringinourneighborhoodpublicschool，makingsurewegottheeducationsheknewwedeserved.thatwasthekindofchildhoodwehad.andoneday，whenmybrotherwasabouttenyearsold，heaskedmydadasimplequestion.“dad，”hesaid，“arewerich?！?/p>

toanswerhisquestion，mydadtookhisnextpaycheckfromhisjobatthecitywaterplant…andinsteadofdepositingthatcheck，hecashedit.hethencamehomeanddumpedoutallthebillsonthekitchentable.craigwasimpressed—withallthatmoney，wemustberich。butthenmydadstartedexplainingwhereallthismoneywenteachmonth…thismuchforrent…thatmuchforgas…thismuchforgroceries.

andbythetimehewasdone，therewasn’tasinglepennyleftonthattable.craigwasshocked…andsowasi.

herewewere，twokidsgrowingupinafamilythatwasjustbarelyworkingclass…butwewereconvincedthatwewerewealthy。andgraduates，that’swhati’dliketotalkwithyouabouttoday.

i’dliketotalkaboutwhatcraigandilearnedfromourfamilyaboutleadingarichlife…nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave.andwhilethereareplentyoflessonsicouldshare—therearethreethati’dliketoemphasizetoday.first，nomatterwhatstrugglesorsetbacksyoufaceinyourlife，focusonwhatyouhave，notwhatyou’remissing.

mydadtaughtusthislessoneverydaybyhowhelivedhislife.hewasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosiswhenmybrotherandiwerestillveryyoung.andashegotsicker，itgotharderforhimtowalk…andittooklongerforhimtodresshimselfinthemorning.hehadbeenanathleteallhislife…h(huán)ewasaboxerandaswimmerinhighschool.soitmusthavebeenhardforhimtofeelhisbodydeclining…togofrombeinganactive，vibrantyoungmantobarelybeingabletomakeitupthestairs.butifhewasinpain…ifhewasatalldisappointedwithhisfate…h(huán)eneverleton.

heneverstoppedsmilingandlaughing…evenashestruggledtoprophimselfuponhiscrutchestoteachushowtocatchaball，orholdabat，orthrowapunch.andnomatterhowbadhewasfeeling，hehardlyevermissedadayofwork.becausehewasdeterminedtobeourfamily’sproviderandtogivemeandcraigopportunitieshe’dneverdreamedof.

thereisnotadaythatgoesbythatidon’tthinkaboutourdadandhowmuchhesacrificedformeandcraigtobethepeoplewearetoday.andtoday，asfirstlady，iseethatsamespirit—andthatsamekindofsacrifice—inpeopleimeetallacrossthiscountry.iseeitinparentslikemydad，strugglingtosupporttheirfamilies…andstudentslikeyou，workinghardtogetaneducation…andyoungpeoplewhoareservingthiscountryinuniform，facingchallengesthatmostofuscan’tevenimagine.

i’veseenfirsthandthesacrificesthatamerica’sheroesaremaking.

asfirstlady，ihavetheextraordinaryprivilegeofvisitingwoundedwarriorsinmilitaryhospitalsallacrossthiscountry.manyofthem，yourageoryounger，havesufferedterribleinjuries.someofthemhavelostalimb…sometimestwolimbs，orthreelimbs.

they’veendureddozensofsurgeries…they’vespentmonthslearningtowalkagainandtalkagain.butdespitethesechallenges，theypersevere…theyaren’tlookingback.theyaren’tdwellingonwhatthey’velost.

instead，they’remakingplans…they’rereimaginingtheirfutures.

theytellmethatthey’renotjustgoingtowalkagain…they’regoingtorun…andthey’regoingtorunmarathons.irecentlymetayoungnavylieutenantnamedbradsnyderwho’dbeenblindedbyaniedexplosioninafghanistan.hecompetedinthisyear’swarriorgamesasarunnerandaswimmer.andofhisservice，hesaid—andthesearehiswords，“iamnotgoingtoletblindnessbuildabrickwallaroundme…i’dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatihavedoneandwhaticanstilldo.”

andgraduates，morethananythingelse，thatwillbethetruemeasureofyoursuccess…nothowwellyoudowhenyou’rehealthy，andhappyandeverythingisgoingaccordingtoplan.

hosedarkestmoments，youhaveachoice：doyoudwelloneverythingyou’velost。

ordoyoufocusonwhatyoustillhave，andfindawaytomoveforwardwithpassion，anddetermination，andjoy。iknowthatmanyofyouinthisgraduatingclasshavealreadyfacedthischoiceinyourownlives.taketheexampleofoneoftoday’sgraduates，vanessavasquez.

vanessa’sparentsareagriculturalworkerswithagradeschooleducation…andshecametooregonstatedeterminedtobuildabetterlifeforherfour-month-olddaughter.inadditiontobeingasinglemom，shejuggledafullcourseloadandapart-timejob.butitallpaidoff…andtoday，she’sreceivingherdegreeinconstructionengineeringandmanagement.heradvicetootheryoungpeopleisverysimple—andtheseareherwords：“withhardworkanddedication，anythingispossible.”

thenthere’sanothermemberoftheclassof2021，nicolassitts，who’searninghisdegreeinchemicalengineering.asamemberofosu’ssolarvehicleteam，nicolasspenttwoyearspainstakinglybuildingasolarcar.butwhenhetookitoutforatestdrivelastsummer，itcaughtfireandexploded…andnicolassustainedsecond-andthird-degreeburnsonhisarm，faceandleg.butinsteadofthrowinginthetowel，withinamonth，theteamwasbackatwork，buildinganother，hopefullylessexplosivecar.vanessaandnicolasandtheosusolarteamdidn’tgiveupwhenthingsgothard.

instead，theyjustdugdeeper，andworkedharder，andrefusedtogiveuponthesuccessthattheydreamedof.andthatactuallybringsmetothesecondlessoniwanttoshareaboutleadingarichlife—andthatistodefinesuccessonyourownterms.now，growingup，myparentsalwaystoldmeandcraigtobetruetoourselves.butwhenyou’reakid，it’shardtoknowwhatthatreallymeans.andasyougrowolder，often，it’sjusteasiertograbforthosegoldstarsandbrassrings.craigandibothknowthisfromexperience.aftergraduatingfromcollege，wedideverythingwethoughtweshoulddotobesuccessful.craigwenttobusinessschool...iwenttolawschool…andwegotprestigiousjobsataninvestmentbankandalawfirm.wesoonhadallthetraditionalmarkersofsuccess—thefatpaycheck，thefancyoffice，theimpressivelineonourresumes.butthetruthis，neitherofuswasallthatfulfilled.ididn’twanttobeupinsometallofficebuildingwritinglegalmemos…iwantedtobedownontheground，helpingthefolksigrewupwith.iwaslivingthedream—butitwasn’tmydream.andcraigfeltthesameway.soeventuallywequitthosecorporatejobs.iwenttoworkinthemayor’soffice…craiggotajobcoachingbasketball…andwebothtooksalarycutsthatmadeourmothercringe.butwewereexcitedaboutournewcareers.welookedforwardtogoingtoworkeverymorning.andwebothrealizedthatsuccessisn’tabouthowyourlifelookstoothers…it’sabouthowitfeelstoyou.werealizedthatbeingsuccessfulisn’taboutbeingimpressive…it’saboutbeinginspired.that’swhatitmeanstobetruetoyourself.itmeanslookinginsideyourselfandbeinghonestaboutwhatyoutrulyenjoydoing.becausegraduates，icanpromiseyouthatyou’llneverbehappyploddingthroughsomeoneelse’sideaofsuccess.

successisonlymeaningful—andenjoyable—ifitfeelslikeyourown.[pause]butofcourse，asuccessfulcareeralonedoesn’tnecessarilymakeforarichlife.

asyou’vealllearnedfromthefriendsyou’vemadeandtherelationshipsyou’veformedhereatosu，whattrulymakeslifericharethepeopleyoushareitwith.andthatbringsmetothefinallessoniwanttooffertoday—andthatis，whateveryoudo，don’tleavebehindanyunfinishedbusinesswiththepeopleyoulove.mydaddiedofcomplicationsfromhismswheniwasinmymid-twenties.andformonths，ifeltlikeicouldn’tbreathe.

ihadthisphysicalsenseofgrief，thisemptinessinmylifethatijustcouldn’tfill.

butashardasitwastolosehim，andasmuchasistillmisshim，iknewthati’dnevermissedachancetotellmydadilovedhim…andhe’dalwaysdonethesameforme.andwhenevercraigandisawhimstrugglingtowalk…andweworriedthatlifewasgettingtoohardforhim…mymomwouldalwaysreassureusthathewassoproudtobeourfatherthathefeltliketheluckiestguyevertowalktheearth.allofthatgavemeasenseofpeace—asensethatihadnounfinishedbusinesswithmydad.andthat’swhatallowedmetomoveforward.

sograduates，asyoumakeyourwayintheworld，iurgeyounottoleavebehindanyunfinishedbusiness.ifyou’reinafightwithsomeone，makeup.ifyou’reholdingagrudge，letitgo.ifyouhurtsomeone，apologize.ifyoulovesomeone，letthemknow.anddon’tjusttellpeoplethatyoulovethem，showthem.andthatmeansshowingup.itmeansbeingtrulypresentinthelivesofthepeopleyoucareabout.“l(fā)iking”themonfacebookdoesnotcount…nordoesfollowingthemontwitter.whatcountsismakingthetimetobethere，inperson.becauseicanpromiseyouthatyearsfromnow，youwon’trememberthetextsyouexchangedwithyourf