Don't Let Anyone Rush You with Their Timelines.
作者: Jay Shetty (励志演说家
来源: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9E0MVteEcGood morning Year Elevens
早上好，11年级的同学们
Today's assembly is about the start of a journey. The start of the rest of your live
今天的集会是关于一段旅程的开始。你余生的开始
In 2 years' time, all of you will be finishing your A level
两年内，你们就会完成A levels的学业
In 3 years' time, you'll be studying across the world. Studying at the university of your choic
三年内，你们会到世界各地学习，在你们选择的大学学习
In 5 yearstime, you'll have started your careers. Many of you will be in this room working for the top institutions across the glob
五年内，你们会开启你们的职业生涯。你们在座的很多同学会进入世界顶尖机构工作
You will then get married. You then may buy a hous
然后你们会结婚，买房
In 10 years' time, your life will be set for yo
十年内，你们的人生就会安定下来
In 15 years you'll be thirty and from then on your path and your life will be se
十五年内，你们就30岁了，你们的人生轨迹就会定型
I'm sorry Mr. Headmaster. Let me tell you why that approach may fail yo
抱歉，校长，让我告诉你为什么你的这些话是错的
I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job till they were
我认识一些人，他们21岁毕业，直到27岁才找到工作
I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediatel
我认识一些人，他们25岁才毕业，而且很快就找到了工作
I know people who never went to university, but found what they love at 1
我认识一些人，他们从未上过大学，但在18岁时找到了自己热爱的东西
I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they d
我认识一些人，他们刚从大学毕业就找到了一份赚大钱的工作，但他们讨厌自己的工作
I know people who took gap years and found their purpos
我认识一些人，他们利用间隔年找到了自己的目标
I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16 and changed their minds at 26. I know people who have children but are singl
我认识一些人，他们16岁时非常确定自己将来要做什么，26岁时又改变了主意。我认识一些有孩子但单身的人
And I know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10 years to have childre
我也认识一些人，他们已经结婚了，但要等上8到10年才有孩子
I know people in relationships who love someone else. I know people who love each other but aren't togethe
我认识一些人，他们身处一段感情，爱的却是别人。我认识一些人，他们彼此相爱，却并不在一起
So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our cloc
所以我想说的是，人生中的每一件事都取决于我们自己的时间，我们自己的时钟
You may look at some of your friends and think that they are ahead of you or maybe some of them you feel are behin
你可能会看看你的一些朋友，觉得他们比你领先，或者觉得他们比你落后
But everything happens at their own pace. They have their own time and clock and so do you. Be patien
但凡事都以他们自己的节奏发生。他们有他们自己的时间和时钟，你也有自己的。要有耐心
At age 25, Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dalla
马克·库班25岁的时候还是达拉斯的一名酒保
It took till 32 for J.K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publisher
在被12家出版商拒绝后，JK罗琳直到32岁才出版了《哈利波特》
Ortega launched Zara when he was 39. Jack Ma started Alibaba when he was 3
奥尔特加到39岁才创办了ZARA。马云35岁才创立阿里巴巴
Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52. Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years ol
摩根·弗里曼到52岁才获得巨大突破。史蒂夫·卡瑞尔40岁之后才红
Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 3
理查德·布兰森34岁才创办维珍航空
Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement. Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautifu
25岁以后才拿到学位仍然是一项成就。30岁没结婚，但过得快乐也是美好的
Starting a family after 35 is still possible. And buying a house after 40 is still grea
35岁之后成家也完全可能，40岁买房也很不错
Don't let anyone rush you with their timeline
不要让任何人用他们的时间表来催促你
Because as Einstein said, "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that's counted truly counts
因为爱因斯坦说过：“并非所有有价值的东西都能被计算出来，也不是所有被计算出来的都真正有价值。
And this is the most important thing. 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 other
这才是最重要的事。我希望你们能够创造出有意义、有目的、满意的人生，而且学会用这样的人生去影响别人的人生
That will be true success.
那将是真正的成功。
