喜剧天王金-凯瑞在玛赫西管理大学2019年毕业典礼英语演讲稿

#喜剧天王金・凯瑞在玛赫西管理大学 2019年毕业典礼英语演讲稿ThankyouBevan,thankyouall!Ibroughtoneofmypaintingstoshowyoutoday.Hopeyouguysaregonnabeableseeitokay.It'snotoneofmybiggerpieces.Youmightwannamovedownfront-togetagoodlookatit.(kidding)Faculty,Parents,Friends,Dignitaries...GraduatingClassof2019,andallthedeadbaseballplayerscomingoutofthecorntobewithustoday.(laughter)Aftertheharvestthere,snoplacetohide-thefieldsareempty-thereisnocoverthere!(laughter)Iamheretoplantaseedthatwillinspireyoutomoveforwardinlifewithenthusiasticheartsandaclearsenseofwholeness.Thequestionis,willthatseedhaveachancetotakeroot,orwillIbesuedbyMonsantoandforcedtousetheirseed,whichmaynotbetotally“Ayurvedic.” (laughter)ExcusemeifIseemalittlelowenergytonight——today——whateverthisis.IsleptwithmyheadtotheNorthlastnight.(laughter)Ohman!Ohman!Youknowhowthatis,rightkids?WokeuprightinthemiddleofPittaandcouldn'tgetbacktosleeptillVatarolledaround,butIdidn'tfreakout.IusedthattimetoeatalargemealandconnectwithsomeonespecialonTinder.(laughter)Lifedoesnthappentoyou,ithappensforyou.HowdoIknowthis?Idon't,butI'mmakingsound,andthat'stheimportantthing.That'swhatI'mheretodo.Sometimes,Ithinkthat'soneoftheonlythingsthatareimportant.Justlettingeachotherknowwe'rehere,remindingeachotherthatwearepartofalargerself.IusedtothinkJimCarreyisallthatIwas...JustaflickeringlightAdancingshadowThegreatnothingmasqueradingassomethingyoucannameDwellinginfortsandcastlesmadeofwitches—wishes!Sorry,aFreudianslipthereSeekingshelterincavesandfoxholes,dugouthastilyAnarchersearchingforhistargetinthemirrorWoundedonlybymyownarrowsBeggingtobeenslavedPleadingformychainsBlindedbylongingandtrippingoverparadise-canIgetan“Amen”?!(applause)Youdidn'tthinkIcouldbeseriousdidya'?Idon'tthinkyouunderstandwhoyou'redealingwith!Ihavenolimits!IcannotbecontainedbecauseI'mthecontainer.Youcantcontainthecontainer,man!Youcadtcontainthecontainer!(laughter)IusedtobelievethatwhoIwasendedattheedgeofmyskin,thatIhadbeengiventhislittlevehiclecalledabodyfromwhichtoexperiencecreation,andthoughIcouldn'thaveaskedforasportiermodel,(laughter)itwasafterallaloanerandwouldhavetobereturned.Then,Ilearnedthateverythingoutsidethevehiclewasapartofme,too,andnowIdriveaconvertible.Topdownwindinmyhair!(laughter)Iamelatedandtruly,truly,trulyexcitedtobepresentandfullyconnectedtoyouatthisimportantmomentinyourjourney.Ihopeyou'rereadytoopentheroofandtakeitallin?!(audiencedoesn'treact)Okay,fourmoreyearsthen!(laughter)IwanttothanktheTrustees,AdministratorsandFacultyofMUMforcreatinganinstitutionworthyofMaharishi'sidealsofeducation.Aplacethatteachestheknowledgeandexperiencenecessarytobeproductiveinlife,aswellasenablingthestudents,throughTranscendentalMeditationandancientVedicknowledgetoslackofftwiceadayforanhourandahalf!!(laughter)—don'tthinkyou'refoolingme!!!—(applause)but,Iguessithassomebenefits.Itdoesallowyoutoseparatewhoyoutrulyareandwhat'sreal,fromthestoriesthatrunthroughyourhead.Youhavegiventhemtheabilitytowalkbehindthemind'selaboratesetdecoration,andtoseethatthereisahugedifferencebetweenadogthatisgoingtoeatyouinyourmindandanactualdogthat'sgoingtoeatyou.(laughter)Thatmaysoundlikenobigdeal,butmanyneverlearnthatdistinctionandspendagreatdealoftheirliveslivinginfightorflightresponse.I'dliketoacknowledgeallyouwonderfulparents-waytogoforthefantasticjobyou'vedone-foryourtirelessdedication,yourlove,yoursupport,andmostofall,fortheattentionyou'vepaidtoyourchildren.Ihaveasaying,“Bewaretheunloved,"becausetheywilleventuallyhurtthemselves...orme!(laughter)ButwhenIlookatthisgroupheretoday,Ifeelreallysafe!Ido!1mjustgoingtosayit-myroomisnotlocked!Myroomisnotlocked!(laughter)Nodoubtsomeofyouwillturnouttobecrooks!Butwhite-collarstuff-WallSt.ya'know,thattypeofthing-crimescommittedbypeoplewithself-esteem!Stuffaparentcanstillbeproudofinaweirdway.(laughter)Andtothegraduatingclassof2019—minus3!Youdidn'tletmefinish!(laughter)—Congratulations!(applause)Yes,giveyourselvesaroundofapplause,please.Youarethevanguardofknowledgeandconsciousness;anewwaveinavastoceanofpossibilities.Ontheothersideofthatdoor,thereisaworldstarvingfornewleadership,newideas.I'vebeenouttherefor30years!She'sawildcat!(laughter)Oh,she'llrubupagainstyourlegandpurruntilyoupickherupandstartpettin'her,andoutofnowhereshe'llswatyouintheface.Sureit'sroughsometimesbutthat'sOK,'causethey'vegotsoftserveicecreamwithsprinkles!(laughter)IguessthafswhatI'mreallyheretosay;sometimesit'sokaytoeatyourfeelings!(laughter)Fearisgoingtobeaplayerinyourlife,butyougettodecidehowmuch.Youcanspendyourwholelifeimaginingghosts,worryingaboutyourpathwaytothefuture,butalltherewilleverbeiswhat'shappeninghere,andthedecisionswemakeinthismoment,whicharebasedineitherloveorfear.Somanyofuschooseourpathoutoffeardisguisedaspracticality.Whatwereallywantseemsimpossiblyoutofreachandridiculoustoexpect,soweneverdaretoasktheuniverseforit.fmsaying,I'mtheproofthatyoucanasktheuniverseforit——please!(applause)Andifitdoesn'thappenforyourightaway,it'sonlybecausetheuniverseissobusyfulfillingmyorder.It'spartysize!(laughter)Myfathercouldhavebeenagreatcomedian,buthedidritbelievethatwaspossibleforhim,andsohemadeaconservativechoice.Instead,hegotasafejobasanaccountant,andwhenlwas12yearsold,hewasletgofromthatsafejobandourfamilyhadtodowhateverwecouldtosurvive.Ilearnedmanygreatlessonsfrommyfather,nottheleastofwhichwasthatyoucanfailatwhatyoudon'twant,soyoumightaswelltakeachanceondoingwhatyoulove.(applause)That'snottheonlythinghetaughtmethough:Iwatchedtheaffectmyfather'sloveandhumorhadontheworldaroundme,andIthought,“That'ssomethingtodo,that'ssomethingworthmytime.”Itwasn'tlongbeforeIstartedactingup.Peoplewouldcomeovertomyhouseandtheywouldbegreetedbya7yearoldthrowinghimselfdownalargeflightofstairs.(laughter)Theywouldsay,“Whathappened?'AndIwouldsay,"Idon'tknow-let'scheckthereplay.AndIwouldgobacktothetopofthestairsandcomebackdowninslowmotion.(Jimreenactscomingdownthestairsinslow-mo)Itwasaverystrangehousehold.(laughter)MyfatherusedtobragthatIwasn'taham-Iwasthewholepig.Andhetreatedmytalentasifitwashissecondchance.WhenIwasabout28,afteradecadeasaprofessionalcomedian,IrealizedonenightinLAthatthepurposeofmylifehadalwaysbeentofreepeoplefromconcern,likemydad.WhenIrealizedthis,Idubbedmynewdevotion,“TheChurchofFreedomFromConcern—“TheChurchofFFC”一andIdedicatedmyselftothatministry.What'syours?Howwillyouservetheworld?Whatdotheyneedthatyourtalentcanprovide?That'sallyouhavetofigureout.Assomeonewhohasdonewhatyouareabouttogodo,Icantellyoufromexperience,theeffectyouhaveonothersisthemostvaluablecurrencythereis.(applause)Everythingyougaininlifewillrotandfallapart,andallthatwillbeleftofyouiswhatwasinyourheart.Mychoosingtofreepeoplefromconcerngotmetothetopofamountain.LookwhereIam-lookwhatIgettodo!EverywhereIgo-andI'mgoingtogetemotionalbecausewhenItapintothis,itreallyisextraordinarytome—IdidsomethingthatmakespeoplepresenttheirbestselvestomewhereverIgo.(applause)IamatthetopofthemountainandtheonlyoneIhadn'tfreedwasmyselfandthat'swhenmysearchforidentitydeepened.IwonderedwhoI'dbewithoutmyfame.WhowouldIbeifIsaidthingsthatpeopledidn'twanttohear,orifIdefiedtheirexpectationsofme?WhatifIshoweduptothepartywithoutmyMardiGrasmaskandIrefusedtoflashmybreastsforahandfulofbeads?(laughter)1llgiveyouamomenttowipethatimageoutofyourmind.(laughter)Butyouguysarewayaheadofthegame.Youalreadyknowwhoyouareandthatpeace,thatpeacethatwe'reafter,liessomewherebeyondpersonality,beyondtheperceptionofothers,beyondinventionanddisguise,evenbeyondeffortitself.Youcanjointhegame,fightthewars,playwithformallyouwant,buttofindrealpeace,youhavetoletthearmorfall.Yourneedforacceptancecanmakeyouinvisibleinthisworld.Don'tletanythingstandinthewayofthelightthatshinesthroughthisform.Riskbeingseeninallofyourglory.(AsheetdropsandrevealsJinrfspainting.Applause.)(Re:thepainting)It'snotbigenough!(kidding)Thispaintingisbigforareason.Thispaintingiscalled“HighVisibility."(laughter)It'saboutpickingupthelightanddaringtobeseen.Here'sthetrickypart.Everyoneisattractedtothelight.Thepartyhostupinthecorner(referstopainting)whothinksunconsciousnessisblissandisalwaysofferingadrinkfromthebottlesthatemptyyou;Misery,belowher,whodespisesthelight-can'tstandwhenyou'redoingwell-andwishesyounothingbuttheworst;TheQueenofDiamondswhoneedsaKingtobuildherhouseofcards;AndtheHollowOne,whoclingstoyourlegandbegs,“Pleasedon'tleavemebehindforIhaveabandonedmyselffEventhosewhoareclosesttoyouandmostinlovewithyou;thepeopleyoulovemostintheworldcanfindclarityconfrontingattimes.Thispaintingtookmethousandsofhourstocompleteand—(applause)thankyou—yes,thousandsofhoursthatIllnevergetback,Illnevergetthemback(kidding)—Iworkedonthisforsolong,forweeksandweeks,likeamadmanaloneonascaffolding-andwhenIwasfinishedoneofmyfriendssaid,“Thiswouldbeacoolblacklightpainting.”(laughter)SoIstartedover.(AllthelightsgooffintheDomeandthepaintingisshoweredwithblacklight.)Whooooo!WelcometoBurningMan!(applause)Someprettycrazycharactersright?Betteruptherethaninhere.(pointstohead)PaintingisoneofthewaysIfreemyselffromconcern,awaytostoptheworldthroughtotalmental,spiritualandphysicalinvolvement.Butevenwiththat,comesafeelingofdivinedissatisfaction.Becauseultimately,we'renottheavatarswecreate.We'renotthepicturesonthefilmstock.Wearethelightthatshinesthroughit.Allelseisjustsmokeandmirrors.Distracting,butnottrulycompelling.I'veoftensaidthatIwishedpeoplecouldrealizealltheirdreamsofwealthandfamesotheycouldseethatit'snotwhereyou'llfindyoursenseofcompletion.Likemanyofyou,Iwasconcernedaboutgoingoutintheworldanddoingsomethingbiggerthanmyself,untilsomeonesmarterthanmyselfmademerealizethatthereisnothingbiggerthanmyself!(laughter)Mysoulisnotcontainedwithinthelimitsofmybody.Mybodyiscontainedwithinthelimitlessnessofmysoul——oneunifiedfieldofnothingdancingfornoparticularreason,exceptmaybetocomfortandentertainitself.(applause)Asthatshifthappensinyou,youwon'tbefeelingtheworldyou'llbefeltbyit——youwillbeembracedbyit.Now,I'malwaysatthebeginning.IhavearesetbuttoncalledpresenceandIridethatbuttonconstantly.Oncethatbuttonisfunctionalinyourlife,there'snostorythemindcouldcreatethatwillbeascompelling.Theimaginationisalwaysmanufacturingscenarios-bothgoodandbad—andtheegotriestokeepyoutrappedinthemultiplexofthemind.Oureyesarenotonlyviewers,butalsoprojectorsthatarerunningasecondstoryoverthepictureweseeinfrontofusallthetime.Feariswritingthatscriptandtheworkingtitleis,'I'llneverbeenough.'Youlookatapersonlikemeandsay,(kidding)“Howcouldweeverhopetoreachthosekindsofheights,Jim?HowcanImakeapaintingthat'stoobigforanyreasonablehome?Howdoyouflysohighwithoutaspecialbreathingapparatus?(laughter)Thisisthevoiceofyourego.Ifyoulistentoit,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhoseemstobedoingbetterthanyou.Nomatterwhatyougain,egowillnotletyourest.Itwilltellyouthatyoucannotstopuntilyou'veleftanindeliblemarkontheearth,untilyou'veachievedimmortality.Howtri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