别让任何人扰乱你人生的节奏

Don'tletanyonedisturbyourpaceHeadmaster:Goodmorningyearelevens.Today'sassemblyisaboutthestartofajourney.Thestartoftherestofyourlives.In2yearstimeallofyouwillbefinishingyouralevels.In3yearstimeallofyouwillbestudyingacrosstheworld,studyingattheuniversityofyourchoice.In5yearstimeyou'llhavestartedyourcareers.Manyofyouwillbeinthisroomworkingforthetopinstitutionsacrosstheglobe.Youwillthengetmarried,youthenmaybuyahouse.In10yearstimeyourlifewillbesetforyou.In15yearsyou'llbe30andfromthenonyourpath,yourlifewillbeset.一位校长正慷慨激昂，给学生们讲“人生须知”，认真地为大家做着规划。“再过两年，你们就会完成ALevels的学业；再过三年，你们就会去自己想去的国家，上自己想上的大学；再过五年，你们会步入职业生涯，在座的很多同学，会进入全球顶尖公司工作；然后你们会结婚，买房；十年之后，你的人生就会安定下来。十五年后，你就30岁了，你的人生轨迹也会就此定型。”校长用这样有条不紊的大道理，一分钟就总结了人的一生。Ayoungman:I'msorryMr.Headmaster,letmetellyouwhythatapproachmayfailyou.Iknowpeoplewhograduatedat21andtheygetajobuntiltheywere27.Iknowpeoplewhograduatedlateat25andtheyfoundworkimmediately.Iknowpeoplewhoneverwenttouniversity,butfoundwhattheyloveat18.Iknowpeoplewhofoundajodstraightoutofcollegemakingdecentmoney,buthatewhattheydo.Iknowpeoplewhotookgapyearsandfoundtheirpurpose.Iknowpeoplewhoweresosureaboutwhattheyweregoingtodoat16,theychangetheirmindat26.Iknowpeoplewhohavechildrenbutaresingleandiknowpeoplewhoaremarriedbuthadtowait8to10yearstohavechildren.Iknowpeopleinrelationshipswholovesomeoneelse.Iknowpeoplewholoveeachotherbutaren'ttogether.Somypointiseverythinginlifehappensaccordingtoourtime,ourclock.Youmaylookatsomeofyourfriendsandthinkthattheyheadofyou,maybesomeofthemyoufeelarebehind,buteverythinghappensattheirownpace.Theyhavetheirowntimeandclockandsodoyou.Bepatient.Atage25,MarkCubanwasabartenderinDallas.Ittooktill32forJ.K.RowlingtobepublishedforHarryPotterafterbeingrejectedby12publishers.OrtegalaunchedZarawhenhewas39.JackMastartedAlibabawhenwas35.MorganFreemangothisbigbreakat52.SteveCarellonlygothisbreakafter40yearsold.VirginwasstartedbyRichardBransonat34.Gettingyourdegreeafter25isstillanachievement.Notbeingmarriedat30butstillhappyisbeautiful.Startingafamilyafter35isstillpossibleandbuyingahouseafter40isstillgreat.Don'tletanyonerushyouwiththeirtimelines.BecauseasEinsteinsaid,“Noteverythingthatcountscanbecountedandnoteverythingthat'scountedtrulycount.”Andthisisthemostimportantthing,Iwantyoutobeabletocreatemeaningful,purposefulfulfillinglivesforyourselvesandlearnhowtousethattomakeanimpactandadifferenceinthelivesofothers.Thatwillbetruesuccess.不好意思，校长，我想告诉你为什么你的这些话是错的。有的人21岁毕业，到27岁才找到工作；有的人25岁才毕业，但马上就找到了工作；有的人没上过大学，却在18岁就找到了他们热爱的事；有的人一毕业就找到好工作，赚到很多钱，却过得不开心。有的人毕业后选择了间隔年，并找到了自我。有的人16岁时就很清楚自己想要什么，但在26岁时改变了想法；有的人有了孩子，却还是单身；有的人结了婚，却等了十年八年才生孩子；有的人身处一段感情，爱的却是别；有的人明明彼此相爱，却没有在一起。我想说的是，人生中每一件事都取决于我们自己的时间，自己的时钟。你身边有些朋友或许遥遥领先于你，有些朋友也许落后于你，但凡事都有它自己的节奏。他们有他们的节奏，你有你自己的。耐心一点。马克.库班25岁时，还只是达拉斯一家酒吧的酒保。被出版商拒绝12次后,JK.罗琳32岁时才出版《哈利.波特》Ortega在39岁才创办了Zara马云35岁才创立阿里巴巴摩根.弗里曼52岁才在演艺事业上有了重大突破史蒂夫.卡瑞尔过了40岁才红。理查德.布兰森34岁才创办维珍航空25岁后拿到文凭，依然值得骄傲30岁还没结婚，但过得开心也很美好35岁后成家也没什么不可以，40岁再买房也不丢人。不要让任何人扰乱你的时间表爱因斯坦曾说过：并非所有重要的东西，都能计算得清楚。也并非每一件计算得清楚的东西，就都有意义