奥普拉在南加州大学毕业演讲稿英文版.docx
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奥普拉在南加州大学毕业演讲稿英文版
Youdidit.
Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou.
Thankyou,WallisAnnenberg,andaspecialthankyoutoDeanWillowBayforinvitingmeheretoday.Andtotheparents,again,Isay,andfaculty,family,friends,graduates,goodmorning.
IwanttogiveaspecialshoutoutbecauseIwashappythatDeanBayinvitedme,butIwasgoingtobehereanyway,becauseoneofmylovelydaughtergirlsattendstheAnnenbergSchoolofJournalismandisgettinghermasterstoday,soIwascomingwhetherIwasspeakingornot.SoaspecialshoutouttoayoungwomanwhoImetwhenshewasintheseventhgradeanditwasthefirstyearthatIwaslookingforsmart,bright,giving,resilient,kind,open-heartedgirlswhohad“it”–thatfactor,thatmeansyoukeepgoingnomatterwhat.AndthiswastheyearthatIchoseeverybodyindividually.AndIrememberherwalkingintotheofficeinalittletownshipwhereweweredoinginterviewsalloverSouthAfricaandshecameinandrecitedapoemaboutherteacherandwhenshewalkedoutthedoorIgo,“That’san‘it’girl.”ThandoDlomo,IamheretosayIamsoproudofyou–longwayfromthetownshipinSouthAfricaandherAunt,hasflown30hourstobehereforthiscelebrationtoday.Thankyousomuch.
Sotoday,Icomebearingsomegoodnewsandsomebadnewsforanybodywhointendstobuildtheirlifearoundyourabilitytocommunicate.So,Iwanttogetthebadnewsoutfirstsoyoucanbeclear.Ialwaysliketogetthebadstuffupfront,sohereitis:
Everythingaroundus,including–andinparticular,theinternetandsocialmedia–isnowbeingusedtoerodetrustinourinstitutions,interfereinourelections,andwreakhavoconourinfrastructure.Ithandsadvertisersamaptoourdeepestdesires,itenablesmisinformationtorunrampant,attentionspanstorunshortandfalsestoriesfromphonysitestoruncirclesaroundmajornewsoutlets.Wehaveliterallywalkedintotrafficwhilestaringatourphones.
Now,thegoodnews:
Manyofyourparentsareprobablytakingyousomewherereallyspecialfordinnertonight.Iheard.Iheard.Iheard.Icandoalittlebetterthanthat.NowthatIhavepresentedsomeofthebadnews,thegoodnewsisthattherereallyisasolution.Andthesolutioniseachandeveryoneofyou.Becauseyouwillbecometheneweditorialgatekeepers,anambitiousarmyoftruthseekerswhowillarmyourselveswiththeintelligence,withtheinsightandthefactsnecessarytostrikedowndeceit.You’reinapositiontokeepallofthosewhonowdisparagerealnews,youallaretheoneswhoaregoingtokeepthosepeopleincheck.Why?
Becauseyoucanpushbackandyoucananswerfalsenarrativeswithrealinformationandyoucansettherecordstraight.Andyoualsohavetheabilityandthepowertogivevoice,asDeanBaywassaying,“topeoplewhodesperatelynowneedtotelltheirstoriesandhavetheirstoriestold.”
AndthisiswhatIdoknowforsurebecauseI’vebeendoingitalongtime:
Ifyoucancapturethehumanityofpeople…ifyoucanjustcapturethehumanityofthepeopleofthestoriesthatyou’retelling,youthengetthatmuchclosertoyourownhumanity.Andyoucanconfrontyourbiasandyoucanbuildyourcredibilityandhoneyourinstinctsandcompoundyourcompassion.Youcanuseyourgifts–that’swhatyou’rereallyheretodo–toilluminatethedarknessinourworld.
SothisiswhatIalsoknowthatthis…this…thismomentintime,thisisyourtimetorise.Itis.Eventhoughyoucan’tgoanywhere,youcan’tstandinlineatStarbucks,youcan’tgotoaparty,youcan’tgotoanyplacewithout…whereanywhereyouturn,peoplearetalkingabouthowbadthingsare,howterribleitis.AndthisiswhatIknow:
Theproblemiseverybodyismeetinghysteriawithmorehysteria,andthenwejust…we’reallbecominghystericalandit’sgettingworse.WhatI’velearnedalltheseyearsisthatwe’renotsupposedtomatchitorevengetlockedintoresistingorpushingagainstit.We’resupposedtoseethismomentintimeforwhatitis.We’resupposedtoseethroughitandthentranscendit.Thatishowyouovercomehysteria.Andthatishowyouovercomethesnipingatoneanother,thetrolling,themean-spiritedpartisanshiponbothsidesoftheaisle,thedivisiveness,theinjustices,andtheout-and-outhatred.Youuseit.Usethismomenttoencourageyou,toemboldenyou,andtoliterallypushyouintotherisingofyourlife.AndtoborrowaphrasefrommybelovedmentorMayaAngelou:
Justlikemoonsandlikesuns,withthecertaintyoftide,justlikehopesspringinghigh,youwillrise.
Soyourjobnow,letmetellyou,istotakeeverythingyou’velearnedhereandusewhatyou’velearnedtochallengetheleft,tochallengetheright,andthecenter.Whenyouseesomething,yousaysomething,andyousayitwiththefactsandthereportingtobackitup.Here’swhatyouhavetodo:
Youmakethechoiceeveryday,everysingleday,toexemplifyhonestybecausethetruth–letmetellyousomethingaboutthetruth–thetruthexoneratesanditconvicts.Itdisinfectsanditgalvanizes.Thetruthhasalwaysbeenandwillalwaysbeourshieldagainstcorruption,ourshieldagainstgreedanddespair.Thetruthisoursavinggrace.Andnotonlyareyouhere,USCAnnenberg,totellit,towriteit,toproclaimit,tospeakit,buttobeit.Bethetruth.Bethetruth.
SoIwanttogetdowntotherealreasonwe’reheretoday.Inaboutanhourandahalf,you’regoingtobecatapultedintoaworldthatappearstohavegoneoffitsrocker.AndIcantellyouI’vehostedontheOprahShowfor25years,numberoneshow.Nevermissedaday.Nevermissedaday.Twentyfiveyears,4,561shows.SoIknowhowtotalk,Icantellyouthat,butIwasalittleintimidatedcomingherebecausegraduations,it’stough,it’shardtryingtocomeupwithsomethingtosharewithyouthatyouhaven’talreadyheard.WhatcanIprobablysay?
BecauseIknowthis.AnyinspirationorguidanceIcanofferisnothingthatyourparentsoryourdeansorprofessorsorSirihaven’talreadyprovided.SoI’mheretoreallytellyou:
Idon’thaveanynewlessons.Idon’thaveanynewlessons.ButIoftenthinkthatit’snotthenewlessonsbutsomuchasitisreallylearningtheoldonesagainandagain.Soherearevariationsonafewgrandthemesbeginningwiththis:
Pickaproblem,anyproblem,thelistislong.Herearejustafewthatareatthetopofmylist.There’sgunviolenceandthere’sclimatechange,there’ssystemicracism,economicinequality,mediabias.Thehomelessneedopportunity,theaddictedneedtreatment,theDREAMersneedprotection,theprisonsystemneedsreforming,theLGBTQcommunityneedsacceptance,thesocialsafetynetneedssaving,andthemisogynyneedstostop.Needstostop.
Butyoucan’tfixeverythingandyoucan’tsaveeverysoul.Butwhatcanyoudo?
Hereandnow,Ibelieveyouhavetodeclarewarononeofourmostdangerousenemies,andthatiscynicism.Becausewhenthatlittlecreaturesinksitshooksintoyou,it’llcloudyourclarity,it’llcompromiseyourintegrity,it’llloweryourstandards,it’llchokeyourempathy.Andsoonerorlater,cynicismshattersyourfaith.Whenyouhearyourselfsaying,“Ah,itdoesn’tmatterwhatonepersonsays,ohwell,sowhat,itdoesn’tmatterwhatIdo,whocares?
”whenyouhearyourselfsayingthat,knowthatyou’reonacollisioncourseforourculture.AndIunderstandhowit’ssoeasytobecomedisillusioned,sotemptingtoallowapathytosetin,becauseanxietyisbeingbroadcaston157channels,24hoursaday,allnightlong.AndeverybodyIknowisfeelingit.Butthesetimes,thesetimes,areheretoletusknowthatweneedtotakeastandforourrighttohavehope,andweneedtotakeastandwitheveryounceofwitandcouragewecanmuster.Thequestionis:
Whatareyouwillingtostandfor?
Thatquestionisgoingtofollowyouthroughoutyourlife.Andhere’showyouanswerit.Youputyourhonorwhereyourmouthis.Putyourhonorwhereyourmouthis.Whenyougiveyourword,keepit,showup,dothework,getyourhandsdirty.Andthenyou’llbegintodrawstrengthfromtheunderstanding–thetrueknowingthathistoryisstillbeingwritten.You’rewritingiteveryday.Thewheel’sstillinspin.Andwhatyoudoorwhatyoudon’tdowillbeapartofit.Youbuildalegacynotfromonethingbutfromeverything.
IrememberwhenIjustopenedmyschoolin2007,IcamebackandIhadthegreatjoyofsittingatMayaAngelou’stable.Shehadn’tbeenabletoattendtheopeninginSouthAfrica.AndIsaidtoher,“Oh,Maya,theOprahWinfreyLeadershipAcademy,that’sgoingtobemygreatestlegacy.”Iremembershewasstandingatthecountermakingbiscuits,andsheturned,sheputthedoughdown,andshelookedatmeandshesaid,“Youhavenoideawhatyourlegacywillbe.”Isaid,“Excuseme?
Ijustopenedthisschoolandthesegirls,andit’sgoingtobe…”Andshesaid,“Youhavenoideawhatyourlegacywillbe,becauseyourlegacyiseverylifeyoutouch,everylifeyoutouch.”Thatchangedme.
Andit’strueyoucan’tpersonallystopanybodyfromwalkingintoaschoolwithanassaultrifle,norcanyousinglehandedlyensurethattherightsthatyourmothersandyourgrandmothersfoughtsohardforwillbepreservedforthedaughtersthatyoumaysomedayhave.Andit’lltakemorethanyoualonetopull40millionAmericansoutofpoverty,butwhowillyoubeifyoudon’tcareenoughtotry?
Andwhatmountainscouldwemove,Ithink,whatgridlockcouldweeradicateifweweretojoinforcesandworktogetherinserviceofsomethinggreaterthanourselves?
Youknowmydeepestsatisfactionsandmybiggestrewardshavecomefromexactlythat.Pickaproblem,anyproblem,anddosomethingaboutit.Be
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