娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲稿.docx
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娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲稿
娜塔莉波特曼哈佛毕业演讲稿
Hello,classof20xx.Iamsohonoredtobeheretoday.DeanKhurana,faculty,parents,andmostespeciallygraduatingstudents.ThankyousomuchforinvitingmeTheSeniorClassCommittee.It’sgenuinelyoneofthemostexcitingthingsI’veeverbeenaskedtodo.IhavetoadmitprimarilybecauseIcan’tdenyitasitwasleakedintheWikiLeaksreleaseofSonyhackthatwhenIwasinvitedIrepliedandIdirectlyquotemyownemailWow!
Thisissonice!
I’mgonnaneedsomefunnyghostwriters.Anyideas?
ThisinitialresponsenowblessedlypublicwaspublicwasfromtheknowledgethatatmyclassdaywewereluckyenoughtohaveWillFerrelasclassdayspeakerandthatmanyofuswerehung-over,oreverfreshlyhighmainlywantedtolaugh.SoIhavetoadmitthattoday,even12yearsaftergraduationI’mstillinsecureaboutmyownworthiness.Ihavetoremindmyselftodayyou’rehereforareason.
TodayIfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvardYardasafreshmanin1999whenyouguyswere,tomycontinuedshockandhorror,stillinkindergarten.Ifeltliketherehadbeensomemistake,thatIwasn’tsmartenoughtobeinthispany,andthateverytimeIopenedmymouthIwouldhavetoprovethatIwasn’tjustadumbactress.SoIstartwithanapology.Thiswon’tbeveryfunny.Iamnotaedian.AndIdidn’tgetaghostwriter.ButIamheretotellyoutodayHarvardisgivingyoualldiplomastomorrow.Youarehereforareason.Sometimesyourinsecuritiesandyourinexperiencemayleadyou,too,toembraceotherpeople’sexpectation,standard,orvalues.Butyoucanharnessthatinexperiencetocarveoutyourownpath,onethatisfreeoftheburdenofknowinghowthingsaresupposedtobeapaththatisdefinedbyitsownparticularsetofreasons.TheotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to–be4-year-oldson.AndIwatchedhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblyfocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthatIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishisaimandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoys.Theprizewasmuchmoreexcitingthatthegametogetit.Iofcoursewantedtourgehimtotakejoyandthechallengeofthegame,theimprovementuponpractice,thesatisfactionofdoingsomethingwell,andevenfellingtheaomplishmentwhenachievingthegame’sgoal.Butalloftheseaspectswereshadedbythelittle10centplasticmenwithstickystretchybluearmsthatadheretothewalls.Thati-thatwastheprize.Inachild’snature,weseemanyofourowninnatetendencies.Isawmyselfinhimandperhapsyoudotoo.Prizesserveasfalseidolseverywhere.Prestige,wealth,fame,power.You’llbeexposedtomanyofcourseofthere,ifnotall.Ofcourse,PartofwhyIwasinvitedtoetospeaktodaybeyondmybeingaproudalumnaisthatI’verecruitedsomeverycovetedtoysinmylifeincludinganotsoplastic,notsocrappyone:
anOscar.SowehumpupagainstthemontrollIthinkofthemencementaddresspeoplewhohaveachievedalottellingyouthatthefruitsoftheachievementarenotalwaystobetrusted.ButIthinkthatcontradictioncanbereconciledandisinfactinstructive.
Achievementiswonderfulwhenyouknowwhyyou’redoingit.Andwhenyoudon’tknow,itcanbeaterribletrap.IwenttoapublichighschoolonLongIsland,SyossetHighSchool.Ooh,helloSyosset!
ThegirlIwenttoschoolwithhadPradaBagsandFlat-ironedhair.AndtheyspokewithanaentIwhohadmovedthereatage9fromConnecticutminmickedtofitin.FloridaOranges,Chocolatecherries.SinceI’mancientandtheInterwasjuststartingwhenIwasinhighschool.Peopledidn’treallypaythatmuchofattentiontothefactthatIwasanactress.IwasknownmainlyatschoolforhavingabackpackbiggerthanIwasandalwayshavingwhite-outonmyhandsbecauseIhatedseeinganythingcrossedoutinmynotebooks.IwasvotedformysenioryearbookImostlikelytobeacontestantonJeopardyforcodefornerdiest.WhenIgottoHarvardjustafterthereleaseofStarWars:
Episode1,IknewIwouldbestartingoverintermsofhowpeopleviewedmeIfearedpeoplewouldhaveassumedI’dgotteninjustforbeingfamous,andthattheywouldthinksthatIwasnotworthyoftheintellectualrigorhere.Anditwouldnothavebeenfarfromthetruth,WhenIcamehereIhadneverwrittena10-pagepaperbefore.I’mnotsureI’vewrittena5-pagepaper.IwasalarmedandintimidatedbythecalmeyesofafellowstudentwhocameherefromDaltonorExeterwhothoughtthatcaperedtohighschooltheworkloadherewaseasy.Iwaspletelyoverwhelm,andthoughtthatreading1,000pagesaweekwasunimaginable,thatwritinga50-pagethesisisjustsomethingIcouldneverdo.Ihavenoideatodeclaremyintentions.Icouldn’tevenarticulatethemtomyself.I’vebeenactingsinceIwas11.ButIthoughtactingwastoofrivolousandcertainlynotmeaningful.Icamefromafamilyofacademicsandveryconcernedofbeingtakenseriously.Incontrasttomyinabilitytodeclaremyself,onmyfirstdayoforientationfreshmanyear,fiveseparatestudentsintroducedthemselvestomebysaying,I’mgoingtobepresident.RememberItoldyouthat.Theirnames,fortherecord,wereBernieSanders,MarcoRubio,TedCruz,BarackObama,andHilaryClinton.Inallseriousness,Ibelievedeveryoneofthem.Theirbearingandself-confidencealoneseemedproofoftheirprophecywhereIcouldn’tshakemyself-doubt.IgotinonlybecauseIwasfamous.ThiswashowotherssawmeanditwashowIsawmyself.
Drivenbytheseinsecurities,IdecidedIwasgoingtofindsomethingtodoinHarvardthatwasseriousandmeaningfulthatwouldchangetheworldandmakeitabetterplace.Attheageof18,I’dalreadybeenactingfor7years.AndassumedIfindaseriousandprofoundpathincollege.SofreshmanfallIdecidedtotakeneurobiologyandadvancedModernHebrewliteraturebecauseIwasseriousandintellectual.Needlesstosay,Ishouldhavefailedboth.IgotBs,foryourinformation,andtothisday,everySundayIburnasmalleffigytothepaganGodsofgradeinflation.ButasIfightingmythroughAlephBetYodY’shuainHebrewandthedifferentmechanismsofneuro-response,Isawfriendsaroundmewritingpapersonsailingandtopculturemagazines,andprofessorsteachingclassesonfairytalesandTheMatrix.Irealizedthatseriousnessforseriousness’ssakewasitsownkindoftrophy,andadubiousone,aposeIsoughttocountersomehalf-imaginedargumentaboutwhoIwas.TherewasareasonthatIwasanactor.IlovewhatIdo.AndIsawfrommypeersandmymentorsthatitwasnotonlyanaeptablereason,itwasthebestreason.WhenIgottomygraduation,sittingwhereyousittoday,after4yearsoftryingtogetexcitedaboutsomethingelse,IadmittedtomyselfthatIcouldn’twaittogobackandmakemorefilms.Iwantedtotellstories,toimaginethelifeofothersandhelptheothersdothesame.Ihavefoundorperhapsreclaimedmyreason.Youhaveaprizenow,oratleastyouwilltomorrow.
TheprizeisaHarvarddegreeinyourhand.Butwhatisthereasonbehindit?
MyHarvarddegreerepresent,forme,thecuriosityandinventionthatwereencouragedhere,thefriendshipI’vesustainedthewayProfessorGrahamtoldmenottodescribethewaylighthitaflowerbutrathertheshadowtheflowercast,thewayprofessorScarrytalkedabouttheatreisatransformativereligiousforcehowprofessorCoslinshowedhowmuchourvisualcortexisactivatedjustbyimagining.Nowgrantedthesethingsdon’tnecessarilyhelpmeanswerthemostmonquestionI’masked:
Whatdesignerareyouwearing?
What’syourfitnessregime?
Anymakeuptips?
ButIhaveneversincebeenembarrassedtomyselfaswhatImightpreviouslyhavethoughtwasastupidquestion.MyHarvarddegreeandotheradwardsareemblemsoftheexperienceswhichledmetothem.Thewoodpaneledlecturehalls,thecolorfulfallleaves,thehotvanillaToscaninis,Readinggreatnovelsinoverstuffedlibrarychairsrunningthroughdininghallsscreaming:
Ooh!
Ah!
Citystep!
Citystep!
Citystep!
Citystep!
It’seasynowtoromanticizemytimethere.ButIhadsomeverydifficulttimesheretoo.Somebinationofbeing19,dealingwithmyfirstheartbreak,takingbirthcontrolpillsthathavesincebeentakenoffthemarketfortheirdepressivesideeffects,andspendingtoomuchtimemissingdaylightduringwintermonthsledmetosomeprettydarkmoments,particularlyduringsophomoreyear.TherewereseveraloasionswhereIstartedcryinginmeetingswithprofessorsoverwhelmedwithwhatIwassupposedtopulloffwhenIcouldbarelygetmyselfoutofbedinthemorning.ThemomentswhenItookonthemottoformyschoolwork,done,notgood.IfonlyIcouldfinishmywork,evenifittookeatingajumbopackofsourPatchKidstogetmethroughasingle10-pagepaper.IfeltthatI’veaomplishedagreatfeat.Irepeattomyself:
done,notgood.Acoupleofyearsago,IwenttoTokyowithmyhusbandandIateatthemostremarkablesushirestaurant.Idon’teveneatfish.I’mvegan.Sothattellsyouhowgooditwas.Evenwithjustvegetables,thissushiwasthestuffyoudreamedabout.Therestauranthassixseats.MyhusbandandImarveledathowanyonecanmakericesosuperiortoallotherrice.Wewonderedwhytheydidn’tmakeabiggerrestaurantandbethemostpopularplaceintown.Ourlocalfriends’explainstousthatallthebestrestaurantsinTokyoaresothatsmallanddoonlyonetypeofdish:
sushiortempuraorteriyaki,becausetheywanttodothatthingwellandbeautifully.Andit’snotaboutquantity.It’sabouttaking
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