娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲

15-6-4娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲_百度文库wenku.baidu.com/link?url=3f1EK_7MExNHCkwrhfRbC9i9v6cqNP4wiOzbW0A1dzFJcOjOXoWnrKX6yq0kBwi_kKHQ4UoxFcO3H_I_NkcIcYYsP3HeXsQjV5…1/5娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲Hello,class2015.Iamsohonoredtobeheretoday.DeanKhurana,faculty,parents,andmostespeciallygraduatestudents.Thankyousomuchforinvitingme.TheSeniorClassCommittee.It’sgenuinelyoneofthemostexcitingthingsI’veeverbeenaskedtodo.IhavetoadmitprimarilybecauseIcan’tdenyitasitwasleakedintheWikiLeaksreleaseoftheSonyhackthatwhenIwasinvitedIrepliedandIdirectlyquotemyownemail.“Wow,itissonice!I’mgonnaneedsomefunnyghostwriters.Anyideas?”ThisinitialresponsenowblessedlypublicwasfromtheknowledgethatatmyclassdaywewereluckyenoughtohaveWillFerrelasclassdayspeakerandthatmanyofuswerehung-over,orevenfreshlyhighmainlywantedtolaugh.SoIhavetoadmitthattoday,even12yearsaftergraduationI’mstillinsecureaboutmyownworthiness.Ihavetoremindmyselftodayyou’rehereforareason.TodayIfeelmuchlikeIdidwhenIcametoHarvardYardasafreshmanin1999.Whenyouguyswere,tomycontinuedshockandhorror,stillinkindergarten.Ifeltliketherehadbeensomemistake.ThatIwasn’tsmartenoughtobeinthiscompany,andthateverytimeIopenedmymouth,IwouldhavetoprovethatIwasn’tjustadumbactress.SoIstartwithanapology.Thiswon’tbeveryfunny.I’mnotacomedian.AndIdidn’tgetaghostwriter.ButI’mheretotellyoutoday,Harvardisgivingyoualldiplomastomorrow.Youarehereforareason.Sometimesyourinsecuritiesandyourinexperience15-6-4娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲_百度文库wenku.baidu.com/link?url=3f1EK_7MExNHCkwrhfRbC9i9v6cqNP4wiOzbW0A1dzFJcOjOXoWnrKX6yq0kBwi_kKHQ4UoxFcO3H_I_NkcIcYYsP3HeXsQjV5…2/5mayleadyou,tootoembraceotherpeople’sexpectations,standards,orvalues.Butyoucanharnessthatinexperiencetocarveoutyourownpath,onethatisfreeoftheburdenofknowinghowthingsaresupposedtobe,apaththatisdefinedbyitsownparticularsetofreasons.TheotherdayIwenttoanamusementparkwithmysoon-to-be4-year-oldson.AndIwatchedhimplayarcadegames.Hewasincrediblyfocused,throwinghisballatthetarget.JewishmotherthatIam,Iskipped20stepsandwasalreadyimagininghimasamajorleagueplayerwithwhatishisaimandhisarmandhisconcentration.ButthenIrealizedwhathewant.Hewasplayingtotradeinhisticketsforthecrappyplastictoys.Theprizewasmuchmoreexcitingthanthegametogetit.Iofcoursewantedtourgehimtotakejoyandthechallengeofthegame,theimprovementuponpractice,thesatisfactionofdoingsomethingwell,andevenfeelingtheaccomplishmentwhenachievingthegame’sgoals.Butalloftheseaspectswereshadedbythelittle10centplasticmenwithstickystretchybluearmsthatadheretothewalls.That-thatwastheprize.Inachild’snature,weseemanyofourowninnatetendencies.Isawmyselfinhimandperhapsyoudotoo.Prizesserveasfalseidolseverywhere.Prestige,wealth,fame,power.You’llbeexposedtomanyofthese,ifnotall.Ofcourse,partofwhyIwasinvitedtocometospeaktoday,beyondmybeingaproudalumna,isthatI’verecruitedsomeverycovetedtoysinmylife.Includinganotsoplastic,notsocrappyoneandOscar.Sowebump15-6-4娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲_百度文库wenku.baidu.com/link?url=3f1EK_7MExNHCkwrhfRbC9i9v6cqNP4wiOzbW0A1dzFJcOjOXoWnrKX6yq0kBwi_kKHQ4UoxFcO3H_I_NkcIcYYsP3HeXsQjV5…3/5upagainstthecommontrollIthinkofthecommencementaddresspeoplewhohaveachievedalottellingyouthatthefruitsoftheachievementarenotalwaystobetrusted.ButIthinkthatcontradictioncanbereconciledandisinfactinstructive.Achievementiswonderfulwhenyouknowwhyyou’redoingit.Andwhenyoudon’tknow,itcanbeterribletrap.IwenttoapublichighschoolonLongIsland,SyossetHighSchool.Ooh,hell,Syosset!ThegirlsIwenttoschoolwithhadPradabagsandflatironedhair.Andtheyspokewithanaccent.Iwhohadmovedthereatage9fromConnecticutmimickedtofitin.FloridaOrangesChocolateCherries.SinceI’mancientandtheInternetwasjuststartingwhenIwasinhighschool.Peopledidn’treallypaythatmuchofattentiontothefactthatIwasanactress.IwasknownmainlyatschoolforhavingabackpackbiggerthanIwasandalwayshavingwhite-outonmyhands,becauseIhatedseeinganythingcrossedoutinmynotebooks.Iwasvotedformysenioryearbook“mostlikelytobeancontestantonJeopardy”orcodefornerdiest.WhenIgottoHarvardjustafterthereleaseofStarWars:Episode1,IknewIwouldbestartingoverintermsofhowpeopleviewedme.IfearedpeoplewouldhaveassumedI’dgotteninjustforbeingfamous,andthattheywouldthinkthatIwasnotworthyoftheintellectualrigorhere.Anditwouldnothavebeenfarfromthetruth.WhenIcamehereIhadneverwrittena10-pagepaperbefore.I’mnotevensureI’vewrittena5-pagepaper.Iwasalarmedandintimidatedbythecalmeyesof15-6-4娜塔莉波特曼哈佛演讲_百度文库wenku.baidu.com/link?url=3f1EK_7MExNHCkwrhfRbC9i9v6cqNP4wiOzbW0A1dzFJcOjOXoWnrKX6yq0kBwi_kKHQ4UoxFcO3H_I_NkcIcYYsP3HeXsQjV5…4/5afellowstudentwhocameherefromDaltonorExeterwhothoughtthatcomparedtohighschooltheworkloadherewaseasy.Iwascompletelyoverwhelmedandthoughtthatreading1,000pagesaweekwasunimaginable,thatwritinga50-pagethesisisjustsomethingIcouldneverdo.Ihadnoideahowtodeclaremyintentions.Icouldn’tevenarticulatethemtomyself.I’vebeenactingsinceIwas11.ButIthoughtactingwastoofrivolousandcertainlynotmeaningful.Icamefromafamilyofacademicsandwasveryconcernedofbeingtakenseriously.Incontrasttomyinabilitytodeclaremyself,onmyfirstdayoforientationfreshmanyear,fiveseparatestudentsintroducedthemselvestomebysaying,I’mgoingtobep