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1、10JK罗琳在哈佛大学毕业典礼的演讲TheFringeBenefitsofFailure,andtheImportanceofImaginationHarvardUniversityCommencementAddressJ.K.RowlingCopyrightJune2008http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTUxMjQ4NjU2.htmlAspreparedfordeliveryPresidentFaust,membersoftheHarvardCorporationandtheBoardofOverseers,memberso
2、fthefaculty,proudparents,and,aboveall,graduates,ThefirstthingIwouldliketosayis'thankyou.'NotonlyhasHarvardgivenmeanextraordinaryhonour,buttheweeksoffearandnauseaI'veexperiencedatthethoughtofgivingthiscommencementaddresshavemademeloseweight.Awin-winsituation!NowallIhavetodoistakedee
3、pbreaths,squintattheredbannersandfoolmyselfintobelievingIamattheworld'sbest-educatedHarryPotterconvention.Deliveringacommencementaddressisagreatresponsibility;orsoIthoughtuntilIcastmymindbacktomyowngraduation.ThecommencementspeakerthatdaywasthedistinguishedBritishphilosopherBarones
4、sMaryWarnock.Reflectingonherspeechhashelpedmeenormouslyinwritingthisone,becauseitturnsoutthatIcan'trememberasinglewordshesaid.ThisliberatingdiscoveryenablesmetoproceedwithoutanyfearthatImightinadvertentlyinfluenceyoutoabandonpromisingcareersinbusiness,laworpoliticsforthegiddydeligh
5、tsofbecomingagaywizard.Yousee?Ifallyourememberinyearstocomeisthe'gaywizard'joke,I'vestillcomeoutaheadofBaronessMaryWarnock.Achievablegoals:thefirststeptowardspersonalimprovement.Actually,IhavewrackedmymindandheartforwhatIoughttosaytoyoutoday.IhaveaskedmyselfwhatIwishIhadknownatmyow
6、ngraduation,andwhatimportantlessonsIhavelearnedinthe21yearsthathasexpiredbetweenthatdayandthis.Ihavecomeupwithtwoanswers.Onthiswonderfuldaywhenwearegatheredtogethertocelebrateyouracademicsuccess,Ihavedecidedtotalktoyouaboutthebenefitsoffailure.Andasyoustandonthethresholdofwhatissom
7、etimescalled'reallife',Iwanttoextolthecrucialimportanceofimagination.Thesemightseemquixoticorparadoxicalchoices,butpleasebearwithme.Lookingbackatthe21-year-oldthatIwasatgraduation,isaslightlyuncomfortableexperienceforthe42-year-oldthatshehasbecome.Halfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganun
8、easybalancebetweentheambit
