电影《哈维》中,吉米·斯图尔特扮演的角色埃尔伍德P.多德,就完全理解这一点。
[00:06.10](Now, forgive me, I don't believe in jimmy Stenart's story very well, but...)
(请原谅,我并不是很相信吉米·斯图尔特的故事。但是……)
[00:12.52]"Years ago my mother used to say to me, 'In this world, Elwwod, you must be...she always used to call me Elwood...
他说:“多年前,母亲曾经对我说,‘埃尔伍德...她总是叫我埃尔伍德...
[00:21.08]in this world, Elwwod, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.'"
活在这个世界上,你要么做一个聪明人,要么做一个好人。’
[00:27.11]Well, for years I was smart,...I recommend pleasant. You may quote me on that.
”我做聪明人, 已经做了好多年了……但是,我推荐你们做好人。你们可以引用我这句话。
[00:36.52]My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion.
我的第三个忠告是,当你开始生活的新阶段时,请追随你的爱好。
[00:43.17]If you don't have a passion, don't be satisfied until you find one.
如果你没有爱好,就去找,找不到绝不罢休。
[00:47.20]Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.
生命太短暂,所以不能空手走过,你必须对某样东西倾注你的深情。
[00:52.33]When I was in your age, I was incredibly single-minded in my goal to be a physicist.
我在你们这个年龄,是超级的一根筋,我的目标就是非成为物理学家不可。
[00:56.53]After college, I spent eight years as a graduate student and postdoc at Barkeley, and then nine years at Bell Labs.
本科毕业后,我在加州大学伯克利分校又待了8年,读完了研究 生,做完了博士后,然后去贝尔实验室待了9年。
[01:03.13]During that time, my centural focus and professional joy was physics.
在这些年中,我关注的中心和职业上的全部乐趣,都来自物理学。
[01:08.50]Here is my final piece of advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal.
我还有最后一个忠告,兴趣爱好固然重要,但是不应是你的唯一目标。
[01:16.48]When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done.
当你白发苍苍、垂垂老矣、回首人生时,你需要为自己做过的事感到自豪。
[01:23.10]The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received.
你所获得的物质财富和得到的荣誉都不是自豪的源泉。
[01:28.46]It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.
只有那些受你影响、被你改变过的人和事,才会让你感到自豪。