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I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job until they were 27.

有的人21岁毕业，到27岁才找到工作；

I know people who graduated late at 25 and they found work immediately.

有的人25岁才毕业，但马上就找到了工作；

I know people who never went to university, but found what they love at 18.

有的人没有上过大学，却在18岁就找到了他们热爱的事；

I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do.

有的人一毕业就找到好工作，赚到很多钱，却过得不开心；

I know people who took gap years and found their purpose.

有的人毕业后选择了间隔年，并找到了自我。

I know people who were so sure about what they were going to do at 16, they change their mind at 26.

有的人16岁时就确信找到了自己想做的事，但却在26岁改变了想法；

I know people who have children but are single, and I know people who are married but had to wait 8 to 10 years to have children.

有的人有了孩子，却还是单身；有的人结了婚，却等了十年八年才生孩子；

I know people in relationships who love someone else.

有的人身处一段感情，爱的却是别人；

I know people who love each other but aren't together.

有的人明明彼此相爱，却没有在一起。

So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our clock.

我想说的是，人生中每一件事都取决于我们自己的时间、自己的节奏。

You may look at some of your friends and think that they’re ahead of you, maybe some of them you feel are behind, but everything happens at their own pace.

你身边有些朋友或许遥遥领先于你，有些朋友也许落后于你，但凡事都有它自己的节奏。

They have their own time and clock and so do you.

他们有他们的节奏，你有你自己的。

Be patient.

耐心一点。

At age 25, Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas.

马克·库班25岁时，还只是达拉斯一家酒吧的酒保。

库班1983年创立计算机资讯公司MicroSolutions，90年代后成为了亿万富翁。

It took till 32 for J.K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected by 12 publishers.

被出版商拒绝12次后，J·K·罗琳32岁时才出版《哈利·波特》。

Ortega launched Zara when he was 39.

Ortega在39岁才创办了Zara。

Jack Ma started Alibaba when he was 35.

马云35岁才创立阿里巴巴。

Morgan Freeman got his big break at 52.

摩根·弗里曼52岁才在演艺事业上有了重大突破。

Steve Carell only got his break after 40 years old.

史蒂夫·卡瑞尔过了40岁才红。

1962年出生的喜剧演员史蒂夫·卡瑞尔一直当“绿叶”，2015年才凭电影《狐狸猎手》提名奥斯卡最佳男主角。

Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34.

Richard Branson34岁才创办维珍航空。

Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement.

25岁后拿到文凭，依然值得骄傲。

Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.

30岁还没结婚，但过得开心也很美好。

Starting a family after 35 is still possible, and buying a house after 40 is still great.

35岁后成家也没什么不可以，40岁后再买房也不丢人。

Don't let anyone rush you with their timelines.

不要让任何人用他们的标准来扰乱你的时间表。

As Einstein said, not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that’s counted truly counts.

正如爱因斯坦所说，并非所有重要的东西，都能计算得清楚。也并非每一件计算得清楚的东西，就都有意义。

And this is the most important thing. I want you to be able to create meaningful, purposeful, fulfilling lives for yourselves, and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others.

这，才是最重要的事。我希望你们能创造属于自己的、有意义和有成就感的人生，并学会用这些去影响并点亮其他人的生活。

That, will be true success.

这，才是真正的成功。

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罗斌：2018级应届毕业生，毕业于广东海洋大学

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