海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校毕业典礼英语演讲稿.docx

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海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校毕业典礼英语演讲稿

海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2019年毕业典礼英语演讲稿

　　PresidentPowers,ProvostFenves,Deans,membersofthefaculty,familyandfriendsandmostimportantly,theclassof2019.Congratulationsonyourachievement.

　　It'sbeenalmost37yearstothedaythatIgraduatedfromUT.

　　Irememberalotofthingsaboutthatday.

　　IrememberIhadthrobbingheadachefromapartythenightbefore.IrememberIhadaseriousgirlfriend,whomIlatermarried-that'simportanttorememberbytheway-andIrememberthatIwasgettingcommissionedintheNavythatday.

　　ButofallthethingsIremember,Idon'thaveacluewhothecommencementspeakerwasthateveningandIcertainlydon'trememberanythingtheysaid.

　　So…acknowledgingthatfact-ifIcan'tmakethiscommencementspeechmemorable-Iwillatleasttrytomakeitshort.

　　TheUniversity'ssloganis,

　　"Whatstartsherechangestheworld."

　　Ihavetoadmit-Ikindalikeit.

　　"Whatstartsherechangestheworld."

　　Tonighttherearealmost8,000studentsgraduatingfromUT.

　　Thatgreatparagonofanalyticalrigor,Ask.ComsaysthattheaverageAmericanwillmeet10,000peopleintheirlifetime.

　　That'salotoffolks.

　　But,ifeveryoneofyouchangedthelivesofjusttenpeople-andeachoneofthosefolkschangedthelivesofanothertenpeople-justten-theninfivegenerations-125years-theclassof2019willhavechangedthelivesof800millionpeople.

　　800millionpeople-thinkofit-overtwicethepopulationoftheUnitedStates.Goonemoregenerationandyoucanchangetheentirepopulationoftheworld-8billionpeople.

　　Ifyouthinkit'shardtochangethelivesoftenpeople-changetheirlivesforever-you'rewrong.

　　IsawithappeneverydayinIraqandAfghanistan.

　　AyoungArmyofficermakesadecisiontogoleftinsteadofrightdownaroadinBaghdadandthetensoldiersinhissquadaresavedfromclose-inambush.

　　InKandaharprovince,Afghanistan,anon-commissionedofficerfromtheFemaleEngagementTeamsensessomethingisn'trightanddirectstheinfantryplatoonawayfroma500poundIED,savingthelivesofadozensoldiers.

　　But,ifyouthinkaboutit,notonlywerethesesoldierssavedbythedecisionsofoneperson,buttheirchildrenyetunborn-werealsosaved.Andtheirchildren'schildren-weresaved.

　　Generationsweresavedbyonedecision-byoneperson.

　　Butchangingtheworldcanhappenanywhereandanyonecandoit.

　　So,whatstartsherecanindeedchangetheworld,butthequestionis…whatwilltheworldlooklikeafteryouchangeit?

　　Well,Iamconfidentthatitwilllookmuch,muchbetter,butifyouwillhumorthisoldsailorforjustamoment,Ihaveafewsuggestionsthatmayhelpyouonyourwaytoabetteraworld.

　　Andwhiletheselessonswerelearnedduringmytimeinthemilitary,Icanassureyouthatitmattersnotwhetheryoueverservedadayinuniform.

　　Itmattersnotyourgender,yourethnicorreligiousbackground,yourorientation,oryoursocialstatus.

　　Ourstrugglesinthisworldaresimilarandthelessonstoovercomethosestrugglesandtomoveforward-changingourselvesandtheworldaroundus-willapplyequallytoall.

　　IhavebeenaNavySEALfor36years.ButitallbeganwhenIleftUTforBasicSEALtraininginCoronado,California.

　　BasicSEALtrainingissixmonthsoflongtorturousrunsinthesoftsand,midnightswimsinthecoldwateroffSanDiego,obstaclescourses,unendingcalisthenics,dayswithoutsleepandalwaysbeingcold,wetandmiserable.

　　ItissixmonthsofbeingconstantlyharassedbyprofessionallytrainedwarriorswhoseektofindtheweakofmindandbodyandeliminatethemfromeverbecomingaNavySEAL.

　　But,thetrainingalsoseekstofindthosestudentswhocanleadinanenvironmentofconstantstress,chaos,failureandhardships.

　　TomebasicSEALtrainingwasalifetimeofchallengescrammedintosixmonths.

　　So,herearethetenlesson'sIlearnedfrombasicSEALtrainingthathopefullywillbeofvaluetoyouasyoumoveforwardinlife.

　　EverymorninginbasicSEALtraining,myinstructors,whoatthetimewereallVietnamveterans,wouldshowupinmybarracksroomandthefirstthingtheywouldinspectwasyourbed.

　　Ifyoudiditright,thecornerswouldbesquare,thecoverspulledtight,thepillowcenteredjustundertheheadboardandtheextrablanketfoldedneatlyatthefootoftherack-rack-that'sNavytalkforbed.

　　Itwasasimpletask-mundaneatbest.Buteverymorningwewererequiredtomakeourbedtoperfection.Itseemedalittleridiculousatthetime,particularlyinlightofthefactthatwereaspiringtoberealwarriors,toughbattlehardenedSEALs-butthewisdomofthissimpleacthasbeenproventomemanytimesover.

　　Ifyoumakeyourbedeverymorningyouwillhaveaccomplishedthefirsttaskoftheday.Itwillgiveyouasmallsenseofprideanditwillencourageyoutodoanothertaskandanotherandanother.

　　Bytheendoftheday,thatonetaskcompletedwillhaveturnedintomanytaskscompleted.Makingyourbedwillalsoreinforcethefactthatlittlethingsinlifematter.

　　Ifyoucan'tdothelittlethingsright,youwillneverdothebigthingsright.

　　And,ifbychanceyouhaveamiserableday,youwillcomehometoabedthatismade-thatyoumade-andamadebedgivesyouencouragementthattomorrowwillbebetter.

　　Ifyouwanttochangetheworld,startoffbymakingyourbed.

　　DuringSEALtrainingthestudentsarebrokendownintoboatcrews.Eachcrewissevenstudents-threeoneachsideofasmallrubberboatandonecoxswaintohelpguidethedingy.

　　Everydayyourboatcrewformsuponthebeachandisinstructedtogetthroughthesurfzoneandpaddleseveralmilesdownthecoast.

　　Inthewinter,thesurfoffSanDiegocangettobe8to10feethighanditisexceedinglydifficulttopaddlethroughtheplungingsurfunlesseveryonedigsin.

　　Everypaddlemustbesynchronizedtothestrokecountofthecoxswain.Everyonemustexertequaleffortortheboatwillturnagainstthewaveandbeunceremoniouslytossedbackonthebeach.

　　Fortheboattomakeittoitsdestination,everyonemustpaddle.

　　Youcan'tchangetheworldalone-youwillneedsomehelp-andtotrulygetfromyourstartingpointtoyourdestinationtakesfriends,colleagues,thegoodwillofstrangersandastrongcoxswaintoguidethem.

　　Ifyouwanttochangetheworld,findsomeonetohelpyoupaddle.

　　OverafewweeksofdifficulttrainingmySEALclasswhichstartedwith150menwasdowntojust35.Therewerenowsixboatcrewsofsevenmeneach.

　　Iwasintheboatwiththetallguys,butthebestboatcrewwehadwasmadeupofthethelittleguys-themunchkincrewwecalledthem-noonewasoverabout5-footfive.

　　ThemunchkinboatcrewhadoneAmericanIndian,oneAfricanAmerican,onePolishAmerican,oneGreekAmerican,oneItalianAmerican,andtwotoughkidsfromthemid-west.

　　Theyoutpaddled,out-ran,andoutswamalltheotherboatcrews.

　　Thebigmenintheotherboatcrewswouldalwaysmakegoodnaturedfunofthetinylittleflippersthemunchkinsputontheirtinylittlefeetpriortoeveryswim.

　　Butsomehowtheselittleguys,fromeverycorneroftheNationandtheworld,alwayshadthelastlaugh-swimmingfasterthaneveryoneandreachingtheshorelongbeforetherestofus.

　　SEALtrainingwasagreatequalizer.Nothingmatteredbutyourwilltosucceed.Notyourcolor,notyourethnicbackground,notyoureducationandnotyoursocialstatus.

　　Ifyouwanttochangetheworld,measureapersonbythesizeoftheirheart,notthesizeoftheirflippers.

　　Severaltimesaweek,theinstructorswouldlineuptheclassanddoauniforminspection.Itwasexceptionallythorough.

　　Yourhathadtobeperfectlystarched,youruniformimmaculatelypressedandyourbeltbuckleshinyandvoidofanysmudges.

　　Butitseemedthatnomatterhowmucheffortyouputintostarchingyourhat,orpressingyouruniformorpolishingyourbeltbuckle--itjustwasn'tgoodenough.

　　Theinstructorswouldfine"something"wrong.

　　Forfailingtheuniforminspection,thestudenthadtorun,fullyclothedintothesurfzoneandthen,wetfromheadtotoe,rollaroundonthebeachuntileverypartofyourbodywascoveredwithsand.

　　Theeffectwasknownasa"sugarcookie."Youstayedinthatuniformtherestoftheday-cold,wetandsandy.

　　Thereweremanyastudentwhojustcouldn'tacceptthefactthatalltheireffortwasinvain.Thatnomatterhowhardtheytriedtogettheuniformright-itwasunappreciated.

　　Thosestudentsdidn'tmakeitthroughtraining.

　　Thosestudentsdidn'tunderstandthepurposeofthedrill.Youwerenevergoingtosucceed.Youwerenevergoingtohaveaperfectuniform.

　　Sometimesnomatterhowwellyouprepareorhowwellyouperformyoustillendupasasugarcookie.

　　It'sjustthewaylifeissometimes.

　　Ifyouwanttochangetheworldgetoverbeingasugarcookieandkeepmovingforward.

　　Everydayduringtrainingyouwerechallengedwithmultiplephysicalevents-longruns,longswims,obstaclecourses,hoursofcalisthenics-somethingdesignedtotestyourmettle.

　　Everyeventhadstandards-timesyouhadtomeet.Ifyoufailedtomeetthosestandardsyournamewaspostedonalistandattheendofthedaythoseonthelistwereinvitedto-a"circus."

　　Acircuswastwohoursofadditionalcalisthenics-designedtowearyoudown,tobreakyourspirit,toforceyoutoquit.

　　Noonewantedacircus.

　　Acircusmeantthatforthatdayyoudidn'tmeasureup.Acircusmeantmorefatigue-andmorefatiguemeantthatthefollowingdaywouldbemoredifficult-andmorecircuseswerelikely.

　　ButatsometimeduringSEALtraining,everyone-everyone-madethecircuslist.

　　Butaninterestingthinghappenedtothosewhowereconstantlyonthelist.O