畢業(yè)典禮上的演講丨2019屆畢業(yè)生周亦凡Evan：學(xué)著自己做選擇，并為結(jié)果負(fù)責(zé)

畢業(yè)典禮上的演講丨2019屆畢業(yè)生周亦凡Evan：學(xué)著自己做選擇，并為結(jié)果負(fù)責(zé)

Good Morning! All teachers, students, and parents! Happy last day of school!

Just about 1385 days ago, my parents and I walked into the campus. We began our life at RDF and today I am happy to announce that both me myself and my hairline survived.

As the first group of students entering this school, I get to know a lot of classmates and teachers. Today I have to bid farewell to my alma mater. I see this day coming 4 years ago, but never have I truly prepared myself for this day.

There are wishes that are still left unfinished. But I think I can accomplish one more right here. I want to let everyone know the name of a movie.

The name of the movie is “The Legend of 1900”. It is about a pianist named 1900 who spent his whole life on a boat across Atlantic Ocean.

Now, here are some words said by this man who never set his foot on land:

“I was born on this ship, and the world passed me by, but two thousand people at a time. And there were wishes here, but never more than fit between prow and stern. You played out your happiness, but on a piano that was not infinite. I learned to live that way. ”

“Christ! Did, did you see the streets? Just the streets… There were thousands of them! And how do you do it down there?How do you choose just one? One woman, one house, one piece of land to call your own, one landscape to look at, one way to die... ”

1900 was a great pianist, I am always inspired by his music. But he is afraid of getting off the ship. He rejects the countless choices on land.

But we are not born on a ship, so we have to pick ourselves an interest, a course, a major, a university. We have to make choices.

We are learning how to make choices and being responsible for it.

Sometimes, a choice could be made among 88 existing keys of piano. A choice can also be made by looking for an opportunity in unknown possibilities.

I will not regret for giving up my first SAT. Although it is difficult to make it up later, this choice allows me to put together a lovely team.

Never will I regret getting on the train to Guangxi when the exams are days away. This choice finds me the most unexpected experience, and best friendship.

I will never regret spending my time on the community services. I get to meet different people, so I can understand a new world from their eyes.

Growing while choosing different experiences, I find that keyboard that belongs only to me.

Whenever it comes to graduation day, I just feel emptiness. It feels like as if I am about to let loose part of my life. However, it no longer feels empty for me today. Something gets passed on, I began to expect a better life after High school. And I want to keep doing what I started here.

At the end of the day, I choose Boston over Seattle, because I have no idea that to expect at Boston. Yes, I am a huge fan of computer science and robotics, but I just want to take a good look at something else. I want to drift among different experiences, and even to try new classes like Literature, art, or even theology. I have no idea about who I am going to meet, but I embrace the uncertainty, so that I can finally compose my theme, and play out my happiness.

I wish all dreams stayed the same after we leave there.

It is truly my honor to meet all of you at this age.

Thank you for the adventure, and happy graduation!

——Evan Zhou

中文譯文

尊敬的各位老師，同學(xué)以及家長(zhǎng)們，早上好。

2015年8月30號(hào)，我和爸媽一起來到了這里。 今天，是我在瑞得福的第1385天，很榮幸地宣布我和我的發(fā)際線都確認(rèn)存活。

作為第一批進(jìn)入瑞得福的學(xué)生，今天就要和母校告別。我有四年時(shí)間來準(zhǔn)備迎接這一天，但是仍然覺得遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。

立了好多flag，過了今天估計(jì)就要全部倒了。所以，我想借此機(jī)會(huì)完成其中一個(gè)。 那就是對(duì)所有我見到的人推薦一部電影。

這部電影的名字叫海上鋼琴師。我們的主角是一名海上鋼琴師，他的一生都在一條上世紀(jì)的豪華郵輪上度過。

跟大家分享一些他說的話，這是一位從沒踏上過陸地的鋼琴師的感悟：

他說：“我是在這艘船上出生的， 我在這艘一次載兩千人的船上生活，與世界并肩同行。這里也有欲望，但是不會(huì)超過船頭和船尾。用鋼琴上有限的琴鍵來表達(dá)快樂，這種方式我活得慣”

“天吶，你……你看過陸地上那些街道嗎?僅僅是街道，就有上千條!你下去后該怎么辦?怎么選擇其中一條來走?怎么選擇一個(gè)屬于你的女人，一棟房子，一塊地，或者選擇一道風(fēng)景欣賞?你要怎么選擇一種方式死去?”

他是一個(gè)偉大的鋼琴師，他熱愛音樂，也影響了我對(duì)鋼琴的學(xué)習(xí)。但是他害怕下船。他害怕陸地上那些數(shù)不過來的選擇。

但是我們并沒有出生在船上， 所以我們需要在這樣的世界里為自己選擇一個(gè)興趣，一門課程，一個(gè)專業(yè)，一所大學(xué)，我們會(huì)做出很多選擇。

我們要學(xué)著自己做出選擇，并為其結(jié)果負(fù)責(zé)。

因?yàn)檫x擇可以是自由地在有限的88個(gè)琴鍵上創(chuàng)造歌曲，也可以是在無盡的可能性當(dāng)中尋找機(jī)遇。

我不會(huì)后悔放棄了我的SAT首考，盡管壓縮后的備考更辛苦，但是這讓我收獲了一支可愛的隊(duì)伍。

我也不會(huì)后悔坐上了去廣西的火車，盡管是在AP和期末考的雙重壓力下，但是我在晚霞里收獲了最純的友誼。

我不會(huì)后悔一次又一次地參加到社區(qū)服務(wù)中去，我看到了不同的人，見到了更多的視角。

在不斷地選擇中體驗(yàn)成長(zhǎng)，能夠讓你找到屬于自己的那88個(gè)琴鍵。

以往畢業(yè)時(shí)，我心中總是充滿著對(duì)離開母校的不舍。但是今天，我除了不舍，更有了對(duì)以后生活的期待。在這里扎根的想法開始伴隨我一同前進(jìn)。

我選擇了波士頓學(xué)院，是因?yàn)槟抢锸且粋€(gè)未知的未來，盡管我喜歡西雅圖的計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)，但是我不希望被專業(yè)所限制，只想隨著直覺一邊成長(zhǎng)一邊漂流。再去接觸一些全新的的文史課，藝術(shù)課，甚至是神學(xué)課。我不知道會(huì)遇到什么樣的人和事，但是我選擇去擁抱這樣的不確定性，來完善我的初心。

今天，希望我們能夠在走出這個(gè)校門后，繼續(xù)為了自己的夢(mèng)想而努力。

能夠在這里遇見所有的你們，是我的榮幸。

感謝這個(gè)大家庭，畢業(yè)快樂。

——周亦凡