海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2021年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2021年毕业典礼英语演讲稿PAGE1/NUMPAGES1海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2021年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20__(请自填)年毕业典礼英语演讲稿 PresidentPowers,ProvostFenves,Deans,membersofthefaculty,familyandfriendsandmostimportantly,theclassof20__(请自填).Congratulationsonyourachieve...
海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2021年毕业典礼英语演讲稿PAGE1/NUMPAGES1海军上将麦瑞文在德州大学奥斯汀分校2021年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20__(请自填)年毕业典礼英语演讲稿 PresidentPowers,ProvostFenves,Deans,membersofthefaculty,familyandfriendsandmostimportantly,theclassof20__(请自填).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-theclassof20__(请自填)willhavechangedthelivesof800millionpeople. 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.
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