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1、世界十大最著名毕业典礼上的演讲DavidFosterWallace,Kenyon,2005 WordsofWisdom: ”‘Learninghowtothink’reallymeanslearninghowtoexercisesomecontroloverhowandwhatyouthink.Itmeansbeingconsciousandawareenoughtochoosewhatyoupayattentiontoandtochoosehowyouconstructmeaningfromexperience.Becauseify
2、oucannotexercisethiskindofchoiceinadultlife,youwillbetotallyhosed.” ThisaddressatKenyonwasvintageWallace:asmart,occasionallymeanderingdiscussionoftheissuesthatconsumedhim,fromthebanalityoflifetothemeaningofconsciousness.“Iknowthatthisstuffprobablydoesn’tsoundfunandbreezy
3、andgrandlyinspirational,”heconcluded.“Whatitis,sofarasIcansee,isthetruth…Thecapital-TTruthisaboutlifebeforedeath.Itisaboutmakingitto30,ormaybe50,withoutwantingtoshootyourselfinthehead.”AllthereasonsWallacedidn’tmakeitto50areapparenthere;inhindsight,thespeechreadslikethefi
4、rstdraftofasuicidenoteforanauthorwhotookhisownlifelastyearatage46.Whileit’samacabreread,there’stonsthat’sworthwhilehere:thespeechcrackleswithwitandintelligence—andofferstricksforescapingthedepressiontowhichWallaceultimatelysuccumbed。 DavidFosterWallace，美国著名小说作家、评论家、幽默作家，
5、代表作《无尽的玩笑》，入选《时代周刊》“百部最佳英文小说”。DavidFosterWallace2008年9月13日患抑郁症自杀家中，享年46岁。SteveJobs,Stanford,2005 WordsofWisdom: ”Noonewantstodie.EvenpeoplewhowanttogotoHeavendon’twanttodietogetthere.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becau
6、sedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.Sorrytobesodramatic,butitisquitetrue。 ”Yourtimeislimited,sodon’twasteitl
7、ivingsomeoneelse’slife.Don’tbetrappedbydogma—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople’sthinking.Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportant,havethecouragetofollowyourheartandintuition…Stayhungry,Stayfoolish.” ”Sometimeslifehitsyouinthehead
8、withabrick,”saidJobs.“Don’tlosefaith.”Despitehispricklyreputation,thisheartfeltcommencementaddre
