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You Are Not Special [原创文章：www.11jj.com]

Because Everyone Is [好文分享：www.11jj.com]

By David McCullough Jr.1

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“走到高处去看看世界，而不是让世界看到你。”小麦卡洛先生在2012年卫斯理高中毕业典礼上告诫即将走出校园的学生，正因为人与人各不相同，所以没有人比其他人更特殊。脚踏实地，埋头充实自己，或许才是实现人生价值最可靠的途径。

So here we are… commencement2… life’s great forward-looking ceremony. Commencement is life’s great ceremonial beginning. And your ceremonial costume… shapeless, uniform, one-size-fitsall. 3 Whether male or female, tall or short, scholar or slacker,4 each of you is dressed exactly the same. And your diploma… but for your name, exactly the same.

 

You are not special. You are not exceptional5. Contrary to what your u9 soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh grade report card… you’re nothing special.6