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We've talked about well-being, wisdom, and wonder And now, the last element of the third metric of success:
我们讨论了健康 智慧 还有好奇下面再看成功第三种衡量方式的最后一个要素
Empathy, compassion, the willingness to give back The founding fathers wrote about the pursuit of happiness
同理心 同情心 回馈的意愿开国元勋们曾写到过对幸福的追求
But if you go back to the original documents -- as I'm sure all of you Smithies have done --
你们可以回头看看原始文献我肯定所有史密斯人都这样做过
Happiness does not mean the pursuit of more ways to be entertained It's the happiness that comes from feeling good by doing good
幸福并不意味着对更多享乐的追求幸福应来自于做善事时的良好感觉
Of course many of you already know that Smithies have given back in countless ways, near and far:
当然 你们很多人早就知道这个无论远近 史密斯人都以无数方式进行过回馈
Working with Chinese schools and ngos through the Smith China Project spending time in the community with people with disabilities through the Best Buddies program
包括参与同中国学校及非政府组织合作的史密斯中国项目参与"好伙伴"计划 花时间到社区中帮助残障人士
Tutoring children in Holyoke and using digital storytelling to start conversations about health issues in Springfield
在霍利约克辅导儿童使用数位说故事在斯普林菲尔德开展健康问题谈话
So as you leave this beautiful campus to follow your dreams and scale great heights in whatever profession you choose
在你们即将离开这所美丽的学校追逐自身梦想并在所选各行各业中勇攀高峰的今天
I beg you: don't buy society's definition of success
我请求你们不要轻信社会上关于成功的定义
Because it's not working for anyone It's not working for women, it's not working for men
因为它不适用于任何人它不适用于女性 不适用于男性
It's not working for polar bears it's not even working for the cicadas that are apparently about to emerge and swarm us
不适用于北极熊也不适用于马上就会出现的那一大群知了
