奥普拉在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲.docx
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Thankyou,PresidentHennessy,andtothetrusteesandthefaculty,toalloftheparentsandgrandparents,toyou,theStanfordgraduates.Thankyouforlettingmesharethisamazingdaywithyou.
Ineedtobeginbylettingeveryoneinonalittlesecret.ThesecretisthatKirbyBumpus,StanfordClassof'08,ismygoddaughter.So,IwasthrilledwhenPresidentHennessyaskedmetobeyourCommencementspeaker,becausethisisthefirsttimeI'vebeenallowedoncampussinceKirby'sbeenhere.
Yousee,Kirby'saverysmartgirl.Shewantspeopletogettoknowheronherownterms,shesays.Notintermsofwhosheknows.So,sheneverwantsanyonewho'sfirstmeetinghertoknowthatIknowherandsheknowsme.So,whenshefirstcametoStanfordfornewstudentorientationwithhermom,Ihearthattheyarrivedandeverybodywassowelcoming,andsomebodycameuptoKirbyandtheysaid,"Ohmigod,that'sGayleKing!
"BecausealotofpeopleknowGayleKingasmyBFF[bestfriendforever].
AndsosomebodycomesuptoKirby,andtheysay,"Ohmigod,isthatGayleKing?
"AndKirby'slike,"Uh-huh.She'smymom."
Andsothepersonsays,"Ohmigod,doesitmean,like,youknowOprahWinfrey?
"
AndKirbysays,"Sortof."
Isaid,"Sortof?
Yousortofknowme?
"Well,Ihavephotographicproof.IhavepictureswhichIcane-mailtoyouallofKirbyridinghorseywithmeonallfours.So,Imorethansort-ofknowKirbyBumpus.AndI'msohappytobehere,justhappythatIfinally,afterfouryears,gettoseeherroom.There'sreallynowhereelseI'dratherbe,becauseI'msoproudofKirby,whograduatestodaywithtwodegrees,oneinhumanbioandtheotherinpsychology.Loveyou,KirbyCakes!
That'showwellIknowher.IcancallherCakes.
Andsoproudofhermotherandfather,whohelpedhergetthroughthistime,andherbrother,Will.IreallyhadnothingtodowithhergraduatingfromStanford,buteverytimeanybody'saskedmeinthepastcoupleofweekswhatIwasdoing,Iwouldsay,"I'mgettingreadytogotoStanford."
Ijustlovesaying"Stanford."Becausethetruthis,IknowIwouldhavenevergottenmydegreeatall,'causeIdidn'tgotoStanford.IwenttoTennesseeStateUniversity.ButIneverwouldhavegottenmydiplomaatall,becauseIwassupposedtograduatebackin1975,butIwasshortonecredit.AndIfigured,I'mjustgoingtoforgetit,'cause,youknow,I'mnotgoingtomarchwithmyclass.Becausebythatpoint,Iwasalreadyontelevision.I'dbeenintelevisionsinceIwas19andasophomore.Granted,Iwastheonlytelevisionanchorpersonthathadan11o'clockcurfewdoingthe10o'clocknews.
Seriously,mydadwaslike,"Well,thatnewsisoverat10:
30.Behomeby11."
Butthatdidn'tmattertome,becauseIwasearningaliving.Iwasonmyway.So,Ithought,I'mgoingtoletthiscollegethinggoandIonlyhadonecreditshort.But,myfather,fromthattimeonandforyearsafter,wasalwaysonmycase,becauseIdidnotgraduate.He'dsay,"OprahGail"—that'smymiddlename—"Idon'tknowwhatyou'regonnadowithoutthatdegree."AndI'dsay,"But,Dad,Ihavemyowntelevisionshow."
Andhe'dsay,"Well,Istilldon'tknowwhatyou'regoingtodowithoutthatdegree."
AndI'dsay,"But,Dad,nowI'matalkshowhost."He'dsay,"Idon'tknowhowyou'regoingtogetanotherjobwithoutthatdegree."
So,in1987,TennesseeStateUniversityinvitedmebacktospeakattheircommencement.Bythen,Ihadmyownshow,wasnationallysyndicated.I'dmadeamovie,hadbeennominatedforanOscarandfoundedmycompany,Harpo.ButItoldthem,IcannotcomeandgiveaspeechunlessIcanearnonemorecredit,becausemydad'sstillsayingI'mnotgoingtogetanywherewithoutthatdegree.
So,Ifinishedmycoursework,IturnedinmyfinalpaperandIgotthedegree.
Andmydadwasveryproud.AndIknowthat,ifanythinghappens,thatonecreditwillbemysalvation.
ButIalsoknowwhymydadwasinsistingonthatdiploma,because,asB.B.Kingputit,"Thebeautifulthingaboutlearningisthatnobodycantakethatawayfromyou."AndlearningisreallyinthebroadestsensewhatIwanttotalkabouttoday,becauseyoureducation,ofcourse,isn'tendinghere.Inmanyways,it'sonlyjustbegun.
Theworldhassomanylessonstoteachyou.Iconsidertheworld,thisEarth,tobelikeaschoolandourlifetheclassrooms.AndsometimeshereinthisPlanetEarthschoolthelessonsoftencomedressedupasdetoursorroadblocks.Andsometimesasfull-blowncrises.AndthesecretI'velearnedtogettingaheadisbeingopentothelessons,lessonsfromthegrandestuniversityofall,thatis,theuniverseitself.
It'sbeingabletowalkthroughlifeeagerandopentoself-improvementandthatwhichisgoingtobesthelpyouevolve,'causethat'sreallywhywe'rehere,toevolveashumanbeings.Togrowintomoreofourselves,alwaysmovingtothenextlevelofunderstanding,thenextlevelofcompassionandgrowth.
IthinkaboutoneofthegreatestcomplimentsI'veeverreceived:
IinterviewedwithareporterwhenIwasfirststartingoutinChicago.Andthenmanyyearslater,Isawthesamereporter.Andshesaidtome,"Youknowwhat?
Youreallyhaven'tchanged.You'vejustbecomemoreofyourself."
Andthatisreallywhatwe'realltryingtodo,becomemoreofourselves.AndIbelievethatthere'salessoninalmosteverythingthatyoudoandeveryexperience,andgettingthelessonishowyoumoveforward.It'showyouenrichyourspirit.And,trustme,Iknowthatinnerwisdomismorepreciousthanwealth.Themoreyouspendit,themoreyougain.
So,today,Ijustwanttoshareafewlessons—meaningthree—thatI'velearnedinmyjourneysofar.Andaren'tyouglad?
Don'tyouhateitwhensomebodysays,"I'mgoingtoshareafew,"andit's10lessonslater?
And,you'relike,"Listen,thisismygraduation.Thisisnotaboutyou."So,it'sonlygoingtobethree.
Thethreelessonsthathavehadthegreatestimpactonmylifehavetodowithfeelings,withfailureandwithfindinghappiness.
AyearafterIleftcollege,Iwasgiventheopportunitytoco-anchorthe6o'clocknewsinBaltimore,becausethewholegoalinthemediaatthetimeIwascomingupwasyoutrytomovetolargermarkets.AndBaltimorewasamuchlargermarketthanNashville.So,gettingthe6o'clocknewsco-anchorjobat22wassuchabigdeal.Itfeltlikethebiggestdealintheworldatthetime.
AndIwassoproud,becauseIwasfinallygoingtohavemychancetobelikeBarbaraWalters,whichiswhoIhadbeentryingtoemulatesincethestartofmyTVcareer.So,Iwas22yearsold,making$22,000ayear.Andit'swhereImetmybestfriend,Gayle,whowasaninternatthesameTVstation.Andoncewebecamefriends,we'dsay,"Ohmigod,Ican'tbelieveit!
You'remaking$22,000andyou'reonly22.Imaginewhenyou're40andyou'remaking$40,000!
"
WhenIturned40,Iwassogladthatdidn'thappen.
So,hereIam,22,making$22,000ayearand,yet,itdidn'tfeelright.Itdidn'tfeelright.Thefirstsign,asPresidentHennessywassaying,waswhentheytriedtochangemyname.Thenewsdirectorsaidtomeatthetime,"Nobody'sgoingtorememberOprah.So,wewanttochangeyourname.We'vecomeupwithanamewethinkthatpeoplewillrememberandpeoplewilllike.It'safriendlyname:
Suzie."
Hi,Suzie.Veryfriendly.Youcan'tbeangrywithSuzie.RememberSuzie.Butmynamewasn'tSuzie.And,youknow,I'dgrownupnotreallylovingmyname,becausewhenyou'relookingforyourlittlenameonthelunchboxesandthelicenseplatetags,you'renevergoingtofindOprah.
So,Igrewupnotlovingthename,butonceIwasaskedtochangeit,Ithought,well,itismynameanddoIlooklikeaSuzietoyou?
So,Ithought,no,itdoesn'tfeelright.I'mnotgoingtochangemyname.Andifpeoplerememberitornot,that'sOK.
Andthentheysaidtheydidn'tlikethewayIlooked.Thiswasin1976,whenyourbosscouldcallyouinandsay,"Idon'tlikethewayyoulook."Nowthatwouldbecalledalawsuit,butbackthentheycouldjustsay,"Idon'tlikethewayyoulook."Which,incasesomeofyouintheback,ifyoucan'ttell,isnothinglikeBarbaraWalters.So,theysentmetoasalonwheretheygavemeaperm,andafterafewdaysallmyhairfelloutandIhadtoshavemyhead.Andthentheyreallydidn'tlikethewayIlooked.
BecausenowIamblackandbaldandsittingonTV.Notaprettypicture.
Butevenworsethanbeingbald,Ireallyhated,hated,hatedbeingsenttoreportonotherpeople'stragediesasapartofmydailyduty,knowingthatIwasjustexpectedtoobserve,wheneverythinginmyinstincttoldmethatIshouldbedoingsomething,Ishouldbelendingahand.
So,asPresidentHennessysaid,I'dcoverafireandthenI'dgobackandI'dtrytogivethevictimsblankets.AndIwouldn'tbeabletosleepatnightbecauseofallthethingsIwascoveringduringtheday.
And,meanwhile,IwastryingtositgracefullylikeBarbaraandmakemyselftalklikeBarbara.AndIthought,well,IcouldmakeaprettygoofyBarbara.AndifIcouldfigureouthowtobemyself,IcouldbeaprettygoodOprah.IwastryingtosoundelegantlikeBarbara.AndsometimesIdidn'treadmycopy,becausesomethinginsidemesaid,thisshouldbespontaneous.So,IwantedtogetthenewsasIwasgivingittothepeople.So,sometimes,Iwouldn'treadmycopyanditwouldbe,like,sixpeopleonapileuponI-40.Oh,mygoodness.
AndsometimesIwouldn'treadthecopy—becauseIwantedtobespontaneous—andI'dcomeacrossalistofwordsIdidn'tknowandI'dmispronounce.AndonedayIwasreadingcopyandIcalledCanada"canada."AndIdecided,thisBarbarathing'snotgoingtoowell.Ishouldtrybeingmyself.
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