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芭芭拉·布什在WellesleyCollege授学位典礼上的讲话
芭芭拉·布什在WellesleyCollege授学位典礼上的讲话
[dvnews_page]BarbaraPierceBush:CommencementAddreatWellesleyCollegedelivered1June1990
Thankyouvery,verymuch,PresidentKeohane.Mrs.Gorbachev,Trustees,faculty,parents,andIshouldsay,JuliaPorter,clapresident,andcertainlymynewbestfriend,ChristineBicknell--and,ofcourse,theClaof1990.Iamreallythrilledtobeheretoda
y,andveryexcited,asIknowallofyoumustbe,thatMrs.Gorbachevcouldjoinus.
These--Theseareexcitingtimes.They’reexcitinginWashington,andIhavereallylookedforwardtocomingtoWellesley.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobefun.Ineverdreamtitwouldbethismuchfun.So,thankyouforthat.
Morethantenyearsago,whenIwasinvitedheretotalkaboutourexperiencesinthePeople’sRepublicofChina,Iwasstruckbyboththenaturalbeautyofyourcampusandtheiritofthisplace.
Wellesley,yousee,isnotjustaplacebutanidea--anexperimentinexcellenceinwhichdiversityisnotjusttolerated,butisembraced.Theeenceofthisiritwascapturedinamovingeechabouttolerancegivenlastyearbyastudentbodypresidentofoneofyoursistercolleges.SherelatedthestorybyRobertFulghumaboutayoungpastor,findinghimselfinchargeofsomeveryenergeticchildren,hitsuponthegamecalled”Giants,Wizards,andDwarfs.”“Youhavetodecidenow,”thepastoritructedthechildren,”whichyouare--agiant,awizard,oradwarf?”Atthat,asmallgirltuggingathispantsleg,asked,”Butwheredothemermaidsstand?”Andthepastortellshertherearenomermaids.Andshesays,”Ohyesthereare--theyare.Iamamermaid.”
Nowthislittlegirlknewwhatshewas,andshewasnotabouttogiveuponeitherheridentity,orthegame.Sheintendedtotakeherplacewherevermermaidsfitintotheschemeofthings.”Wheredothemermaidsstand?Allofthosewhoaredifferent,thosewhodonotfittheboxesandthepigeonholes?”“Awerthatquestion,”wroteFulghum,”Andyoucanbuildaschool,anation,orawholeworld.”Asthatverywiseyoungwomansaid,”Diversity,likeanythingworthhaving,requireseffort--efforttolearnaboutandreectdifference,tobecompaionatewithoneanother,tocherishourownidentity,andtoacceptunconditionallythesameinothers.
YoushouldallbeveryproudthatthisistheWellesleyirit.NowIknowyourfirstchoiceto
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