汤姆汉克斯.doc

Speech at Yale Graduation presented by Tom Hanks May 10, 2011 I now many of you were convinced that last night about 6 oclock local time, the world was going to come to an end. Just because it hasnt doesnt mean that its not nearby, because my appearing today at Yale University is surely one of the four horseman of the apocalypse. But listen, today is your day. Please do not turn off your electronic devices, leave your IPhones, your Ipads, your sidekicks, your Droids, your blackberries powered up, recording, photographing, texting out all that emerges from this stage over the next few minute. By the way Im supporting the hat, it aint coming off. You know later on today you can compare your tweets, and Facebook comments with those of others to figure out if anything memorable went down, hey you know what tweet that last sentence I just said. It will give you something to do, let your friends know where you are today. Okay take this speech set it to music, then maybe insert some crazy kooky graphics. Star in that video yourself, post it on the web, then if it becomes a viral sensation, you will be equal to any cat playing with a paper bag, any set of twin toddlers talking gibberish to each other, as popular as a cute girl that sings about Fridays, hey you could be the next Sam Tsui. Such are just one of the possibilities in our grave new world, the world you now inherit whether you like it or not, the jig is up, the clock is run out, and the future, with a capital F, now rest with all of you and your goofy hats, and all because you went to Yale. You are now the anointed, the charge holders, the best and the brightest; each of you is shining hope for our nation and the world. You are the new wizards who can finally make since of all the delta vectors, and the square roots, and the divided byes in the theorem, we call the human race. The generations before you came of age, took on the job, now its your turn, welcome. You know I once had a friend, who had a rich uncle, wh