毕业典礼上的演说 dvnews_pageU2乐队主唱Bono在哈佛大学毕业典礼上的演说Bono:xxHarvardCommencementAddreIamrebellingagaittheideathattheworldisthewaytheworldis,andtheresnotadamnedthingIcandoaboutit.delivered12JunexxThankyou.Thankyou.Thankyouforthatintroduction.First,IshouldsayafewwordsaboutwhoIamandwhatonearthImdoinguphere.MynameisBono,andIamarockstar.Itellyouthisnotasaboastbutmoreasakindofconfeion.Becauseinmyviewtheonlythingworsethanarockstarisarockstarwithacocience,acelebritywithacause-oh,dear;oh,dear.Butworseyetisasingerwithacocience,aplacard-waving,knee-jerking,fellow-travelingactivistwithaLexusandaswimmingpoolshapedlikehishead.Imasinger.Youknowwhatasingeris.Asingerissomeonewithaholeinhisheartalmostasbigasthesizeofhisego.Whenyouneed20,000peoplescreamingyournameinordertofeelgoodaboutyourday,youknowyoureasinger.Imasinger.Imasongwriter.Imalsoafatherfourtimesover-justlastweek.IamafriendtoGod,aswornenemyofthesaharineandabelieveringraceoverkarma.ItalktoomuchwhenImdrunkandsometimesevenwhenIamnot.Iamnotdrunkrightnow.Thesearenotsunglaetheseareprotection.ButImusttellyouthatIowemorethanmyoiledlifestyletorockmusic-Iowemyworldview.Musicwaslikeanalarmclockformeasateenagerandstillkeemeawakefromfallingasleepinthefortsofmyfreedom.Rockmusictomeisrebelmusic.Butrebellingagaitwhat?Inthe50sitwassexualmoresanddoublestandards.Inthe60sitwastheVietnamWarandracialandsocialinequality.Whatarewerebellingagaitnow?IfIamhonest,Imrebellingagaitmyownindifference.IamrebellingagaittheideathattheworldisthewaytheworldisandtheresnotadamnedthingIcandoaboutit.SoImtryingtodoadamnedthing.Butfightingmyindifferenceismyownproblem.Whatsyourproblem?Whatstheholeinyourheart.Ineedthenoise,thealause.Youneededthegrades.WhyareyouhearinHarvardSquare?Whydoyouhavetolistentome?Whathaveyougivenuptogethere?Issueyourdrugofchoice?Orareyoudrivenbyanothercuriosity?Yourpotential.Thepotentialofagivensituation.Ismiingthemomentunaeptabletoyou?Iswastingiirationacrimetoyou?Itisforthemusician.Ifthisiswherewefindourlivesrhyme,ifthisisourmonground,well,then,IcanbeiiredaswellashumbledtobeonthisgreatcampusbecausethatswhereIefrom-music.ButIveseentheothersideofmusic-thebusine.Iveseensueasadrugofchoice.Iveseengreatmindsandprolificimaginatiodisaearuptheirowna,strung-outontheirownself-importance.Imoneofthem.Iveseenthemiseryofhavingitallyourownway,thelonelineofsittingatatablewhereeverybodyworksforyou;theemptineofarrivingatAenonaGulfstreamtostayinyourwinter-oh,holdothatsadifferenteech.YouknowwhatImtalkingabout.Butyouvegottokeepaskingyourself,Whyareyoudoingthis?Youvegottakeepcheckingyourmotives.Sueformygroup,U2,hasbeenaloteasiertoconjurethan,say,relevance-relevanceintheworld,relevanceintheculture.Thatsdifficult.And,ofcourse,failureisnotsuchabadthing.Itsnotawordthatmanyofyouknow.Imsureitswhatyoufearthemost,actually.Butfromanartistspointofview,failureisgoingtogetyourbestmaterial.Letmetellyouafewthingsyouhaventheardaboutme,evenontheInter.LetmetellyouhowIenrolledatHarvardandsleptwithaneconomicprofeor.Thatsright.IbecameastudentatHarvardrecently,andIcametoworkwithProfeorJeffreySachsatCIDCenterforInternationalDevelopmenttostudythelackofdevelopment-thelackofdevelopmentinthird-worldeconomiesduetothecrushingweightofolddebtsthoseeconomieswerecarryingforgeneratio.Youseeitturoutthatthenormalrulesofbankruptcydontalytosovereignstates.ItwouldbeharderforyoutogetastudentloanthanitwasforthelikesofPresidentMobututostreambillioofdollarsintohisSwibankaountwhilehisCongolesepeoplestarvedonthesideoftheroad.Twogeneratiolater,theCongolesearestillpaying.Thedebtsofthefathersarenowthedebtsofthesoandthedaughters.SohereIwas,representingagroupthatbelievedallsuchdebtsshouldbecancelledintheyear2000.WecalleditJubilee2000.Afreshstartforanewmilleium.ItwasheadedupbyAePettiforbasedoutofLondon-withhugesuortfromAfricaandtheunintelligible.WithMuhammadAli,SirBobGeldof,andmyselfacting,atfirst,justasmouthpieces.Itwastakingoff.ButwewerewaybehindintheU.S.Wehadthemelodyline,sotoeak.Butinordertogetitontheradiooverhere,weneededalotofhelp.MyfriendBoyShriversuggestedIknockonthegoodprofeorsdoor.Andafuythinghaened.JeffreySachsnotonlyletmeintohisoffice,heletmeintohisRolodex,hishead,andhislifeforthelastfewyears.Soinaseeheletmeintoyourlife,hereatHarvard.Astudent,Bono,again-Iwasthreeweeksinacollegebeforethis,allright?SothenSachsandI,withmyfriendBoyShriver,hittheroadlikesomesortofsurrealcrooveract.Arockstar,aKeedy,anotedeconomistcricroingtheglobelikethePartridgeFamilyonychotropicdrugs.WehadthePopeactingasourkindofagent.Wehadthebleingofvariousrais,evangelists,mothersunio,tradeunioandPTAs.Itwasanewlevelofunhipforme,butitwasverycool.ItwasinthatcapacitythatIsleptwithJeffSachs,eachofusinourownseatonaneconomyflighttosomewhere,paedoutlikeacoupleofdrunks,butfromsheerexhaustion.Itwasconfusingforeveryone.Ilookedupwithoneeyetoseeyourhero,stuleinallthewrongplaces,histielookinglikeaheadband.AnairhosteaskedifhewereamemberoftheGratefulDead.(Itsmoreofamop-topsituationtoday.)Anyway,IhaveenormousreectforJeffSachs,butitsreallytrue