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We begin to understand that life is ours to live, but not to waste, and that the greatest rewards are found in the commitments we make with our whole hearts—to the people we love and to the causes that earn our sacrifice. I hope that each of you will know these rewards. I hope you will find them in your own way and your own time.
我們開始明白，生活需要用心經營而不是日日虛度。人生最大是意義在于對所愛的人的付出，以及對值得為之犧牲的事業的無私奉獻。我希望你們能了解這些回報，并以自己的方式、自己的時間、自己的奮斗來實現這種意義。
For some, that might mean some time in public service. And if you hear that calling, I hope you answer. Each of you has unique gifts and you were given them for a reason. Use them and share them. Public service is one way—an honorable way—to mark your life with meaning.
對于有些人來說，這也許意味著在公共服務領域傾注心血，如果你們聽到了這樣的召喚，我希望你們能給予回應。你們每個人都有獨特的天賦，上天賦予你們這些天賦是有其原因的。好好利用它們，與人分享它們。參與公共服務只是利用天賦的一種方式，一種值得人們尊敬的方式，這種方式賦予你更有意義的人生。
Today I visit not only my alma mater, but the city of my birth. My life began just a few blocks from here, but I was raised in West Texas. From there, Yale always seemed a world away, maybe a part of my future. Now it's part of my past, and Yale for me is a source of great pride.
這次我不僅回到母校，也是回到我的出生地，我就是在離這里幾條街之外的地方出生的，但我是在西德克薩斯長大的。在那里耶魯與我仿佛相隔了一個世界之遙，可能只是未來的一個夢想。而現在，她是我過去的一部分。對我而言，耶魯是令我極度驕傲的源泉。
I hope that there will come a time for you to return to Yale to say that, and feel as I do today. And I hope you won't wait as long. Congratulations and God bless.
我希望，將來你們回到耶魯時，能有與我一樣的感受并說出相同的話。我希望你們不會等太久。祝賀你們！上帝保佑你們。
