选自美国著名女作家安娜•昆德林（Anna Quindlen）在维拉诺瓦大学（Villanova University）获得荣誉博士之后在毕业典礼上的演讲。她分享了自己对真正生活的理解。
You can learn many things, out there, if you get a real life, a full life, a professional life, yes, but another life, too, a life of love and laughs and a connection to other human beings. Just keep your eyes and ears open. Here you could learn in the classroom. There the classroom is everywhere. The exam comes at the very end. No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office.
如果你拥有一种真正的生活，充实的生活，有自己的事业，你可以从中学到很多东西。确实如此，不过，别忘了另一种生活。那就是关爱与欢笑，是与其他人保持联系的生活。要多观察和倾听。在学校里，你可以在课堂上学习，在外面的世界里，处处是课堂，考试时间正是你生命走到尽头的时候。没有人会在临死前说，我真希望我以前能多花点时间在办公室里。