I love this place

我熱愛這個地方

thank you all for coming out in the rain the pouring rain

謝謝大家在滂浡大雨中仍然出席這個盛會

we're going to make this worth it for you

我們會讓大家今天不虛此行

- president Faust, Board of Overseers

- 浮士德校長、校委會

faculty, friends, alumni, proud parents,

各位教職員、朋友、校友、感到榮耀的父母

members of the ad board, and graduates of the greatest university in the world,

董事會成員，以及在場各位世界最棒的大學的畢業生們

I am honored to be here with you today because

我很榮幸今天和大家在這裡，因為

let's face it,

說實在的

you accomplished something I never could.

你們完成了一件我永遠做不到的事

If I get through this speech today it'll be the first time I actually finished something here at Harvard

如果我今天完成這個演講，這將會是我第一次在哈佛完成一件事

class of 2017, congratulations!

2017年的畢業同學們，恭喜你們！

Now I'm an unlikely speaker today,

我今天是個不太靠譜的演講者

not just because I dropped out, but because

不只是因為我輟學，而是因為

but because we're technically in the same generation.

因為，嚴格來說，我們算是同世代的人

We walk this yard less than a decade apart,

我們都走在這個校園之中，中間只差了不到十年的時間

we studied the same ideas and

我們學習過同樣的知識

slept through the same Ec10 lectures.

也一樣在 EC10 的課堂上打瞌睡

We may have taken different paths to get here,

我們可能透過不同的方式來到這裡

especially if you came all the way from the Quad

其那些來自 Quad 園區的同學

but today I want to share what I've learned about our generation

但今天，我想和大家分享的是，我對於我們這個世代

and the world we're building together.

以及我們正在合力建設的這個世界的一些想法

But first, the last couple of days have brought back a lot of good memories.

首先我要說的是，過去的這幾天讓我想起了很多美好的回憶

How many of you remember exactly what you were doing when you got that email telling you that you got into Harvard?

有多少人記得當你收到錄取進入哈佛就讀通知的電子郵件時，你正在做什麼？

I was playing Civilization and I ran downstairs,

我正在玩《文明帝國》，我跑到樓下

got my dad, and for some reason,

找我父親，接著因為某些原因

his reaction was to video me opening the email.

他的反應是要錄影紀錄我打開電子郵件的過程

That could have been a really sad video.

那可能會是個令人難過的視頻

I swear getting into Harvard is still the thing my parents are most proud of me for.

我發誓要進入哈佛仍然是我父母為我感到最驕傲的事情

My mom is nodding.

我母親點著頭

How many of you remember your first lecture at Harvard?

有多少人記得在哈佛上的第一堂課呢？

Mine was Computer Science 121 with the incredible Harry Lewis.

我上的是超棒的 Harry Lewis 老師教的計算機科學 121

I was running late for class

我遲到了

so I threw on a t-shirt

於是隨便抓了件 T 恤就套在身上

and didn't realize until afterwards it was inside out

後來才發現我把衣服前後、裡外都穿反了

and backwards with my tag sticking out the front.

商標緊貼在我的胸前

I couldn't figure out why no one would talk to me -- except one guy, KX Jin, he just went with it.

我不懂怎麼都沒人跟我說 -- 除了 KX Jin，他並不在意

We ended up doing our problem sets together, and now he runs a big part of Facebook.

之後我們開始共同解決問題，現在，他在 Facebook 中擔負重責大任

And that, Class of 2017, is why you should be nice to people.

因此， 2017 的畢業生們，這就是為什麼你們應該對別人友善

But my best memory from Harvard was meeting Priscilla.

但是，我在哈佛最美好的回憶，是我遇見了 Priscilla

I had just launched this prank website Facemash, and the ad board wanted to "see me".

當時我剛把惡作劇網站 Facemash 上傳，然後董事會表示要「見我」

Everyone thought I was going to get kicked out.

所有人都認為我會被踢出校園

My parents came to help me pack.

我的父母來幫我收拾行李

My friends threw me a going away party.

我的朋友們為我舉辦歡送派對

As luck would have it, Priscilla was at that party with her friend.

幸運的是， Priscilla 和她的朋友也參加了派對

We met in line for the bathroom in the Pfoho Belltower,

我們在 Pfoho Belltower 的化妝室排隊時遇見了

and in what must be one of the all time romantic lines,

這肯定是有史以來最浪漫的招數之一

I said: "I'm going to get kicked out in three days, so we need to go on a date quickly."

我說：「我在三天之內就會被趕出學校，所以我們需要盡快開始約會。」

Actually, any of you graduating can use that line.

事實上，你們每個人都可以用這招

I didn't end up getting kicked out -- I did that to myself.

後來，我並沒有被趕出學校－我自己想辦法留下了

Priscilla and I started dating.

Priscilla 開始和我約會

And, you know, that movie made it seem like Facemash was so important to creating Facebook. It wasn't.

你們知道的，那部電影讓 Facemash 對 Facebook 的出現好像很重要，事實並非如此

But without Facemash I wouldn't have met Priscilla

但是，如果沒有 Facemash ，我就不會跟 Priscilla 相遇

and she's the most important person in my life,

她是我生命中最重要的人

so you could say it was the most important thing I built in my time here.

你也可以說 Facemash 是我在這裡做出的最重要的一樣東西

We've all started lifelong friendships here, and some of us even families.

我們都在這裡開始結交一生的摯友，甚至有的還成為了家人

That's why I'm so grateful to this place.

這就是為什麼我對這裡如此感激的原因

Thanks, Harvard.

謝謝哈佛！

Today I want to talk about purpose.

今天我想來談談「目標（使命）」

But I'm not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose.

但是，我並不是要給你們一個制式化的畢業演說、告訴你們如何去尋找目標

We're Millennials.

我們是千禧世代的人

We'll try to do that instinctively.

我們會本能地去尋找自己的目標

Instead, I'm here to tell you finding your purpose isn't enough.

相反地，我x這裡是要告訴你們，只有尋找目標是不夠的

The challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose.

我們這個世代所面臨的挑戰，是創造一個人人都有使命感的世界

One of my favorite stories is when John F Kennedy visited the NASA space center,

我最喜歡的一個故事，是 John F Kennedy 造訪 NASA 時

he saw a janitor carrying a broom and he walked over and asked what he was doing.

看到了一個拿著掃帚的守衛，於是他走過去問這個人在做什麼

The janitor responded: "Mr. President, I'm helping put a man on the moon".

守衛回答說：「總統先生，我正在協助把一個人送往月球呢。」

Purpose is that sense that we are part of something bigger than ourselves,

使命感就是我們意識到，我們是某個比自己更偉大的事物的一部分

that we are needed, that we have something better ahead to work for.

在那件事物中，我們是被需要的、我們必須更努力

Purpose is what creates true happiness.

使命感能創造真正的快樂

You're graduating at a time when this is especially important.

你們在這個特別重要的時期畢業

When our parents graduated, purpose reliably came from your job, your church, your community.

當你的父母畢業時，他們的使命感大部分來自於工作、教會、社群

But today, technology and automation are eliminating many jobs.

但是今天，科技和自動化正在淘汰很多的工作

Membership in communities is declining.

社群的人數也在下降

Many people feel disconnected and depressed, and are trying to fill a void.

許多人感到沮喪與隔閡，努力想去填補空白

As I've traveled around, I've sat with children in juvenile detention and opioid addicts,

當我去各地旅行時，我曾和許多被羈押、藥物成癮的孩子們坐在一起，

who told me their lives could have turned out differently if they just had something to do,

他們告訴我，如果他們有事情可以做，他們的人生就會變得完全不一樣

an after school program or somewhere to go.

比如參加課後活動或者有地方可去

I've met factory workers who know their old jobs aren't coming back and are trying to find their place.

我也遇過很多工廠工人，他們知道自己之前做的工作沒有了，所以正在嘗試尋找自己的容身之處

To keep our society moving forward, we have a generational challenge:

為了讓我們的社會持續進步，我們背負著我們這一代的挑戰

to not only create new jobs, but create a renewed sense of purpose.

不僅僅是創造新的工作，還要創造新的使命感

I remember the night I launched Facebook from my little dorm in Kirkland House.

我還記得在 Kirkland House 的小宿舍中創造 Facebook 的那一個晚上

I went to Noch's with my friend KX.

我和我的朋友 KX 去了 Noch 家

I remember telling him I was excited to connect the Harvard community,

我記得我告訴他，我很開心能把哈佛的社群連接起來

but one day someone would connect the whole world.

總有一天，有人會把整個世界都連接起來

The thing is, it never even occurred to me that someone might be us.

事實是，我完全沒有料想到「有人」會是我們

We were just college kids.

當時我們只是大學生

We didn't know anything about that.

對這件事完全不清楚

There were all these big technology companies with resources. I just assumed one of them would do it.

所有的大型科技公司都有資源，我只是假設它們其中一個會做到這件事

But this idea was so clear to us -- that all people want to connect.

但是，這個概念對我們來說非常明確 -- 所有人都想和彼此連結

So we just kept moving forward, day by day.

所以我們不斷朝這個方向前進，日復一日

I know a lot of you will have your own stories just like this.

我知道你們當中很多人也會有類似的故事

A change in the world that seems so clear you're sure someone else will do it.

有一個能夠改變世界的明確概念，你覺得有人會做到

But they won't. You will. But it's not enough to have purpose yourself.

但是他們並沒有，而你可以。但是，光是自己是有目標還不夠

You have to create a sense of purpose for others.

你還必須創造其他人的使命感

I found that out the hard way.

我發現意識到這點非常困難

You see, my hope was never to build a company, but to make an impact.

你看，我的願望從來不是創立一間公司，而是對世界產生影響力

And as all these people started joining us, I just assumed that's what they cared about too,

當越來越多的人加入我們，我假設他們跟我關心的是同樣的事

so I never explained what I hoped we'd build.

所以，我從來沒解釋過我希望建立的是什麼

A couple years in, some big companies wanted to buy us.

幾年來，一些大公司想要買下我們

I didn't want to sell.

但我不想賣

I wanted to see if we could connect more people.

我想知道我們是否能夠連結更多的人

And we were building the first News Feed

當時我們正在建立第一個 News Feed

at the time and I thought if we could just launch this

我認為，如果我們能做到這一點

it could change how we learn about the World

應該會改變我們瞭解這個世界的方式

Nearly everyone else wanted to sell.

幾乎所有人都想要把公司賣了

Without a sense of higher purpose,

因為沒有更高的使命感

this was the startup dream come true.

覺得這個新創公司不可能使夢想成真

And it tore our company apart.

這些想法，讓我們的公司分裂了

After one particularly tense argument,

在一次激烈的爭論後

one of my close advisor told me if I didn't agree to sell the company right now,

一位顧問告訴我，如果我現在不同意賣掉公司

I would regret the decision for the rest of my life.

我會後悔一輩子

relationships were so afraid

夥伴間的關係如此的糟糕

that a year or so

一年左右

every single person on the management team was gone.

管理階層幾乎都走光了

That was my hardest time leading Facebook.

那是我領導 Facebook 期間最艱難的時期

I believed in what we were doing, but I felt alone.

我相信我們所做的事，但是我覺得很孤單

And worse, it was my fault.

更糟糕的是，這都是我的錯

I wondered if I was just wrong,

我在想自己是不是錯了

an imposter,

我是一個名不符實的騙子

a 22 year-old kid who had no idea how things actually work.

是一個連世界是怎麼運轉都不知道的 22 歲小孩

Now, years later

多年以後的今天

I understand that is how the things work

我明白了這一切的發生

with no sense of higher purpose.

都是因為沒有更高的目標所造成的

so it's up to all of us to create it

所以，由我們來決定是否要創造它

so we can all keep moving forward together

我們可以一起往前邁進

and today I want to talk about three ways

今天，我想談談有三種方法

that we can create a world

讓我們可以創造一個世界

where everyone has a sense of purpose

這個世界中的每個人都有使命感

by taking on big meaningful projects together,

大家一起進行一個有重大意義的計畫

by redefining equality so everyone has

重新定義平等，使每個人

a freedom to pursue their purpose

都有追求目標的自由

and by building community

建立一個社群

all across the world

橫跨全世界

So first

首先

let's take on big meaningful projects.

讓我們來說說有意義的計畫

Our generation will have to deal with

我們這一代必須面對

tens of millions of jobs replaced by automation

數千萬的工作被機器取代的情況

like self-driving cars and trucks

比如說自動駕駛的汽車、貨車

But we have the potential to do so much more than that.

但是，我們擁有一起去完成更多事的潛力

every generation has its defining works

每一個世代都有屬於自己使命的工作

more than three hundred thousand people work

比如有超過30萬人

to put that man on the moon including that janitor

一起努力把人類送上月球，包含那位守衛

Millions of volunteers immunize children around the world against polio

數百萬的志工為世界各地的小兒麻痺症患者打疫苗

And millions of more people

比數百萬更多的人

built the Hoover dam and other great projects.

建立了胡佛水壩和其他偉大的計畫

and and now it's our generations turn

現在輪到我們這個世代

to do great things

來做偉大的事情了

now I know maybe you're thinking

我知道，你可能會想

I don't know how to build a dam,

我不知道如何建造水壩

or how to get a million people involved in anything.

或者如何讓一百萬人一起參與任何事

well let me tell you a secret

讓我告訴大家一個秘密

no one does when they begin

沒有人在一開始就知道怎麼做

Ideas don't come out fully formed.

想法不會在最初就完全形成

They only become clear as you work on them.

只有當你著手去做時，想法才會逐漸清晰

You just have to get started.

我們需要做的事，就是動手去做

If I had to understand everything about

如果在開始之前我就必須清楚了解

connecting people before I had started

如何讓人們產生連結

I never would have built Facebook

那麼我應該無法創辦 Facebook

movies and pop culture just get this all wrong

電影和流行文化總是讓事情被誤導

the idea of a single Eureka moment

想法在某一個時刻會突然靈光乍現

is a dangerous lie

這個概念其實是一個危險的謊言

It makes us feel inadequate

這會讓我們覺得自己不足

because we feel that we haven't had ours yet.

因為我們覺得自己從來沒有靈光乍現的時刻

And it prevents people with seeds of good ideas

它會阻止那些擁有好想法的人

from ever getting started in the first place

去踏出他們的第一步

oh and you know what else movies get wrong about innovation

你們知道電影當中還有什麼是對創新的誤導嗎？

no one writes math formulas on glass. Okay!

沒有人會在玻璃上寫數學公式，好嗎？

Alright! that's not a thing. Okay?

那不是真的

t's good to be idealistic.

理想主義是好事

but be prepared to be misunderstood

但你要做好被誤解的準備

anyone working on a big vision is going to get called crazy

任何為了龐大願景而努力的人都可能會被稱為瘋子

even if you end up right

即使你最終獲得成功

anyone taking on a complex problem

任何遇到複雜問題的人

is going to get blamed for not fully understanding it

都會被指責不完全解問題

even though it's impossible to know everything upfront.

即使你本來就不可能事先瞭解一切

anyone taking initiative

任何率先行動的人

will always get criticized for moving too fast,

都會因為步調太快而受到批評

because there's always someone who wants to slow you down

因為總是有人想讓你慢下來

In our society,

在我們的社會裡

we often don't take on big things

我們通常不做大事

because we're so afraid of making mistakes

因為我們都害怕犯錯

that we ignore all the things wrong today if we do nothing.

如果什麼事都不做，就可以忽視了今天所有錯誤的事

The reality is

事實是

anything we do today

我們現在所做的任何事

is gonna have some issues in the future

將來都會產生或多或少的問題

But that can't keep us from getting started.

但這不會阻止我們開始

So what are we waiting for?

那我們還在等什麼

It's time for our generation defining great works.

現在輪到我們去實踐這世代所定義的偉大事物了

How about stopping climate change before we destroy the planet

像是在地球被摧毀之前阻止氣候變遷

and getting millions of people involved

讓數百萬人願意參與

manufacturing and installing solar panels?

製造和安裝太陽能板

How about curing all diseases

像是治療所有的疾病

and getting people involved by asking volunteers to share their health data

招集志工分享健康數據

track their health data and share their genomes?

追蹤他們的健康資料並分享基因

you know, today,

現在

our society spend we spend more than 50 times

我們花上超過50倍的

as much treating people who are sick

代價去治療病人

as we invest in finding cures so people don’t get sick in the first place.

而不是一開始就去找一種讓人類不會染上疾病的方法

It makes no sense

這並不合理

We can fix this.

我們可以解決這個問題

How about modernizing democracy

或者像是讓民主現代化

so everyone can vote online

讓每個人都能在網路上投票

and how about personalizing education so everyone can learn

並讓教育客製化來使每個人都能學習

these achievements are all within our reach

這些成就在我們的能力範圍內

Let's do them all in the way that give our society a role

讓我們一起讓每個人在社會中發揮應有的作用來達成這些事情

let's do big things not just to creat progress

讓我們做一些偉大的事情，不僅是要創造進步

but to create purpose

而是要創造使命

So taking on big meaningful projects together

所以說，為了要開始一項有重大意義的計畫

is the first thing we can do to create that

我們可以做的第一件事就是，創造

a world where everyone has a sense of purpose

一個每個人都有使命感的世界

the second is redefining our idea of equality

第二件事是，重新定義平等

so everyone has the freedom

讓每個人都有追求目標

to pursue their purpose

的自由

Now, many of our parents had stable jobs throughout their careers

現在，大部分人的父母在他們的整個職業生涯中都有穩定的工作

but in our generation we're all a little entrepreneurial

但是，我們這一代的人都是小小的創業者

whether we're starting our own projects

無論我們是剛開始起手自己的計畫

or finding our role in another one

或是在另一個計畫中找尋自己的角色

And, you know, that's great

這很棒

because our culture of entrepreneurship

因為我們的企業文化

is how we create so much progress

就是引領我們創造這麼多進步的原因

And entrepreneurial culture thrives

企業文化蓬勃發展

when it is easy to try lots of new ideas

嘗試新想法變得容易

Facebook wasn't the first thing I built

Facebook 並不是我做的第一件事

I also built chat systems and games

我還做過聊天系統、遊戲