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丛日云教授在2013届毕业典礼上的演讲 (中国政法大学政治与公共管理学院) 2013届的同学们: 今天是你喜庆的日子,是你们的成人礼,是你们人生的一个新的开端。
你们将披戴上一副庄重的桂冠和礼袍,那表示你们成为了“学士”。在中国传统的语言中,成为“士”,那就是获得了一种与众不同的身份。“学以居位曰士”,“以才智用者谓之士”。士有各种,而“学士”,就是以学问和才智获得“士”的资格,受人尊重的人。
所以,我衷心地祝贺你们,祝贺你们十几年求学终成正果!
你们今天毕业走出校门,明天就是社会大学的开学典礼。人生就是一次次的毕业与开学,但是,只有这次毕业与开学是人生最重要的转折点。
与今后的漫长旅程相比,你以前的学习生活只是学步而已;与即将开场的人生大戏相比,此前的学习生活只是序幕而已。
你们即将进入的这个社会,是一个丰富而精彩的人生舞台,你们将在那里实现自己的价值,享受你们的人生。但同时,它也是一个险恶的江湖,污浊的泥潭。
这江湖深不可测,远非你们所能想像。你从此闯荡江湖,就像你当初学步一样。这江湖重新塑造你们的力量,你们可能还没有足够的估计。你如今要义无返顾地闯进去了,却不知道它意味着什么。
这些天,怀着几分激动几分惆怅的你们,都在憧憬着自己灿烂的未来,美好的人生。你们听到的,都是美好的祝福和高调的期待与嘱托。
但作为家长,作为老师,作为你们的丛大大,我却怀着几分忐忑,只能讲些适合大多数同学的低调的临别赠言。
先秦时代有一个思想家杨朱,有感于人生歧路重重,歧路之中还有歧路,人很容易迷失,于是放声大哭。竹林七贤之一的阮籍也曾面对歧路,大哭而返。
人生多歧路,这是人的宿命。如果严肃对待人生,不得不一次次面对歧路面前的困惑与焦虑。人生就是无数的选择。从人生终极目标的选择,大的发展方向的规划,直到日常生活中每一个细节的选择、迈出每一步的选择。你的选择构成你的一生。
正确的一生,还是错误的一生。
以往,家长、社会、学校几乎为你规划了一切。从今以后,你要独立选择你的生活道路。
人生之路只能一个人走下来,没有依傍,没有导师。哪怕你一直在随大流,那也是你的选择。
存在主义哲学家萨特曾在80年代的中国风行一时,如今很少有人关注他了。但他有一句话还是需要提起的,“人是自我选择的”。人选择成为自己所是的,并且要对自己的选择负全部责任。 在这世界上,每个人都是独一无二的。你在这个世界上的价值,就在于你与众不同。所以,每个人首要的选择,是应该成为你自己。
不要别人做梦你也跟着做梦,被别人忽悠着做梦,做与别人同样的梦。每个人都有自己的梦。
要选择成为你自己,意味着不断地超越自己。你需要不断地反思自己,拷问自己,为自己树立至高的标准,追求最高的境界。
我们的人生与这个社会的命运息息相关。
一代人有一代人的命运。你们这代人有过一个安宁的童年和青少年时代,但你们的未来可能面对着中国社会的重大变革。
你们如果关注社会动态,就能看到天边在积聚着乌云,就能听到乌云中酝酿的风暴。
敏锐的人都能看到,风云变幻,暗潮涌动,前途莫测。 最近北大一位教授在毕业典礼上致词时向同学们提出几个严肃的问题:本拉登到底是恐怖主义分子,还是神圣的殉道者?金日成究竟是流氓还是政治家?斯诺登究竟是叛国者还是人权卫士?人们都知道这位教授的答案。
你们该如何回答这几个问题呢?在我看来,如果在第三个问题上有所困惑尚可原谅,但前两个问题竟然还是问题,这本身就是令人担忧的大问题。
面对可能到来的社会大变局,你将如何选择?
当你做出选择的时候,你是不是一个明白人?
龙应台女士在《大江大海——1949》里,记录了无数人在那一刻的选择:走还是不走?走,是一辈子;不走,也是一辈子。无数人的悲剧就从那一刻所做出的选择开始。 国家走了一段弯路,对你来说,就是毁了一生。
面对一些小人物被命运所裹挟的无奈处境,龙应台感慨地说:“一滴水,怎么会知道洪流的方向呢?”
但我想,你们是政法大学的毕业生,是政管院毕业的学士,你们应该比普通人更有能力识别洪流的走向。
人们感叹,一片漂零的树叶,无法阻挡汹涌而来的大潮。
但即使是一片树叶,你是否有过挣扎?你向哪个方向挣扎? 如果中国再来一次义和团或红卫兵运动,如果重庆模式成为中国模式,你们能不能清醒地说不?如何你没有这个见识或勇气,能不能至少做个无害的逍遥派?
面对滚滚而来的浊流,如果你不能总是抗争,你是否可以选择偶尔抗争;
如果你不敢积极的抗争,你还可以选择消极地抗争;
如果你不能勇敢地表达,你可以选择含蓄地表达;如果你也不敢含蓄地表达,你可以选择沉默。
如果你没有选择沉默而是选择了配合,但你还可以把调门放低一些。在你主动的或被迫地干着坏事时,能不能内心里还残留一点不安和负罪感。这一点儿不安或负罪感,仍是人性未泯的标记。 即使你不去抗争,但对其他抗争者,要怀着几分敬重,即使没有这份敬重,也不要在背后放冷箭,使绊子,助纣为虐。
我希望,你们在大潮袭来时,选择站在理性一边,文明一边,选择站在人民一边。
当你们走出校园的时候,你们面对着一个特殊的社会。这个社会,已经是一个高效率的大染缸。
当年,墨子看见人家染布,白的进去,五颜六色的出来。他哭了。
你们应该理解,我们今天看着尚有几分天真纯洁的你们,走进这个大染缸时的心情。
告别母校,意味着告别了纯净的生活,投入滚滚红尘,滔滔江湖。
以后你们一次次受伤时,会念起母校,不管在这里经历过多少不快,这已经算是一方净土。
面对着这样的社会环境,你能不能做到举世皆醉,惟我独醒;举世混浊,惟我独清?
我对此不抱多大希望,我自己也做不到。如果坚持那样的处世准则,也只好随着屈原投入汩罗江。
但佛教的一个处世原则却可以给我们一些指引:那就是“随缘不变,不变随缘”。既有随缘,也有不变。不变是原则,随缘是通融。我想这应该是大多数人能够实践的准则。
在个人生活领域,我希望你们选择健康向上的人生,选择做一个有良知的文明人。
当然,坦率地告诉你们冷酷的现实,并不是让你们应该选择消极和放弃。人们常说,我们虽然长着黑色眼睛,却用它寻找光明。没有光明和希望,那是不可能继续下去的绝望的人生。
你内心的一片净土只属于你,只要你守护着它,任何外部力量都无法进入。
曾有一位西方人面对放弃的忠告时说,我不是要改变世界,我只是不想讓世界改变自己。也就是说,“你不能决定明天的太阳几点升起,但你能决定几点钟起床。”
同学们,你们就要远走高飞了。今天,我们注视着你们离开的背影,而追随着你们脚步的,是我们永久的牵挂!
不论你们是聪明乖巧,还是鲁钝耿直,不论你们是否高富帅和白富美,你们都是我们的学生。
我们关注你们的成功,关注你们的幸福,更关注你们是否走在正路上。 愿上苍眷顾你们! 再见了,同学们!

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...Concord Bookshop Paper Shobin Kovoor HCS/587 February 27, 2012 Laura Hurst Concord Bookshop Paper Change is a natural and necessary process in an organization. Continual and managing change has become one of the greatest challenges in today’s successful organization. Implementing successful organizational change is a key challenge to many businesses. This paper provides a description about phases in organizational change process and what lead to the failure of Concord bookshop to survive change. An organizational change means introducing a new enterprise resource planning system to co-ordinate and standardize internal process (Spector, 2010). According to Kurt Lewin, there are three phases of organizational change. First one is unfreezing. In this phase, the organization needs to identify the need of change and find solutions. A strategic renewal is needed. Organization must make the people visualize the need for change. Next phase is change. This phase is aimed on individual behavior. People try to do things in a better way. This process takes long time. Next phase is refreezing. In this phase changes are implemented and evaluated. The organization needs new goals and good leadership. Concord bookshop is an old store, that is running for 64 years in New England. This store was famous in the small community and they had support from the people. The management knew the need for change. There was financial crisis in the store. The owners failed to communicate the vision...

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