BeingaLifelongLearnerLearningdoesn’tfinishwhenyouleaveschool.Learningcanbecomeawayoflifewhichhelpsyoutoachieveyourgreatestpotential.Weneverstoplearning;thereisalwayssomethingnewandinterestingtodiscovernearby.Learningnewskillscanbeabitscarybutweallneedtodothiseachtimewereachapersonallearningplateau.Breakthroughtheplateaubyactivelyseekingsupportandadvice.Takeupsometraining,furthereducation,nightclasses—anynewinterestwhichwillhelpyoutodevelopyourstrengths.Keepobservingandlisteningandkeepyourbrainactive.Remember,theworldisyourclassroomandyouarenevertoooldtolearn.IndependenceDayGoodmorning,Goodmorning.Inlessthananhour,aircraftfromherewilljoinothersfromaroundtheworld.Andyouwillbelaunchingthelargestaerialbattleinthehistoryofmankind.Mankind,thatwordshouldhavenewmeaningforallofustoday.Wecan'tbeconsumedbyourpettydifferencesanymore.Wewillbeunitedinourcommoninterests.Perhapsit'sfatethattodayistheFourthofJuly,andyouwillonceagainbefightingforourfreedom...Notfromtyranny,oppression,orpersecution...butfromannihilation.Wearefightingforourrighttolive,toexist.Andshouldwewintheday,theFourthofJulywillnolongerbeknownasanAmericanholiday,butasthedaytheworlddeclaredinonevoice:Wewillnotgoquietlyintothenight!Wewillnotvanishwithoutafight!We'regoingtoliveon!We'regoingtosurvive!TodaywecelebrateourIndependenceDay!TototallyandcompletelyExpressmyselfJeetKuneDoisnotastyleoranorganizedinstitutionthatonecanbeamemberof.Becauseofstyles,peopleareseparated.Theyarenotunitedtogether.Becausestylesbecamelaw.JeetKuneDoisthewayoftheinterceptingfist.Itis“howcanImostefficiently,directlyendamomentofcombat?”Youeitherunderstandthatoryoudon’t.Andthatisthat.Andwhenyou’retalkingaboutcombat…wellImeanifitisasport,nowyou’retalkingaboutsomethingelse.Youhaveregulations.Youhaverules.Butwhenyou’retalkingaboutfightingasitis.Ithasnorules.Realfighting,wellthen,baby,you’dbettertraineverypartofyourbody.Youhavetobecausethatistheexpressionofthehumanbody.Imeanthe…everything,Imean,notjustthehand.Idonotbelieveinstylesanymore.ImeanIdonotbelievethatthereissuchthingaslikeaChinesewayoffighting…ortheJapanesewayoffightingorwhateverwayoffighting.Becauseifyoudon’thavestyles,ifyoujustsay,“WellhereIam,youknow,asahumanbeing,howcanIexpressmyselftotallyandcompletely?”Now,thatway,youwon’tcreateastyle,becausestyleisacrystallization.Imean,thatwayit’saprocessofcontinuinggrowth.Youaskyourself“howcanyouhonestlyexpressyourselfatthatmoment?”IfIwanttopunch,I’mgonnadoit,man,andIamgonnadoit.Notyouwanttopunchbecauseyou’retryingtoavoidgettinghit.Sothatisthetypeofthingyouhavetotrainyourselfintoit,tobecomeonewiththespirit.LetUsAllBeHeardTherereallyisnothingmoreimportanttomethanstrivingtobeagoodhumanbeing.Sotobeheretonightandtobeacknowledgedasthefirsttoreceivethishonorisbeyondexpressioninwordsforme.Weallarejustregularpeopleseekingthesamething-----wealljustwanttoknowthatwematter.Wewantvalidation.Wewantthesamethings.Wewantsafetyandwewanttolivealonglife.Wewanttofindsomebodytolove.Wewanttofindsomebodytolaughwithandhavethepowerandtheplacetocrywithwhennecessary.Thegreatestpaininlifeistobeinvisible.WhatI’velearnedisthatwealljustwanttobeheard.AndIthankallthepeoplewhocontinuetoletmehearyourstories,andbysharingyourstories,youletotherpeopleseethemselvesandforamoment,glimpsethepowertochangeandthepowertotriumph.MayaAngelousaid,“Whenyoulearn,teach.Whenyouget,give.”IwantyoutoknowthatthisawardtomemeansthatIwillcontinuetostrivetogivebacktotheworldwhatithasgiventome,sothatImightevenbemoreworthyoftonight’shonor.Rev.AlSharpton在迈克尔杰克逊葬礼上的发言Michaeldidthat.Michaelmadeusloveeachother.Michaeltaughtustostandwitheachother.Therearethosethatliketodigaroundmess,butmillionsaroundtheworld,wearegonnaupholdhismessage.It’snotaboutmess.It’sabouthislovemessage.Asyouclimbupmountains,sometimesyouscaryourknee,sometimesyoubreakyourskin,butdon’tfocusonthescar,focusonthejourney.Michaelbeat’em.Michaelrosetothetop.Heoutsanghiscynics.Heoutdancedhisdoubters.Heoutperformedthepessimists.Everytimehegotknockeddown,hegotbackup.Everytimetheycountedhimout,hecamebackin.Michaelneverstopped!Michaelneverstopped!Michaelneverstopped!Iwanthisthreechildrentoknow:Wasn’tanythingstrangeaboutyourdaddy.Itwasstrangewhatyourdaddyhadtodealwith.Buthedealtwithit…hedealtwithitanyway.Hedealtwithitforus.Sosomecametoday,Mrs.Jackson,tosaygoodbyetoMichael,Icametosaythankyou.Thankyoubecauseyouneverstopped.Thankyoubecauseyounevergiveup.Thankyoucauseyounevergiveout.Thankyoubecauseyoutoredownourdivision.Thankyoubecauseyoueradicatedourbarriers.Thankyoucauseyougaveushope.Thankyou,Michael.Thankyou,Michael.Thankyou,Michael.
