"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that's counted truly counts."-Einstein

A thought-provoking and wonderful speech video URL

This is A thought-provoking and wonderful speech:

Headmaster：

Today's assembly is about the start of journey, the start of the rest of your lives.

In 2 years of time all of you will be finishing your A -leves, in 3 years time you 'll be studying across the world, studying at the university of your choice, in 5 years you've started your careers. Many of you in this room will be working for the top insititutions across the globe.

You will then get married, you then may buy a house. In 10 years time your life will be set for you. In 15 years then you'll be 30, and from then on, your path, your life will be set.

Teacher:

I'm sorry Mr. Headmaster, let me tell you why the approach may fail you.

I know people who graduated at 21 and didn't get a job until they were 27; I know people wh graduated at 25 and then found work immediately; I know people who never went to university and found what they love at 18; I know people who found a job straight out of college making decent money, but hate what they do; I know people who took gap years and found their purpose; I know people who was so sure abort what they are going to do at 16, they change their mind at 26; I know people who have children but are single; and I know peolpe who are married but have to wait 8-10 years to have children; I know peolpe in relationships but love someone else; I know people who love eachother but aren't together.

So my point is everything in life happens according to our time, our clock.

everything in life happens according to our time, our clock

You may look some of your friends and think that they are ahead of you, maybe some of them you fell are behind, but everything happens at their own pace.

They have their own time and clock and so do you. BE PATIENT.

At age 25, Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas; It took till 32 for J.K. Rowling to be published for Harry Potter after being rejected 12 publishers; Ortega launched Zara when he was 39; Jack Ma started Alibaba when was 35; Morgan freeman got his big break at 52; Steve Carell only got his break after 40 yaars old; Virgin was started by Richard Branson at 34.

Getting your degree after 25 is still an achievement.

Not being married at 30 but still happy is beautiful.

Starting a family after 35 is still possible and buying a house after 40 is still great.

Do not let anyone rush you with their timelines.

Do not let anyone rush you with their timelines

Because as Einstein said:

"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that's counted truly counts."

"Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that's counted truly counts."

And this is the most important thing,

I want you to be able to create meaningful purposeful fullfilling lives for yourselves,

and learn how to use that to make an impact and a difference in the lives of others.

That will be true success.