As I walked toward the podium to address my classmates at Tsinghua University,beads of sweat pooled on my forehead,and my heart thumped so frantically that I was sure it could be heard in Tianjin.I’d been asked by my school’s administration two weeks before the ceremony to give a commencement address.Something inspiring and thoughtful,they told me."In English?"I asked,not brave enough to try the feat in my stammering Mandarin.When they said yes,in a burst of unjustified self-confidence,I told them no problem.I’d given two commencement speeches be-
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