乔布斯斯坦福大学演讲词英文版.docx
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Thankyou.rmhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencementromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Truthbetold,Inevergraduatedfromcollegeandthisistheclosestrveevergottentoacollegegraduation.
TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That'sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.
IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanothereighteenmonthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.
SowhydidIdropout?
ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedgraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife,exceptthatwhenIpoppedout,theydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,"We'vegotanunexpectedbabyboy.Doyouwanthim?
"Theysaid,"Ofcourse."Mybiologicalmotherfoundoutlaterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldgotocollege.
Thiswasthestartinmylife.Andseventeenyearslater,Ididgotocollege,butInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tseethevalueinit.
IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylife,andnoideaofhowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout,andhereIwas,spendingallthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingback,itwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdropped
out,Icouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestmeandbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedfarmoreinteresting
Itwasn'tallromantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends'rooms.IreturnedCokebottlesforthefive-centdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthesevenmilesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.
Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityand
intuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample.
ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawerwasbeautifullyhand-calligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn'thavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsans-seriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatscieneecan'tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.
Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.
ButtenyearslaterwhenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome,andwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipietypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts,andsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,it'slikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.
IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthatcalligraphyclassandpersonalscomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.
Ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhen
Iwasincollege,butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwards10yearslater.Again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward.Youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards,soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehow:
onnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething--yourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever--becausebelievingthatthedotswillconnectdowntheroadwillgiveyoutheconfideneetofollowyourheart,evenwhenitleadsyouoffthewell-wornpath,andthatwillmakeallthedifferenee
Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.Iwaslucky.IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstartedAppleinmyparents'garagewhenIwastwenty.Weworkedhardandintenyears,Applehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4,000empioyees.We'djustreleasedourfinestcreation,theMacintosh,ayearearlier,andrdjustturnedthirty,andthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?
Well,asApplegrew,wehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorso,thingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodiverge,andeventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim,andsoatthirty,Iwasout,andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,
anditwasdevastating.Ireallydidn'tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.
IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown,that
Ihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavid
PackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.
IwasaverypublicfailureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromtheValley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme.Istilllovedwhat
Idid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.rdbeenrejectedbutIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.
Ididn'tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApple
wasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessof
beingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain.
lesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreative
periodsinmylife.DuringthenextfiveyearsIstartedacompanynamed
NeXT,anothercompanynamedPixarandfellinlovewithanamazingwoman
whowouldbecomemywife.Pixarwentontocreatetheworld'sfirst
computer-animatedfeaturefilm,"ToyStory,"andisnowthemost
successfulanimationstudiointheworld.
Inaremarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXTandIreturnedto
AppleandthetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple's
currentrenaissanee,andLoreneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.
rmprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn'tbeenfired
fromApple.Itwasawful-tastingmedicinebutIguessthepatientneeded
it.Sometimeslife'sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don't
lose
faith.I'mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatI
lovedwhatIdid.You'vegottofindwhatyoulove,andthatisastrue
forworkasitisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalarge
part
ofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyou
believeisgreatwork,andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhat
youdo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keeplooking,anddon'tsettle.As
withallmattersoftheheart,you'llknowwhenyoufindit,andlike
any
greatrelationshipitjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.
Sokeeplooking.Don'tsettle.
Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.WhenIwas17Ireadaquotethatwent
somethinglike"Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou'll
mostcertainlyberight."Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,
forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandasked
myself,"Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhat
Iamabouttodotoday?
"Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen"no"fortoo
manydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochangesomething.Rememberingthatrilbedeadsoonisthemostimportantthing「veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife,becausealmosteverything--allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure--thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhat
istrulyimportant.
Rememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.
Aboutayearago,Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:
30inthemorninganditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn'tevenknowwhatapancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttoliveno
Iongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctors'codefor"preparetodie."Itmeanstotryandtellyourkidseverythingyouthoughtyou'dhavethenexttenyearstotellthem,injustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesurethateverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.
Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsy
wheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachintomyintestines,putaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthetumor.Iwassedatedbutmywife,whowasthere,toldmethatwhentheyviewedthecellsunderamicroscope,thedoctorstartedcrying,becauseitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewithsurgery.Ihadthesurgeryand,thankfully,Iamfinenow.
Thiswasth
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