乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的英文演讲稿附翻译.docx
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乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的英文演讲稿附翻译
乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的英文演讲稿(附翻译)
他告诉我们,人的时间有限,不要把宝贵的时间浪费在重复其他人的生活上,人活着就是要找到你真正所爱的东西,让每天都精彩绝伦,人活着就是要改变世界!
他改变了世界。
ThisisthetextoftheCommencementaddressbySteveJobs,CEOofApple
ComputerandofPixarAnimationStudios,deliveredonJune12,2005.
Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthe
finestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,
thisistheclosestI'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwantto
tellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That'sit.Nobigdeal.Justthree
stories.
Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.
IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayed
aroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.Sowhydid
Idropout?
ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwed
collegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.Shefelt
verystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwas
allsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.Exceptthatwhen
Ipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.So
myparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenight
asking:
"Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?
"Theysaid:
"Of
course."Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduated
fromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.She
refusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.Sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslater
whenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.
And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethat
wasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'
savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tsee
thevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahow
collegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthe
moneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrust
thatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingback
itwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcould
stoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestme,andbegindroppingin
ontheonesthatlookedinteresting.
Itwasn'tallromantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloor
infriends'rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5¢depositstobuyfoodwith,
andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmeal
aweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledinto
byfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Let
megiveyouoneexample:
ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstruction
inthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,
wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn'thaveto
takethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowto
dothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamount
ofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreat
typographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinaway
thatsciencecan'tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.
Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.But
tenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itall
camebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputer
withbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecoursein
college,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionally
spacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,itslikelythatnopersonal
computerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdropped
inonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethe
wonderfultypographythattheydo.Ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthe
dotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlooking
backwardstenyearslater.
Again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnect
themlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnect
inyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourgut,destiny,life,karma,
whatever.Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthe
differenceinmylife.
Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.
Iwaslucky—IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstarted
AppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10yearsApple
hadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywith
over4000employees.Wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation—theMacintosh—
ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfired.Howcanyouget
firedfromacompanyyoustarted?
Well,asApplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoI
thoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearor
sothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeand
eventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourBoardofDirectorssidedwith
him.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmy
entireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.
Ireallydidn'tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthe
previousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatIhaddroppedthebatonasit
wasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedto
apologizeforscrewingupsobadly.Iwasaverypublicfailure,andIeven
thoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawn
onme—IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchanged
thatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedto
startover.
Ididn'tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewas
thebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeing
successfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,lesssure
abouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmy
life.
Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompany
namedPixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.
Pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm,Toy
Story,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.Ina
remarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXT,IreturnedtoApple,andthe
technologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple'scurrentrenaissance.
AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.
I'mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn'tbeenfired
fromApple.Itwasawfultastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.
Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don'tlosefaith.I'm
convincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.
You'vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisfor
yourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonly
waytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonly
waytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keep
looking.Don'tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheart,you'llknowwhenyou
findit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,itjustgetsbetterandbetterasthe
yearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyoufindit.Don'tsettle.
Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.
WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:
"Ifyouliveeach
dayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou'llmostcertainlyberight."Itmadean
impressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthe
mirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:
"Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,
wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?
"Andwhenevertheanswerhas
been"No"fortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochangesomething.
RememberingthatI'llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI'veever
encounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything—
allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure-
thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistruly
important.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoid
thetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereis
noreasonnottofollowyourheart.
AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:
30inthe
morning,anditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn'tevenknowwhata
pancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancer
thatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosix
months.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichis
doctor'scodeforpreparetodie.Itmeanstotrytotellyourkidseverything
youthoughtyou'dhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.It
meanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyas
possibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.
Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsy,
wheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachandintomy
intestines,putaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthetumor.I
wassedated,butmywife,whowasthere,toldmethatwhentheyviewedthecells
underamicroscopethedoctorsstartedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeavery
rareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewithsurgery.Ihadth
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