乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲.docx

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乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲

SteveJobs:

CommencementAddressatStanfordUniversity

2June2005PaloAltoCA

Thankyou!

I＇mhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.TruthbetoldInevergraduatedfromcollegeandthisistheclosestI’veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That’sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.

　　Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadropped-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIout

　　ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoungunwedgraduatestudentandshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduatessoeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife——exceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.

　　Somyparentswhowereonawaitinglistgotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking"We’vegotanunexpectedbabyboy,doyouwanthim"Theysaid"Ofcourse."Mybiologicalmotherfoundoutlaterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldgotocollege.Thiswasthestartinmylife.

　　And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanfordandallofmyworking-classparents’savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.AftersixmonthsIcouldn’tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.

　　SoIdecidedtooutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutokay.ItwasprettyscaryatthetimebutlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’tinterestmeandbeginpinginontheonesthatlookedfarmoreinteresting.

　　Itwasn’tallromantic.Ididn’thaveadormroomsoIsleptonthefloorinfriends’rooms.IreturnedcokebottlesforthefivecentdepositstobuyfoodwithandIwouldwalkthesevenmilesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample:

　　ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawerwasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn’thavetotakethenormalclassesIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefacesaboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinationsaboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan’tcaptureandIfounditfascinating.

　　Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.ButtenyearslaterwhenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputeritallcamebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollegethe"Mac"wouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMacit＇slikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedoutIwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthatcalligraphyclassandpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.OfcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwards10yearslater.

　　Againyoucan’tconnectthedotslookingforwardyoucanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething——yourgutdestinylifekarmawhatever——becausebelievingthatthedotswillconnectdowntheroadwillgiveyoutheconfidencetofollowyourheartevenwhenitleadsyouoffthewell-wornpathandthatwillmakeallthedifference.

　　Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.

　　Iwaslucky——IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.Woz1andIstartedAppleinmyparents＇garagewhenIwas20.Weworkedhardandin10yearsApplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoatwobilliondollarcompanywithover4000employees.We＇djustreleasedourfinestcreation——theMacintosh——ayearearlierandIhadjustturned30.

　　AndthenIgotfired.HowcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustartedWellasApplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithmeandforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.WhenwedidourBoardofDirectorssidedwithhim.Andsoat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgoneanditwasdevastating.

　　Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown——thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.IwasaverypublicfailureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme:

IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.IhadbeenrejectedbutIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.

　　Ididn’tseeitthenbutitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragainlesssureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.

　　DuringthenextfiveyearsIstartedacompanynamedNeXTanothercompanynamedPixarandfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.Pixarwentontotheworld’sfirstcomputer-animatedfeaturefilmToyStoryandisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.InaremarkableturnofeventsAppleboughtNeXTandIretunedtoAppleandthetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple’scurrentrenaissance.AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.

　　I＇mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple.ItwasawfultastingmedicinebutIguessthepatientneededit.Sometimelife——Sometimeslifegoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don＇tlosefaith.I＇mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdid.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.

　　Andthatisastrueforyourworkasitisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlifeandtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityetkeeplooking——anddon’tsettle.Aswithallmattersoftheheartyou’llknowwhenyoufindit.Andlikeanygreatrelationshipitjustgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplooking——don’tsettle.

　　Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.

　　WhenIwas17Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:

"Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlastsomedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight."Itmadeanimpressiononmeandsincethenforthepast33yearsI’velookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:

"IftodaywerethelastdayofmylifewouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday"Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen"No"fortoomanydaysinarowIknowIneedtochangesomething.

　　RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverything——allexternalexpectationsallprideallfearofembarrassmentorfailure——thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeathleavingonlywhatistrulyimportant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.

　　AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:

30inthemorninganditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn’tevenknowwhatapancreaswas.ThedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurableandthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorderwhichisdoctor’scodefor"preparetodie."Itmeanstotryandtellyourkidseverythingyouthoughtyou’dhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.

　　Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsywheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroatthroughmystomachintomyintestinesputaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthetumor.Iwassedatedbutmywifewhowastheretoldmethatwhentheyviewedthecellsunderamicroscopethedoctorsstartedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewithsurgery.IhadthesurgeryandthankfullyI’mfinenow.

　　ThiswastheclosestI’vebeentofacingdeathandIhopeit’stheclosestIgetforafewmoredecades.HavinglivedthroughitIcannowsaythistoyouwithabitmorecertaintythanwhe