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乔布斯斯坦福演讲《StayFoolishStayHungry》演讲稿1

Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthe

finestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbe

told,thisistheclosestI’veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayI

wanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.That’sit.Nobigdeal.Just

threestories.

Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.

IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayed

aroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.Sowhy

didIdropout?

ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwed

collegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.She

feltverystronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,so

everythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhis

wife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethat

theyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gota

callinthemiddleofthenightasking:

―Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;do

youwanthim?

‖Theysaid:

―Ofcourse.‖Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundout

thatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnever

graduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.

SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwould

somedaygotocollege.

And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethat

wasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents’

savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn’t

seethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandno

ideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspending

allofthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.SoIdecidedto

dropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthe

time,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.The

minuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn’t

interestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.

Itwasn’tallromantic.Ididn’thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloor

infriends’rooms,Ireturnedcokebottlesforthe5￠depositstobuyfood

with,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetone

goodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatI

stumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobe

pricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample:

ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstruction

inthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabelonevery

drawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutand

didn’thavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphy

classtolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanserif

typefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentletter

combinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,

historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture,andI

founditfascinating.

Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.But

tenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itall

camebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirst

computerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsingle

courseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesor

proportionallyspacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheMac,its

likelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdropped

out,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonal

computersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.Ofcourseit

wasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.

Butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater.

Again,youcan’tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthem

lookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnect

inyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething—yourgut,destiny,life,

karma,whatever.Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeall

thedifferenceinmylife.

Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.

Iwaslucky—IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlife.WozandIstarted

AppleinmyparentsgaragewhenIwas20.Weworkedhard,andin10years

Applehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billion

companywithover4000employees.Wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation—

theMacintosh—ayearearlier,andIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgot

fired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?

Well,asApplegrew

wehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,

andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthe

futurebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,

ourBoardofDirectorssidedwithhim.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypublicly

out.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwas

devastating.

Ireallydidn’tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthe

previousgenerationofentrepreneursdown–thatIhaddroppedthebatonas

itwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtried

toapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.Iwasaverypublicfailure,andI

eventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.Butsomethingslowlybegan

todawnonme—IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnofeventsatApplehad

notchangedthatonebit.Ihadbeenrejected,butIwasstillinlove.And

soIdecidedtostartover.

Ididn’tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewas

thebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessofbeing

successfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain,less

sureabouteverything.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiods

ofmylife.

Duringthenextfiveyears,IstartedacompanynamedNeXT,anothercompany

namedPixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemy

wife.Pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeature

film,ToyStory,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointhe

world.Inaremarkableturnofevents,AppleboughtNeXT,Ireturnedto

Apple,andthetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple’s

currentrenaissance.AndLaureneandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.

I’mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfrom

Apple.Itwasawfultastingmedicine,butIguessthepatientneededit.

Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.I’m

convincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatI

did.You’vegottofindwhatyoulove.Andthatisastrueforyourworkas

itisforyourlovers.Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,

andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreat

work.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyou

haven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.Aswithallmattersofthe

heart,you’llknowwhenyoufindit.And,likeanygreatrelationship,it

justgetsbetterandbetterastheyearsrollon.Sokeeplookinguntilyou

findit.Don’tsettle.

Mythirdstoryisaboutdeath.

WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:

―Ifyouliveeach

dayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight.‖Itmade

animpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedin

themirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:

―Iftodaywerethelastdayofmy

life,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?

‖Andwheneverthe

answerhasbeen―No‖fortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochange

something.

RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veever

encounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmost

everything—allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassment

orfailure–thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonly

whatistrulyimportant.Rememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebest

wayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.

AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:

30inthe

morning,anditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididn’tevenknow

whatapancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeof

cancerthatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthan

threetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsin

order,whichisdoctor’scodeforpreparetodie.Itmeanstotrytotell

yourkidseverythingyouthoughtyou’dhavethenext10yearstotellthem

injustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupso

thatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyour

goodbyes.

Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadabiopsy,

wheretheystuckanendoscopedownmythroat,throughmystomachandintomy

intestines,putaneedleintomypancreasandgotafewcellsfromthe

tumor.Iwassedated,butmywife,whowasthere,toldmethatwhenthey

viewedthecellsunderamicroscopethedoctorsstartedcryingbecauseit

turnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewith

surgery.IhadthesurgeryandI’mfinenow.

ThiswastheclosestI’vebeentofacingdeath,andIhopeitstheclosestI

getforafewmoredecades.Havinglivedthroughit,Icannowsaythisto

youwitha