喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)的演講稿英文原稿季楚澤Thankyou.I'mhonoredto6ewithyoutodayforyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesinthewordTruthbetold,InevergraduatedfromcollegeandthisistheclosestI'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommy[fe.That'sit.Nobigdea〔Justthreestories.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanothereighteenmonthsorso6foreIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?ItstartedbforeIwa^sborn.Mybiologicalmotherwa^sayoung,unwedgraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.ShefeltverystrongythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswfe,exceptthatwhenIpoppedout,theydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,'W^'vegotanunexpectedbabyboy.Doyouwanthim?"Theysaid,"Ofcourse."Mybiologicalmotherfoundoutlaterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherfusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.Sheon^fyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwoudgotocollege.Thiswasthestartinmy[fe.Andseventeeny^a^i^slater,Ididgotocollege,butInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmosta^sexpensivea^sStanford,andallofmyworking-c[assparents'savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmy[fe,andnoideaofhowcollegewasgoingtohepmefigureitout,andhereIwas,spendingallthem^on^eymyparentshadsavedtheirentire[fe.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOKItwa^sprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingba氐itwasonefthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedout,Icouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestmeandbegindroppinginontheon^esthatlookedfarmoreinteresting.Itwasn'tallromantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinfriends'r^oom^s.IreturnedCokebottlesforthefive-centdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwoudwakthesevenmilesa^c^osstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekatheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchfwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample.ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseverypostereverylabeloneverydrawerwasbeautifuf^fyhand-calligraphed.BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidn'thavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserfandsans-serftypfaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendfferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwa^sbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubt[einawaythatsciencecan'tcapture,andIfounditfascinating.Nonefthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmy[fe.Butteny^a^i^slaterwhenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcameback^tome,andwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwa^sthefirstcomputerwithbeautfultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultip[etypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts,andsinceWindowsjustcopiedtheM^c,itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthatcalligraphyclassandpersonalscomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.Ofcourseitwa^simpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege,butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwards10yearslater.Again,youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforwardYoucanon^fyconnectthemlookingbackwards,soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomething--yourgut,destiny,[fe,karma,whatever--becausebelievingthatthedotswillconnectdowntheroadwillgiveyoutheconfidencetofollowyou^rheart,evenwhenitleadsyouoffthewell-wornpath,andthatwillmakeallthedifference.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.Iwaslucky.IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyin[fe.WozandIstartedAppleinmyparents'garagewhenIwastwen^ty.Weworkedhardandintenyears,Applehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4,000employees.Wedjustreleasedourfinestcreation,theMacintosh,ayearearlier,andIdjustturnedthirty,andthenIgotfired.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,a^sApplegrew,wehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorso,thingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodiverge,andeventuallywehadafallingout.Whenwedid,ourboardfdirectorssidedwithhim,andsoatthirty,Iwa^sout,andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.Ireallydidn'tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.IfeltthatIhadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown,thatIhaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.ImetwithDavidPackardandBobNoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.IwasaverypublicfailureandIeventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromtheValley.Butsomethingslowlybegantodhwnonme.IstilllovedwhatIdid.TheturnfeventsatApplehadnotchangedthatonebit.I'dbeenrejectedbutIwasstillinlove.AndsoIdecidedtostartover.Ididn'tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Theheavinessfbeingsuccessfulwasrep[acedbythelightnessfbeingabeginneragain,lesssureabouteverything.Itfr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