《乔布斯演讲》观后感史蒂夫-乔布斯的2005年斯坦福大学毕业典礼演说辞thankyou.i'mhonoredtobewithyoutodayforyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.truthbetold,inevergraduatedfromcollegeandthisistheclosesti'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.谢谢大家。很荣幸能和你们,来自世界最好大学之一的毕业生们,一块儿参加毕业典礼。老实说,我大学没有毕业,今天恐怕是我一生中离大学毕业最近的一次了。todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.that'sit.nobigdeal.justthreestories.thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.今天我想告诉大家来自我生活的三个故事。没什么大不了的,只是三个故事而已。第一个故事,如何串连生命中的点滴。idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirstsixmonthsbutthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanothereighteenmonthsorsobeforeireallyquit.sowhydididropout。itstartedbeforeiwasborn.mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedgraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife,exceptthatwhenipoppedout,theydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,"we'vegotanunexpectedbabyboy.doyouwanthim。"theysaid,"ofcourse."mybiologicalmotherfoundoutlaterthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldgotocollege.我在里得大学读了六个月就退学了,但是在十八个月之第1页共11页后--我真正退学之前,我还常去学校。为何我要选择退学呢。这还得从我出生之前说起。我的生母是一个年轻、未婚的大学毕业生,她决定让别人收养我。她有一个很强烈的信仰,认为我应该被一个大学毕业生家庭收养。于是,一对律师夫妇说好了要领养我,然而最后一秒钟,他们改变了注意,决定要个女孩儿。然后我的排在收养人名单中的养父母在一个深夜接到电话,“很意外,我们多了一个男婴,你们要吗。”“当然要。”但是我的生母后来又发现我的养母没有大学毕业,养父连高中都没有毕业。她拒绝在领养书上签字。几个月后,我的养父母保证会让我上大学,她妥协了。thiswasthestartinmylife.andseventeenyearslater,ididgotocollege,butinaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasstanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.aftersixmonths,icouldn'tseethevalueinit.ihadnoideawhatiwantedtodowithmylife,andnoideaofhowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout,andhereiwas,spendingallthemoneymyparentshadsavedtheirentirelife.soidecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutok.itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingback,itwasoneofthebestdecisionsievermade.theminuteidroppedout,icouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn'tinterestmeandbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedfarmoreinteresting.这是我生命的开端。十七年后,我上大学了,但是我很无知地选了一所差不多和斯坦福一样贵的学校,几乎花掉我那蓝领阶层养父母一生的积蓄。六个月后,我觉得不值得。我看不出自己以后要做什么,也不晓得大学会怎样帮我指点迷津,而我却在花销父母一生的积蓄。所以我决定退学,并且相信没有做错。一开始非常吓人,但回忆起来,这却是我一生中作的最好的决定之一。从我退学的那一刻起,我可以停止一切不感兴趣的必修课,开始旁听那些有意思得多的课。itwasn'tallromantic.ididn'thaveadormroom,soisleptonthefloorinfriends'rooms.ireturnedcokebottlesforthefive-第2页共11页centdepositstobuyfoodwith,andiwouldwalkthesevenmilesacrosstowneverysundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheharekrishnatemple.ilovedit.and...