20XX年陈一丹斯坦福演讲稿乔布斯斯坦福演讲稿you'vegottofindwhatyoulove，'jobssaysjobs说，你必须要找到你所爱的东西。thisisthetextofthecommencementaddressbystevejobs，ceoofapplecomputerandofpixaranimationstudios，deliveredonjune12，2005.iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.inevergraduatedfromcollege.truthbetold，thisistheclosesti'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.todayiwanttotellyouthreestoriesfrommylife.that'sit.nobigdeal.justthreestories.thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.idroppedoutofreedcollegeafterthefirst6months，butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeireallyquit.sowhydididropout。itstartedbeforeiwasborn.mybiologicalmotherwasayoung，unwedcollegegraduatestudent，andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.shefeltverystronglythatishouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates，soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.exceptthatwhenipoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.somyparents，whowereonawaitinglist，gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking："wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim。"theysaid："ofcourse."mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.sheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatiwouldsomedaygotocollege.noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.buttenyearslater，whenweweredesigningthefirstmacintoshcomputer，itallcamebacktome.andwedesigneditallintothemac.itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.ifihadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege，themacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypef第1页共4页acesorproportionallyspacedfonts.andsincewindowsjustcopiedthemac，itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.ifihadneverdroppedout，iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass，andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.ofcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwheniwasincollege.butitwasvery，veryclearlookingbackwardstenyearslater.again，youcan'tconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.youhavetotrustinsomethingthemacintoshthatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.imetwithdavidpackardandbobnoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.iwasaverypublicfailure，andieventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme–istilllovedwhatidid.theturnofeventsatapplehadnotchangedthatonebit.ihadbeenrejected，butiwasstillinlove.andsoidecidedtostartover.ididn'tseeitthen，butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromapplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.theheavinessofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightnessofbeingabeginneragain，lesssureabouteverything.itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.duringthenextfiveyears，istartedacompanynamednext，anothercompanynamedpixar，andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm，toystory，andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.inaremarkableturnofevents，appleboughtnext，iretunedtoapple，andthetechnologywedevelopedatnextisattheheartofapple'scurrentrenaissance.andlaureneandihaveawonderfulfamilytogether.i'mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifihadn'tbeenfiredfromapple.itwasawfultastingmedicine，bu...
