AppleのCEO、Steve Jobs が昨年スタンフォード大学卒業式で行ったスピーチ。歴史に残る台詞が満載で、痺れる。スティーブ・ジョブス。何なんだ、このかっこいいオヤジは。チクショウ、少しでも近づきたい。
以下、特にグッと来た台詞と自分なりの解釈
You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right."
遠くない将来君は死ぬ。で、いいのか？後悔しないか？死ぬんだぜ？くだらない日々を過ごしていないか？
There is no reason not to follow your heart.
小さな心の声にただ耳を傾け、それに従いなさい。
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
自分の生を生きろ。全ては二の次だ。
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.
