大学生毕业典礼仪式上的致辞英文大学生毕业典礼仪式上的致辞英文mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.iwaslucky–ifoundwhatilovedtodoearlyinlife.wozandistartedappleinmyparentsgaragewheniwas20.weworkedhard,andin10yearsapplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4000employees.wehadjustreleasedourfinestcreation-themacintosh-ayearearlier,andihadjustturned30.andthenigotfired.howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?well,asapplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoithoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithme,andforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout.whenwedid,ourboardofdirectorssidedwithhim.soat30iwasout.andverypubliclyout.whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwasdevastating.ireallydidn'tknowwhattodoforafewmonths.ifeltthatihadletthepreviousgenerationofentrepreneursdown-thatihaddroppedthebatonasitwasbeingpassedtome.imetwithdavidpackardandbobnoyceandtriedtoapologizeforscrewingupsobadly.iwasaverypublicfailure,andieventhoughtaboutrunningawayfromthevalley.butsomethingslowlybegantodawnonme–istilllovedwhatidid.theturnofeventsatapplehadnotchangedthatonebit.ihadbeenrejected,butiwasstillinlove.andsoidecidedtostartover.ididn'tseeitthen,butitturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromapplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.theheavineofbeingsuccessfulwasreplacedbythelightneofbeingabeginneragain,lesureabouteverything.itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.duringthenextfiveyears,istartedacompanynamednext,anothercompanynamedpixar,andfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywife.pixarwentontocreatetheworldsfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilm,toystory,andisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworld.inaremarkableturnofevents,appleboughtnext,iretunedtoapple,andthetechnologywedevelopedatnextisattheheartofapple'scurrentrenaissance.andlaureneandihaveawonderfulfamilytogether.i'mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifihadn'tbeenfiredfromapple.itwasawfultastingmedicine,butiguethepatientneededit.sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.don