Tim Cook向畢業生致辭：世界需要年輕人「落場」

蘋果CEO Tim Cook於17日出席喬治華盛頓大學（George Washington University）的畢業典禮，他為應屆畢業生致辭，指喬布斯改變其一生。

他又在演辭中勉勵畢業生，要尋找自己的北極星，指引人生的路向及正確的人生觀，面對困難不應退縮。

論人生目標

Tim Cook認為，年輕人要尋找人生的「North Star（北極星）」，為自己日後的人生、價值觀指引出正確的路向。而發掘自己、自我啟發、再改造自己的過程非常重要。

For you graduates, the process of discovering yourself, of inventing yourself, of reinventing yourself is about to begin in earnest. It’s about finding your values and committing to live by them. You have to find your North Star. And that means choices. Some are easy. Some are hard. And some will make you question everything.

Tim Cook 指，他有兩顆啟發他人生的北極星，第一顆是「北極星」對抗種族歧視的馬丁路德金，令他找到對的價值觀，令他明白只要堅持自己的信念，堅持自己認為對的事，終可以改變世界。

另一個啟發Tim Cook的就是蘋果教主喬布斯。他形容喬布斯是一個理想主義的人，改變了他的一生。第一次見面時，喬布斯說服他努力工作製作好產品，可以改變世界。Tim Cook接受這份工作，至今17年，從未回頭：

He was an idealist. And in that way he reminded me of how I felt as a teenager. In that first meeting he convinced me if we worked hard and made great products, we too could help change the world. I took the job and changed my life. It’s been 17 years and I have never once looked back.

 

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論工作

Tim Cook勉勵畢業生們在匆匆的人生，要找到工作的意義，當覓得正確路向，工作便會有新的意義。否則，工作就只是工作，人生太短，不應如此：

Graduates, your values matter. They are your North Star. And work takes on new meaning when you feel you are pointed in the right direction. Otherwise, it’s just a job, and life is too short for that. 

他又叮囑學生，不要只說不做，應該積極解決問題，世界需要你落場，解決問題，制止不公義。世界需要年輕人的能量及熱情：

The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena. There are problems that need to be solved. Injustices that need to be ended. People that are still being persecuted, diseases still in need of cure. No matter what you do next, the world needs your energy. Your passion. Your impatience with progress.

他又鼓勵年輕人，面對困難不要退縮，走出世俗眼光：

Don’t shrink from risk. And tune out those critics and cynics. 

Tim Cook 作為蘋果CEO，不忘為蘋果宣傳一番。在致辭前，叮囑各位同學及出席典禮人士記得關手機，借機宣傳蘋果的回收政策：

Those of you with an iPhone, just place it in silent mode. If you don’t have an iPhone, please pass it to the center aisle. Apple has a world‑class recycling program.。

致辭後又拿出自己的iPhone 6 ，拍下畢業生們的樣子留念。

蘋果CEO現身，畢業生們當然把握機會，「野生捕獲Tim Cook」，selfie後上載Twitter呃like。

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