The best thing that ever happened to me was сочинение

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'Bless you my child, run along and have a good time; see lots of new people and learn lots of new things; live out of doors, and get strong and well and rested for a year of hard work.'

It seems as though, if you felt the tiniest little bit for me the way I feel for you, you'd sometimes send me a message that you'd written with your own hand, instead of those beastly typewritten secretary's notes.

Похоже, что если бы Вы испытывали по отношению ко мне хоть малейшую долю того, что я чувствую к Вам, то Вы бы иногда присылали мне письмо, написанное Вашей собственной рукой, а не эти мерзкие напечатанные послания секретаря.

Если бы существовал хоть малейший намек, что Вам не все равно, я сделала бы все, что угодно, чтобы доставить Вам удовольствие.

Я знаю, что должна составлять хорошие, длинные, подробные письма без всякой надежды, что мне когда-нибудь ответят.

You're living up to your side of the bargain—I'm being educated—and I suppose you're thinking I'm not living up to mine!

Вы выполняете свою часть сделки – даете мне образование – и полагаю, думаете, что я не выполняю свою!

You're just an imaginary man that I've made up—and probably the real YOU isn't a bit like my imaginary YOU.

Вы просто воображаемый мужчина, которого я придумала, и, возможно, настоящий ВЫ ни капельки не похожи на ВАС придуманного.

But you did once, when I was ill in the infirmary, send me a message, and now, when I am feeling awfully forgotten, I get out your card and read it over.

Но однажды, когда я, больная, лежала в лазарете, Вы-таки прислали мне письмо, и теперь, чувствуя себя до ужаса заброшенной, я достаю Вашу карточку и перечитываю ее.

Although my feelings are still hurt, for it is very humiliating to be picked up and moved about by an arbitrary, peremptory, unreasonable, omnipotent, invisible Providence, still, when a man has been as kind and generous and thoughtful as you have heretofore been towards me, I suppose he has a right to be an arbitrary, peremptory, unreasonable, invisible Providence if he chooses, and so—I'll forgive you and be cheerful again.

Несмотря на то, что чувства мои по-прежнему задеты, поскольку очень унизительно, когда тебя хватает за шкирку и вертит тобой капризное, категоричное, безрассудное, всемогущее, невидимое Провидение, все же, когда мужчина проявляет такую доброту, щедрость и заботу, какую Вы до сих пор проявляли ко мне, я полагаю, у него есть право быть капризным, категоричным, безрассудным, всемогущим, невидимым Провидением, если он того пожелает, поэтому я прощаю Вас и буду вновь веселиться.

Мне повезло - я рано нашел то, чем люблю заниматься. Воз и я основали Apple в гараже моих родителей, когда мне было 20. Мы упорно трудились, и за 10 лет Apple выросла из нас двоих в гараже в компанию стоимостью 2 миллиарда долларов с более чем 4000 сотрудниками. Годом ранее мы выпустили наше лучшее творение — Macintosh, а мне только исполнилось 30. А потом меня уволили. Как тебя могут уволить из компании, которую ты основал? Ну, когда Apple выросла, мы наняли кого-то, кто, как я думал, был очень талантлив, чтобы управлять компанией со мной, и в течение первого года или около того все шло хорошо, но затем наши видения будущего начали расходиться, и в конце концов у нас начались ссоры. Когда поссорились, наш совет директоров встал на его сторону. Так что в 30 меня уволили. И довольно публично. То, что было смыслом всей моей взрослой жизни, пропало, и это было ужасно.

Я действительно не знал, что делать, несколько месяцев. Я был общественным неудачником, и я даже думал о побеге из долины. Но что-то медленно начало доходить до меня - мне все еще нравилось то, что я делал. Поворот событий в Apple ничуть не изменил этого. Меня отвергли, но я все еще был влюблен. И поэтому я решил начать все сначала.

Я не понимал этого тогда, но оказалось, что увольнение из Apple было лучшим, что могло случиться со мной. Тяжесть успеха сменилась легкостью быть снова новичком, менее уверенным во всем. Это позволило мне вступить в один из самых творческих периодов моей жизни.

В течение следующих пяти лет я основал компанию Next, другую компанию Pixar и влюбился в удивительную женщину, которая стала моей женой. Pixar создал первый в мире компьютерный анимационный полнометражный фильм "Toy Story" и в настоящее время является самой успешной анимационной студией в мире. В замечательном повороте событий Apple купила Next, я вернулся в Apple, и технология, которую мы разработали в Next, находится в сердце нынешнего возрождения Apple. И у нас с Лорен замечательная семья.

Я почти уверен, что ничего из этого не произошло бы, если бы меня не уволили из Apple. Это было ужасное лекарство, но, думаю, пациенту оно было нужно. Иногда жизнь бьет кирпичом по голове. Не теряйте веру. Я убежден, что единственное, что поддерживало меня было то, что я любил то, что я делал. Ты должен найти то, что любишь. И это так же верно для вашей работы, как и для ваших возлюбленных. Ваша работа займет большую часть вашей жизни и единственный способ быть полностью довольным - делать то, что вы считаете великим делом. И единственный способ делать великие дела - любить то, что вы делаете. Если вы еще не нашли ее, продолжайте искать. Не успокаивайтесь. Как и во всех сердечных делах, вы узнаете, когда найдете ее. И, как любые хорошие отношения, они становятся все лучше и лучше с годами. Так что продолжайте искать, пока не найдете. Не успокаивайтесь.

I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents’ garage when I was 20. We worked hard and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a 2 billion dollars company with over 4000 employees. We had released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me and for the first year or so things went well but then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling-out. When we.

I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had.

I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It.

During the next five years I started a company named Next, another company named Pixar and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the world’s first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought Next, I returned to Apple and the technology we developed at.

I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. 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.

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You dressed yet?
Dressed, why?
We've got cocktails at the Cosdens'
Oh Jesus.
We said we'd drop by
Do we have to?
Then, there's dinner at the Dodges',
The reception at the Rosens'
I think I'm gonna die.
So how about we just stay home?
Could we do that? I like your thinking

You are the best thing that ever has happened to me,
You are
Come on..
Okay then, one of the best things that's happened to me
You are
You think I'd find someone
Who could surprise me
And size me up without cutting me down
Ain't this a town? (Sure it is)

You are the god-damnd'est thing that has happened to me.
Ever (Sorry)
When did I have this much happiness happen to me?
Never.
I can't believe my luck
And all I can do
Is be the best thing that's happened to you.

So what do you say we just stay home?
What do you say we just go out on the boat and get smashed
And make love on the beach and stare up at the moon?

You might just be the best thing that has happened to me
Well, so far. (So far?)
Of course, not much very good's ever happened to me
So far (Me too)
I never much liked love.
I always fought it
I never thought it would happen like this.
Give us a kiss

We might just be the best thing that has happened to us,
Kiddo. (Sugar. )
Another moment like this may not happen to us,
Partner. (Lover. )
When all is said and done,
You happen to be,
The best thing that ever has happened
The luckiest thing that has happened
You are the best thing that's happened to me
Who knew?
Who dreamed?
Beats me.

So don't get dressed.
I was hoping you'd say that.

Ты уже оделась?
Оделась? Зачем?
У Косденов подают коктейли.
О, боже.
Мы сказали, что заглянем.
Мы должны?
Затем ужин у Доджей,
Прием у Розенов.
Я наверно умру.
А может мы просто останемся дома?
А мы можем это сделать? Мне нравится твоя идея

Ты самое лучшее, что когда-либо случилось со мной
Это ты
Да ладно.
Хорошо, тогда одна из лучших вещей, которые произошли со мной
Это ты
Ты думаешь, я бы нашла кого-нибудь
Кто мог бы меня удивить
И принимал меня такую, какая я есть
Разве это не город? (Конечно да)

Ты — самая дьявольская вещь, которая случилась со мной.
Когда-либо (Прости)
Когда столько счастья случалось со мной?
Никогда.
Я не могу поверить в свою удачу
И все, что я могу сделать,
Это быть лучшим, что случилось с тобой

Итак, что ты скажешь, если мы просто останемся дома?
Представь, что мы плывем на лодке, пьем
И занимаемся любовью на пляже и смотрим на луну.

Ты, возможно, просто лучшее, что случилось со мной
Ну, пока что. (пока что?)
Конечно, со мной не так много хорошего произошло
До сих пор (со мной тоже)
Мне никогда не нравилась любовь
Я всегда боролась с ней
Я никогда не думала, что так получится .
Давай поцелуемся

Мы, наверное, просто лучшее, что случилось с нами,
Детка. (Милый. )
Еще раз это может не случиться с нами,
Муж. (Любимая. )
И наконец-то
Ты появился,
Лучшее, что когда-либо случилось
Самая большая удача, которая случилась
Ты лучшее, что случилось со мной
Кто же знал?
Кто мечтал?
Ущипни меня.

Оригинальное видео на английском (русский перевод ниже):

In English:
This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents’ savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn’t see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn’t interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

It wasn’t all romantic. I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn’t have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and sans serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can’t capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But 10 years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it’s likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backward 10 years later.

Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. 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. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.

I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents’ garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4,000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down — that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the world’s first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. 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.

My third story is about death.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death, and I hope it’s the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

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.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960s, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors and Polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: It was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

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