I had a good time with APPLE-II when I was still in elementary school, although at that time, I couldn't even spell the word "computer" correctly. However, it is amazing that when you were young, your passion and curiosity could be so easily flamed. Even to be able to print out a beautiful pattern on the screen would keep you in high spirit. Now everything has faded into oblivion except the Apple logo and a processor named 6502. It is probably the first processor I have ever learned in my life. Admittedly, that pleasant experience did play a subconscious part in the decision making when it comes to my career choice. (In hindsight, it may not be the best choice, but it did land me a job years later that, at the very least, pays the bill.)

So when Steve Jobs, one of the Apple founders delivered a commencement address in Stanford days ago, I got the sudden urge to check out the full text.

Besides his checkered past, what I admire most is his firm resistance to mediocrity. That's why I found myself being extremely fond of the following paragraph:

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 other's 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.

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