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1、Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife如果今天 生命行将结束Forthepast33years,Ivelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself:Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?AndwhenevertheanswerhasbeenNofortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedtochangesomething.RememberingthatIllbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI
2、veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife.Becausealmosteverythingallexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailurethesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistrulyimportant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolo
3、se.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart. AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Ihadascanat7:30inthemorning,anditclearlyshowedatumoronmypancreas.Ididntevenknowwhatapancreaswas.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthr
4、eetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctorscodeforpreparetodie.Itmeanstotryandtellyourkidseverything.Youthoughtyoudhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.乔布斯在斯坦福大学演讲了3个故事,主题分别是串连生命点滴、爱和失去、死亡。本文是第三个故事关于死亡的节选,该故事是乔布斯被诊断出癌症后的所为所想,也是他对我们的劝诫“记住你即将死去”。