When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalogue, which was one of the bibles of my generation.It was created by a fellow named Stuart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch.This was in the late Sixties, 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 thirty-five years before Google came along.It was idealistic, overflowing with neat tools and great notions.Stuart and his team put out several issues of the The Whole Earth Catalogue, and then when it had run its course.They put out a final issue.It was the mid-Seventies and I was your age.On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road.The kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous.Beneath were the words, "Stay hungry, stay foolish"It was their farewell message as they signed off. "Stay hungry, stay foolish".And I have always wished that for myself.And now, as you graduate to begin a new, I wish that for you.Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.Thank you all, very much.
当我还很年轻的时候，有一本刊物名叫《环球百科目录》。它是我那一代人必读的圣典之一。它是由一个叫 Stuart Brand 的人在距此不远的 Menlo Park 出版的。此人以他富于诗意的工作为这份刊物注入了生命。那是在60年代末，个人电脑和桌面出版发明之前。因此这本刊物完全是由打字机、剪刀和拍立得相机做出来的。它就像平装本的 Google，不过是在 Google 诞生的35年前。一样是那么的理想主义，充满着简洁的工具和了不起的洞见。Stuart 和他的团队出版了数期《环球百科目录》，随后刊物的生命走到了尽头。他们就出版了最后的一期。那是在70年代中期了，我正是你们这个年纪。最后一期的封底，是一幅清晨乡村公路的照片。假如你搭便车上路探险，就会看到这种景色。在照片下方写着这样的话，"求知若饥，虚心若愚"。这是他们停止了发刊的告别语，"求知若饥，虚心若愚"。我一直希望自己能做到这样。现在，在你们即将毕业，开始新的历程的时刻，我用这句话来祝福你们。求知若饥，虚心若愚。非常感谢大家。
