在这个时代可以尽情创造
并一定为自己的作品感到自豪
乔布斯去世前一年,深夜写给自己的一封邮件
我吃的食物,很少是自己种的;即便是我种的那一点点,所用的种子也不是我培育或改良的。
我穿的衣服,没有一件是自己做的。
我说的语言,不是由我发明或完善的。
我用的数学,也不是我发现的。
我受到自由和法律的保护,但它们不是我构想或制定的,也不是我执行或审判的。
感动我的音乐,不是我创作的。
当我需要医疗救治时,我无力完成自救。
我所用的晶体管、微处理器、面向对象编程,以及我所从事的大多数技术,都不是我发明的。
我热爱并敬佩我的同类,无论是活着的还是已故的,我的生命与福祉,完全依赖于他们。
I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds.
I do not make any of my own clothing.
I speak a language I did not invent or refine.
I did not discover the mathematics I use.
I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.
I am moved by music I did not create myself.
When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.
I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.
I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.
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