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你的人生就是你的选择　　俗�说：少时喜欢聪明人，老来喜爱仁厚人。亚马逊首席执行官杰夫・贝佐斯忠告年轻人：聪明是天赋，而善良不仅是一种品质，更是一种选择，有时候它甚至比聪明更难。当谈到大家最关心的创业问题时，贝佐斯坦言：太容易的路往往不会带你到达任何地方。　　TheseremarksarefromAmazonCEOJeffBezoscommencementspeechtoPrinceton’sClassof2010，deliveredonMay30，2010.1　　Asakid，IspentmysummerswithmygrandparentsontheirranchinTexas.2Ihelpedfixwindmills，vaccinatecattle，anddootherchores.3Wealsowatchedsoapoperaseveryafternoon，especiallyDaysofOurLives4.MygrandparentsbelongedtoaCaravanClub，agroupofAirstreamtrailerownerswhotraveltogetheraroundtheU.S.andCanada.5Andeveryfewsummers，we’djointhecaravan.We’dhitchup6theAirstreamtrailertomygrandfather’scar，andoffwe’dgo，inalinewith300otherAirstreamadventurers.IlovedandworshippedmygrandparentsandIreallylookedforwardtothesetrips.Ononeparticulartrip，Iwasabout10yearsold.I wasrollingaroundinthebigbenchseatinthebackofthecar.Mygrandfatherwasdriving.Andmygrandmotherhadthepassengerseat.Shesmokedthroughoutthesetrips，andIhatedthesmell.　　Atthatage，I’dtakeanyexcusetomakeestimatesanddominorarithmetic7.I’dcalculateourgasmileage8―figureoutuselessstatisticsonthingslikegroceryspending.I’dbeenhearinganadcampaignaboutsmoking.9Ican’trememberthedetails，butbasicallytheadsaid，everypuff10ofacigarettetakessomenumberofminutesoffofyourlife：Ithinkitmighthavebeentwominutesperpuff.Atanyrate，Idecidedtodothemathformygrandmother.Iestimatedthenumberofcigarettesperdays，estimatedthenumberofpuffspercigaretteandsoon.WhenIwassatisfiedthatI’dcomeupwithareasonablenumber，Ipokedmyheadinto11thefrontofthecar，tappedmygrandmotherontheshoulder，andproudlyproclaimed，“Attwominutesperpuff，you’vetakennineyearsoffyourlife！”　　Ihaveavividmemoryofwhathappened，anditwasnotwhatIexpected.Iexpectedtobeapplaudedformyclevernessandarithmeticskills.“Jeff，you’resosmart.Youhadtohavemadesometrickyestimates，figureoutthenumber ofminutesinayearanddosomedivision.”12That’snotwhathappened.Instead，mygrandmotherburstintotears.Isatinthebackseatanddidnotknowwhattodo.Whilemygrandmothersatcrying，mygrandfather，whohadbeendrivinginsilence，pulledoverontotheshoulder13ofthehighway.Hegotoutofthecarandcamearoundandopenedmydoorandwaitedformetofollow.WasIintrouble？Mygrandfatherwasahighlyintelligent，quietman.Hehadneversaidaharsh14wordtome，andmaybethiswastobethefirsttime？OrmaybehewouldaskthatIgetbackinthecarandapologizetomygrandmother.Ihadnoexperienceinthisrealmwithmygrandparentsandnowaytogaugewhattheconsequencesmightbe.15Westoppedbesidethetrailer.Mygrandfatherlookedatme，andafterabitofsilence，hegentlyandcalmlysaid，“Jeff，onedayyou’llunderstandthatit’shardertobekindthanclever.”