In the recent months, quite a few things happened. Some important, some not so important. One very noticed thing was the demise of the co-founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs.
Following it , there was a lot of RIPs, praise, facebook photo dedications and stuff. Adding to that, there was also a lot of scorn over the publicity and the "not-so-greatness" of Steve Jobs.
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_comment-steve-jobs-wasnt-great-he-wasnt-even-close_1596888
When I read this article, I can't stop laughing. Steve Jobs wan't great? Nonsense. And, the reasons cited are scornable ! He wasn't great just because he didn't donate lavish amounts to charity? Ridiculous.
So, what makes you great is donating to charity uh? HAHAHA!! :-/
Look at a man, dropped out from an arts college and becoming one of the leaders in mobile and computer technology innovation ! What is not great?
What do you care about his personal life? Isaac Newton said : "If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants.”
Now, why would you look at the skeletons in the giant's cupboard? Do you want his productive mind or his long-past love affair? His creativity or his psychedelic experiences?
If someone said that Steve Jobs wasn't great because he didn't donate to charity or because he had a love affair or drug practices - my friend, you are blinded(or most probably jealous! :-D)
Standing up against someone requires courage. Standing up against all odds in life requires a lot of it. To send the odds crashing down, is a marvel. Steve Jobs was one who did.
Personal life of others is nothing of our concern. There is nothing wrong in living for yourself. Whatever you do extra is out of your own courtesy. So, you may say "Steve Jobs wan't that courteous!", but definitely not "Steve Jobs wasn't great!".
Maybe you people would scorn even Newton and Galileo if you were to know their full personal lives.
Anyway, all of this is my opinion. If you will still go ahead and say "Steve Jobs wasn't great, he wasn't even close!", you may do as you please :)
*unleash your thoughts*/
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Inspiration
"All is well that ends well"
Yeah, correct.
"All is well that ends well."
As long as the end is right, all is well. As simple as it may seem, it has become my fundamental philosophy.
But what if it doesn't end well? Does it mean 'all' is not well?
Apparently it doesn't.
If you don't believe me, think about it. You'll find it interesting to have thought about it even if you didn't reach a satisfactory conclusion :-P
Returning to the original discussion, this particular quote has many implications on success and failure. When the end is well, all seems to be well. In success, the journey seems sweet thought it may be covered with sweat. But then, what if the result is failure?
There is disappointment but then that is not all. There is maturity and there's understanding. I find it more valuable than victory by itself. To put it even more simply,
The winner understands only success.
The loser understands both success and failure. And what all is learnt is implemented to achieve the success which eluded previously. After all, continual failure is a blatant sin. Its really the mindset of the loser, that decides the outcome in a possible next encounter.
During tough times, it is a welcome quote.
"All is well that ends well ."
I can't find a more suitable person to cite as an example to this than Steve Jobs.
Imagine yourself in this position. You dropped out from college, still attend calligraphy classes(out of all classes), sleep on the floor in friends' rooms, collect coke bottles for 5 cents. 7 mile walk = one good meal a week.
Very depressing.
But then, we know whose Apple changed the world :)
One particular quote from the Stanford address stays very close to me.
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
If you haven't listened to it already, please do atleast now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Hope is all it takes. I heard this lecture during a period when I was need of motivational inspiration in some form and this speech was perfect. If you're in my shoes now, you'll love it too. Nevertheless, whatever situation you may be in, you'll love it. Because that's the man who was brought back into his own company and made CEO cuz they knew they wouldn't survive a bit without him. No one would object even if he called himself "iGod Tech". Have hope. The dots will connect.
RIP : 'iGod' Steve Jobs. :'(
\* unleash your thoughts */
Yeah, correct.
"All is well that ends well."
As long as the end is right, all is well. As simple as it may seem, it has become my fundamental philosophy.
But what if it doesn't end well? Does it mean 'all' is not well?
Apparently it doesn't.
If you don't believe me, think about it. You'll find it interesting to have thought about it even if you didn't reach a satisfactory conclusion :-P
Returning to the original discussion, this particular quote has many implications on success and failure. When the end is well, all seems to be well. In success, the journey seems sweet thought it may be covered with sweat. But then, what if the result is failure?
There is disappointment but then that is not all. There is maturity and there's understanding. I find it more valuable than victory by itself. To put it even more simply,
The winner understands only success.
The loser understands both success and failure. And what all is learnt is implemented to achieve the success which eluded previously. After all, continual failure is a blatant sin. Its really the mindset of the loser, that decides the outcome in a possible next encounter.
During tough times, it is a welcome quote.
"All is well that ends well ."
I can't find a more suitable person to cite as an example to this than Steve Jobs.
Imagine yourself in this position. You dropped out from college, still attend calligraphy classes(out of all classes), sleep on the floor in friends' rooms, collect coke bottles for 5 cents. 7 mile walk = one good meal a week.
Very depressing.
But then, we know whose Apple changed the world :)
One particular quote from the Stanford address stays very close to me.
"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
If you haven't listened to it already, please do atleast now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
Hope is all it takes. I heard this lecture during a period when I was need of motivational inspiration in some form and this speech was perfect. If you're in my shoes now, you'll love it too. Nevertheless, whatever situation you may be in, you'll love it. Because that's the man who was brought back into his own company and made CEO cuz they knew they wouldn't survive a bit without him. No one would object even if he called himself "iGod Tech". Have hope. The dots will connect.
RIP : 'iGod' Steve Jobs. :'(
\* unleash your thoughts */
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